Thousands of business face insolvency as ban on liquidating firms ends today October 1, 2021 As the Government is phasing out its restrictions on winding-up petitions, lenders and creditors can legally seek to liquidate a company that they believe is unable to pay their debts from today. According to Rebecca Dacre, partner at City-based tax and audit firm Mazars: “With the restrictions on winding-up petitions coming to an end within [...]
‘Your move, Mark’: After YouTube ban Facebook becomes primary anti-vaxx platform in the world October 1, 2021 As YouTube cracks down on anti-vax content, an activisit group has warned Facebook is now the main platform for spreading and sharing anti-Covid vaccine messages. The Center for Countering Digital Hate, which exposes accounts of individuals that share and spread anti-vaccine content circulating on social media, has called on Facebook to follow YouTube’s latest crackdown. The [...]
Accountancy boss sentenced for offering non-existent jobs in the City and Canary Wharf October 1, 2021 The director of a London-based company that offered jobs via an online recruitment website has been given a suspended sentence for his part in a fraud that saw job applicants apply for positions that didn’t exist. Wemba Akobola was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, according to a statement from the City [...]
Record high: Energy bills for 15m UK households to increase by at least £139 October 1, 2021 As suppliers grapple with soaring wholesale prices, energy bills for around 15m UK households will increase by at least £139 to a record high from today under Ofgem’s latest price cap. The regulator decided in August that energy customers on default tariffs paying by direct debit will see the sharpest jump in prices since the [...]
Watch as North Korea kicks off the weekend by firing a new anti-aircraft missile October 1, 2021 North Korea has fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile, state media KCNA reported today, the latest in its recent series of weapons tests amid deadlocked denuclearisation talks with the United States. Watch the full report.
Boris Johnson never brushing his hair shows gender inequality is very much alive, says Hillary Clinton October 1, 2021 Former First Lady and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she does not think she will live to see “true equality” between men and women. The former US presidential candidate, 73, said the “so-called double standard” still exists and women in power are continuously scrutinised. Speaking to historian Mary Beard on the BBC’s [...]
Angry EU suspends trade talks with Australia after £48bn submarine row October 1, 2021 The European Union said this morning it is suspending trade talks between the bloc and Australia following a dispute over Canberra’s decision to cancel a multibillion-euro submarine deal with France. Miriam Garcia Ferrer, the EU commission spokesperson in charge of trade, confirmed the decision but did not give any specific reason for the postponement. The [...]
Fuel crisis: Shortages at petrol stations to persist for at least another week, govt admits October 1, 2021 A government minister admitted this morning that the shortages at petrol filling stations may persist for at least another week. Policing minister Kit Malthouse said there was still strong demand for fuel in some parts of the country and that Boris Johnson will have to review the situation if it deteriorates further. He told the [...]
Nazi war criminal suspect: 96-year old woman caught after being on the run October 1, 2021 A 96-year-old woman whom a judge declared to be on the run after she failed to turn up for the start of her trial on charges of committing war crimes during World War Two has been caught, a spokesperson for the court said late last night. Watch the full report.
No more Botox and lip fillers for under 18s in England from today October 1, 2021 As a new law comes into force in England today, people under 18 years of age will no longer be able to get Botox and dermal lip fillers for cosmetic reasons. The Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act, which was brought into force in England on Friday, means it will be illegal to administer [...]
