FBI raids £91m luxury yacht of Putin oligarch ally in Mallorca: ‘We are coming for your ill-begotten gains’ April 4, 2022 Spanish Civil Guard officers, together with agents from US intelligence agency FBI, are searching a yacht owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president Vladimir Putin, Spanish media report. They descended on the vessel at the Marina Real in the port of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of Spain’s Balearic Islands, this [...]
Your flight too? Outrage and chaos at UK airports as tens of thousands are stranded after easyJet cancels record 222 flights April 4, 2022 Travel chaos and disruption is expected to continue today after easyJet cancelled more than 200 flights over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands of Brits stranded at airports across the UK. The airline blamed the problems on high levels of sickness among employees caused by Covid, with at least 222 trips axed since Friday. It [...]
Jeremy Vine’s daily talk show taken off air on Channel 5 following bizarre power shortage at ITN April 4, 2022 A “significant” power shortage at ITN Productions prompted the company to take Jeremy Vine’s show off air on Channel 5. The daily talk show was replaced with re-runs of Million Pound Home after power and the back-up generator reportedly failed early on Monday. Staff at ITN Productions received an email at 8.30am which said there [...]
Mass graves found: Russian Army denies civilian massacre despite ‘horror’ scenes in Ukrainian villages of Irpin and Bucha April 4, 2022 Russia is increasingly under fire as its army is accused of massacring civilians in several villages across Ukraine, with scenes akin to a “horror movie”. UK’s Prime Minister responded by saying he will this week seek to galvanise a tough response from allies to the crisis in Ukraine as reports of the latest massacre were [...]
Bidding war looming: Ted Baker launches formal sale process as retail giant receives yet another takeover offer April 4, 2022 Ted Baker has launched a formal sale process after receiving a third takeover move by US private equity suitor Sycamore Partners. Shares in the company jumped on Monday morning after the fashion brand said it had also received another “unsolicited” approach by an unnamed party. It comes a week after Ted Baker rejected two takeover [...]
Britain must build a green economy to ‘eliminate Russian fuel from our energy mix once and for all’ April 4, 2022 Britain must build its green economy to “eliminate Russian fuel from our energy mix once and for all”, the International Trade Secretary is to argue today. Speaking during a visit to Norway, Anne-Marie Trevelyan will say the UK must first use its relationships with “reliable energy partners” to “meet our needs, protect our supply chains, [...]
Partygate scandal: Government’s former ethics chief Helen MacNamara reportedly fined £50 over lockdown bash April 4, 2022 Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary and former ethics chief for the government, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice (FPN) from Scotland Yard as part of its investigation into alleged lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street and Whitehall. The Daily Telegraph reported that [...]
Trial of former MP Natalie McGarry for allegedly embezzling £25,000 set to begin today April 4, 2022 The trial of a former SNP MP accused of embezzling more than £25,000 from two pro-independence groups is set to begin on Monday. Natalie McGarry has previously entered not guilty pleas to the charges. The 40-year-old is accused of misappropriating £21,000 for her own use in her role as treasurer of the Women for Independence [...]
It’s all over for Carrie Lam as controversial Hong Kong leader plans to quit without seeking second term April 4, 2022 Hong Kong’s much-criticised, controverisal leader Carrie Lam says she will not seek a second term and will depart public service after more than four decades. The successor of Ms Lam, who survived massive protests against her government in 2019 and oversaw the implementation of a tough national security law that quashed dissent, will be picked [...]
FCA and Bank of England launch review into nickel trading suspension by LME April 4, 2022 The LME is under pressure from UK regulators, announcing a review into its suspension of nickel trading last month.
