Exclusive: Half of all UK businesses currently unable to run at full capacity September 2, 2021 Half of all UK businesses are still unable to run at full operational capacity, according to new research shared with City A.M. this afternoon. Global logistics firm One World Express commissioned a survey of more than 350 decision-makers within UK businesses. It found that 50 per cent had not seen improvements in business performance since lockdown restrictions began [...]
The winner takes it all: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes all-time top scorer September 2, 2021 Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading scorer in men’s international football when he headed two last-gasp goals to give Portugal a 2-1 comeback victory over Ireland in Group A of World Cup Qualifying last night. Watch the full report.
Stop blaming Brexit for beer supply issues, says Wetherspoon’s Tim Martin September 2, 2021 Brexit is not the cause of driver shortages as pub chain Wetherspoon’s was hit by beer supply issues earlier this week, the company’s founder Tim Martin said this afternoon. The group apologised to customers on Wednesday after it said supplies of Heineken, Carling and Coors beers ran dry in some pubs. Martin, an ardent supporter [...]
Data breach: Names and home addresses of 111,000 UK gun owners dumped online September 2, 2021 Authorities are investigating after a map claiming to show the addresses of thousands of firearms owners in the UK was published online. Gun-selling site Guntrader confirmed a data breach affecting more than 100,000 customers, and now it appears that the names and home addresses of 111,000 British firearm owners have been dumped online as a [...]
Watch as Taliban official shows up uninvited in Afghan TV studio September 2, 2021 Afghan television anchor Beheshta Arghand gathered her breath and adjusted her headscarf to look more like a traditional close-fitting hijab when a Taliban official showed up, uninvited, in her studio, asking to be interviewed. Around a week later, she says her life turned into a nightmare. Watch the full report.
Investigators into Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash urge Russians to come forward September 2, 2021 The international team investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine seven years ago has appealed to Russians in the city of Kursk to come forward with information about the deployment of the missile that investigators say downed the plane, killing all 298 people on board. The call for witnesses included an [...]
Jump in number of people with long Covid lasting for at least one year September 2, 2021 The number of people in the UK experiencing self-reported long Covid that has lasted for at least a year has risen. The estimate for people in private households in the UK increased to 384,000 from 380,000 a month earlier. The figures, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are based on responses collected in the [...]
Shortage of cans leads to scarcity of Diet Coke and Coke Zero products September 2, 2021 A shortage of aluminium cans looms for Coca-Cola’s bottling business in the UK and Europe as its supply chain has come under pressure. It comes as social media users have highlighted a scarcity of Diet Coke and Coke Zero products in recent weeks. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) said today that it has faced “a number [...]
Exclusive: International tourism bounces back with Europe leading the pack September 2, 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic forced international tourism to grind to a halt. Borders were closed, airlines shut down and, for a while, many were worried that the industry would never recover, such was the financial damage of global lockdown. But after a difficult pandemic year, tourism is once again on the rise with Europe and the [...]
Global hiring spree: Amazon looking to recruit 55,000 people worldwide September 2, 2021 Amazon confirmed this afternoon it is planning another hiring spree, saying it looks to recruit 55,000 people around the world. The positions range from tech jobs to corporate roles to warehouse work packing and shipping orders for the online shopping giant. While other companies have laid off workers during the pandemic, Amazon’s workforce has ballooned [...]
