Cameron Norrie becomes first Brit to win Indian Wells after three-set victory October 18, 2021 Cameron Norrie has become the first Briton to win tennis’s “fifth-major” by fighting back for a storming three-set victory over Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Sunday. The 26-year-old won 3-6 6-4 6-1 in an hour and 49 minutes, recovering after being down a break at 3-1 [...]
Watch: Night vigil for murdered MP David Amess October 18, 2021 Locals remembered murdered MP David Amess during a vigil on Saturday night, a day after he was stabbed to death in a church during an event with constituents. Watch the full report.
CFOs do not expect ‘double whammy’ of labour shortages and supply disruptions to ease before 2023 October 18, 2021 Finance leaders believe that the labour shortages and supply disruptions British businesses are experiencing now are likely to persist for a year, with no meaningful easing until late 2022 or more likely early 2023. The majority of CFOs experienced labour shortages over the past three months with three-quarters reporting some, severe or significant recruitment difficulties. [...]
Watch as police search London house linked to David Amess’ stabbing October 18, 2021 Police search house linked to UK London police were seen searching an address said to be linked to Ali Harbi Ali on Sunday, who was arrested following the killing of lawmaker David Amess. Watch the full report.
Raab sets out plans to end European judges ‘dictating’ UK on human rights October 17, 2021 The new Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, has revealed new details about how he plans to prevent interference from Strasbourg in British matters as part of his overhaul of the Human Rights Act. At the Conservative Party conference earlier this month, the Justice Secretary said Boris Johnson had given him the task of rewriting the law [...]
United Nations job offer to Matt Hancock withdrawn after only three days October 16, 2021 A United Nations job offer to disgraced former health secretary Matt Hancock has apparently been withdrawn after only three days. Earlier this week, Hancock announced he had been appointed a special representative to the UN in an unpaid role. The former cabinet minister, who resigned in June after admitting he broke coronavirus restrictions during relations [...]
Music industry ecstatic: Adele makes highly personal comeback with first new track in over six years October 16, 2021 Adele bares her soul in comeback single Easy On Me this weekend, her first new track in more than six years. The pop superstar, 33, described the period following her most recent album in 2015 as the most turbulent in her life. It saw her split from charity boss husband Simon Konecki in 2019 and [...]
Sir David Amess stabbing: Everything we know so far October 16, 2021 Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed multiple times at a meeting with constituents. Here is everything we know so far: – The Southend West MP was fatally injured at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex at midday on Friday and died at the scene. – Essex Police said the response [...]
600,000 new jobs in last six weeks as number of vacancies climbs to 2.3m October 16, 2021 Growth in job adverts has continued and there are now 2.29 million vacancies on offer, according to new research shared with City A.M. today. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said the number of job postings increased by more than 600,000 since the last week of August, including 235,000 new adverts online last week. The growth [...]
Council taxes need to rise by at least 10 per cent to afford social care, warns Age UK October 16, 2021 Council tax would need to be hiked by 10 per cent on average next year if social care is to “stand still”, according to a charity calling for an urgent central government cash injection. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s decisions in the autumn spending review will determine whether social care services “wither and die”, stand still or [...]
