British Steel receives late bid from unnamed industrial consortium August 9, 2019 An unnamed industrial consortium, which includes a leading UK civil engineering company operating in West Africa, has made a last-minute bid to acquire the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe. The British-West African consortium submitted a late offer to the government to re-establish the international trade credentials of the site. Read more: British Steel’s preferred buyer [...]
Brexit panic ‘not justified’, says former Trump trade adviser August 9, 2019 The current levels of panic around Brexit are “not justified”, according to a former top trade adviser to the US President Donald Trump. The former general counsel on trade, Stephen Vaughn, believes the UK has “enormous leverage” in any trade deal agreed with the US, he told the BBC. Read more: End of austerity? Chancellor [...]
UK weather: Heavy rain and gale-force winds set to cause disruption August 9, 2019 Just two weeks after the UK’s hottest day on record, the Met Office has issued severe weather warnings across large parts of the country, with “unseasonable” heavy rain and gale-force winds expected. Several festivals and events have been cancelled, and motorists in some parts have been told to avoid driving unless absolutely necessary as forecasters [...]
Hong Kong protests continue as property developers urge calm August 9, 2019 Demonstrations continued at Hong Kong’s airport on Friday as protesters waved banners and handed out leaflets in multiple languages to visitors at the arrivals hall. Hundreds of young people turned out in support, wearing black T-shirts, and warned of a weekend of planned protests across the city. Read more: Hong Kong protests: General strike brings [...]
Jamie Chadwick interview: W Series leader is living life in the fast lane as she races toward Formula One August 7, 2019 For young racing driver Jamie Chadwick, this year has gone from 0-100mph in a flash. Just 12 months ago she was claiming her first race win in the British F3 Championship after two seasons in the competition. This Sunday she will go in search of the inaugural W Series title in front of a home [...]
Football’s head injury policy is still flawed despite warnings August 7, 2019 At the end of last season Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin called on Fifa to introduce new concussion protocols, stating they “need updating to protect both the players and doctors”. It came after a year in which a number of footballers, including Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen in a Champions League semi-final, were allowed to play on after [...]
US threatens ‘no free trade deal’ unless UK scrap digital tax plans August 3, 2019 The US is set to demand that the UK drop a new digital services tax if a free trade deal is to be agreed between the countries The measure, introduced by former chancellor Philip Hammond in 2018, is due to come into effect in April next year. Read more: Global markets recoil and China wants [...]
Government to announce emergency £2bn NHS funding injection August 3, 2019 The government will announce an emergency injection of cash into the NHS this weekend as Boris Johnson puts the public health service at the centre of his appeal to voters. Some of the plans are set to be revealed on Sunday as the Prime Minister looks to make an impact in his first 100 days [...]
Home secretary Priti Patel wants criminals to ‘feel terror’ August 3, 2019 New home secretary Priti Patel wants criminals to “literally feel terror” at the prospect of breaking the law. Patel said she wants to “empower” the police and put more officers on the streets, but distanced herself from previous comments supporting the death penalty. Read more: Johnson to begin recruiting 20,000 new police officers in next [...]
Boris Johnson visits damaged Derbyshire dam as storms expected August 3, 2019 Work to repair a damaged dam in Derbyshire and prevent it bursting has entered its third day as the Met Office warns of thunderstorms and possible flooding. Despite work being carried out to reduce the water level, the risk of collapse is still at a “critical level”, and there is a yellow weather warning in [...]
