Exclusive: ‘Nuclear has a lot going for it while net zero will simply not happen’, says sceptical environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg February 22, 2022 Bjorn Lomborg is not your typical environmental thinker. A former Greenpeace activist, he is now frustrated with the state of our climate change debate – calling for constructive solutions rather than apocalyptic predictions. So what are Lomborg’s solutions? City A.M.’s Michiel Willems finds out. There is a lot to do about nuclear energy at the moment. [...]
EU to impose sanctions on Putin regime as Russian troops push into Ukraine February 22, 2022 The Irish foreign minister said this morning the time has come for the EU to impose sanctions on Russia. It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine. A vaguely worded decree signed by Mr Putin did not say if troops were on the move, and it cast the [...]
UK customers of Monzo hit by SMS-based phishing attack February 22, 2022 UK customers of all-digital bank Monzo are being targeted with an SMS-based phishing campaign, aiming to steal sensitive information from their accounts, according to various reports this morning, including Computing magazine. One of the most important aspects of creating a Monzo account is verifying a customer’s device, normally done through a ‘golden link’ sent to [...]
Farmers sound alarm as more than 40,000 pigs are culled and meat thrown away due to Brexit and pandemic February 22, 2022 An estimated 200,000 pigs are backed up on farms because of a lack of skilled butchers to process them, while 40,000 animals have already been culled and their meat thrown away, farmers said this morning. Farming needs “certainty, commitment and consistency” from the Government to avoid more crises like the one engulfing the pig industry, [...]
UK strikes compensation deal with Nigeria following years-long global fraud probe February 22, 2022 Over £200,000 in compensation obtained by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into a company called Amec Foster Wheeler Energy will be transferred to Nigeria after a UK-Nigeria Memorandum of Understanding was signed today, the SFO said this afternoon. “In total, £210,610 will be transferred by the UK Government, with the funds supporting three key [...]
Public sector debt climbs to record £2.32 trillion: 94.9 per cent of Britain’s GDP February 22, 2022 Government borrowing hit a surplus of £2.9 billion in January, reversing a £2.5 billion deficit in the same month a year earlier, according to official figures published this morning. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector borrowing from the end of March to December was £138.5 billion – the second highest since records [...]
Follow the money: Property market’s peak starts to push investors towards startups and small businesses February 22, 2022 Investment habits have changed rapidly over the last few years in the UK, with individuals leaning on investments to provide them with passive income. Property investing has been seen as a stable investment over the past decade. The UK housing market has registered substantial growth over the past few years, causing property investing to become [...]
Markets roll over as Putin lays down the gauntlet: ‘Ball is now firmly in NATO’s court’ February 22, 2022 Reports of a possible summit between US President Biden, and Russian President Vladimir Putin saw European markets get off to a decent start to the week initially. Unfortunately, the early optimism didn’t last, and the France inspired initiative soon went the way of every previous initiative in trying to understand exactly what it is Russia [...]
West Midlands struck by earthquake: Epicentre in town of Walsall with tremors felt in Birmingham February 22, 2022 A 2.8 magnitude earthquake struck the West Midlands late on Monday night, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said. According to the BGS, the quake hit the town of Walsall, near Birmingham, at a depth of seven kilometres (4.35 miles) at 10.59pm. The service said the effects of the quake were felt in a 20km radius [...]
Living with Covid: Legal duty to isolate and routine contact tracing both end on Thursday February 21, 2022 People who test positive for coronavirus will no longer be legally required to isolate from Thursday, and free universal testing will end in April under Boris Johnson’s plan for “living with Covid”. The Prime Minister detailed the strategy for England to the Commons late on Monday afternoon after a Cabinet disagreement thought to centre on [...]
