‘You’re free to go’: Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches shock deal with US September 25, 2021 Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer and the daughter of the company’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, has resolved criminal charges against her as part of a shock deal with the US Justice Department that paves the way for her to return to China. The agreement with Wanzhou calls for the Justice Department to dismiss fraud charges [...]
Andrew Neil: Despite £4m GB News deal ‘I knew I had to get out after one week’ September 25, 2021 During Andrew Neil’s time at GB News, the veteran broadcaster “came close to a breakdown” after suffering from stress due to the fledgling station’s technical problems. Neil announced his departure from the channel in a tweet earlier this month where he said it was “time to reduce my commitments on a number of fronts”. But [...]
Stop blaming Brexit for driver shortage since departure from EU has helped, says Grant Shapps September 24, 2021 Rather than being the cause of the current lorry driver shortage, Brexit has helped provide solutions to the shortages in the haulage sector, according to the Transport Secretary. Grant Shapps said those who argued Brexit was one of the factors behind the current supply shortage were “wrong”, particularly given other European nations are experiencing the [...]
Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘bet a case of whisky’ with Boris Johnson over who had more Covid antibodies September 24, 2021 Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. said today during his weekly online broadcast that he “bet a case of whisky” with Boris Johnson if he has more antibodies against the Covid virus. The Prime Minister declined, however. Bolsonaro was transmitting the broadcast from his official residence in Brasilia, where he is currently in isolation. He is in [...]
Boris Johnson pleaded with me for emergency food deal, claims Brazil’s president Bolsonaro September 24, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested an “emergency” food deal to import food from Brazil as the UK is facing shortages, according to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro said the request applied to one particular food item, although he declined to reveal what it was. The alleged plea came as the Prime Minister faced warnings over [...]
EU citizens fund billboards to expose conflicting messages in bloc’s food policies September 24, 2021 A group of European citizens have donated thousands of Euros to protest conflicting messages at the heart of existing EU food policies. The billboard campaign ‘thismakesnosense.org’, launched by ProVeg International, calls out the EU’s efforts to encourage the public to consume more meat and dairy while simultaneously urging people to reduce their consumption of meat [...]
Exclusive: Fund managers say UK equities are still undervalued despite Brexit and Covid bounce back September 24, 2021 Nearly nine in ten professional investors from the UK, US and Germany believe UK equities are undervalued, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. this morning. The investors, who collectively manage over $300bn, said in a MBH survey that one of the key reasons for optimism around UK equities is that the country [...]
17 arrested as Port of Dover blocked by climate protestors September 24, 2021 Police have arrested 17 climate protestors who blocked the Port of Dover, Europe’s busiest ferry port. Around 40 protestors have blocked the A20 at two sites: the Eastern Docks roundabout and near the junction with Union Street for the Western Docks. The offshoot of Extinction Rebellion caused chaos on the M25 motorway five times in [...]
UK paid £2,380 per fatality for 289 civilian deaths in Afghanistan’s Helmand province September 24, 2021 The deaths of 289 civilians in Afghanistan were compensated by the UK government. This included at least 16 children, according to analysis of official figures. The study of internal Ministry of Defence documents shows overall, £688,000 was paid out by the British military for the deaths, an average of £2,380 per fatality. Some £397,000 was [...]
£265bn in spent by quangos every year not properly accounted for, MPs warn September 24, 2021 MPs warned this morning that a review of arm’s-length bodies which are responsible for spending £265bn a year of taxpayers’ money has not been completed five years after it was promised. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that although the Cabinet Office had promised to review every so-called quango between 2016 and 2020, just [...]
