Crypto rebound: Bitcoin jumps past $50k for the first time since May August 24, 2021 Bitcoin rose above $50,000 last night, for the first time since May, as a rally gathered momentum. Watch the full report.
As dating apps soar, doxing and revenge porn go through the roof August 23, 2021 During three strict lockdowns, doxing, revenge porn and slut shaming have shut up as more and more people shared intimidate images online or signed up to an online dating platform. In fact, one in four UK internet users have shared nude or explicit material with people they have never even met. Moreover, a third of [...]
Watch: Afghan basketball star opens up about her incredible story of escape August 23, 2021 Nilofar Bayat, the captain of Afghanistan’s women’s wheelchair basketball team, arrived in Spain after fleeing from Kabul where she encountered the Taliban in the chaos of Kabul airport. Watch the full report.
Bitcoin: PayPal jumps on the crypto bandwagon August 23, 2021 PayPal will allow customers in the UK to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies starting this week, the company said on Monday. Watch the full report.
Record stock shortages hit manufacturers amid slowing industry growth August 23, 2021 Firms saw stock shortages strike record levels as UK manufacturers’ output growth slowed for the past three months. The latest monthly industrial trends survey by the Confederation for British Industry (CBI) said activity was “strong” as order books remained “firm”. The survey of 262 major manufacturers found that output increased in 13 out of 17 [...]
WHO boss: Halt Covid vaccine booster programmes now to prevent new coronavirus variants August 23, 2021 In order to prevent the emergence of new coronavirus variants, the boss of the World Health Organisation has called for a two-month moratorium on administering Covid-19 booster jabs. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told media in Hungary’s capital Budapest today that he was “really disappointed” with the scope of vaccine donations worldwide as many countries [...]
Exclusive: No pay rise for seven in ten UK workers since start of pandemic August 23, 2021 Nearly seven in ten Britons have had no wage increase since the onset of the pandemic, according to new research shared with City A.M. today. While 28 per cent have seen their salary decrease since the beginning of the pandemic, 38 per cent said their employer has paused pay rises because of the Covid-19 crisis. [...]
Supermarket sellout: After Morrisons, private equity firms are circling Sainsbury’s August 23, 2021 Private equity companies are circling British supermarket group Sainsbury’s with a view to possibly launching bids of more than £7bn. Watch the full report.
‘Potentially lethal’ Legionella bacteria outbreak on City Thameslink trains August 23, 2021 The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union warns for a “potentially lethal” Legionella outbreak on Thameslink trains. The union said it has prepared its members on Thameslink for strikes if urgent action is not taken to resolve the issue. The company said a low level of Legionella had been found in a small number of [...]
High Court victory for Sex Pistols in legal battle with former frontman Johnny Rotten August 23, 2021 Two former Sex Pistols have won a High Court battle with former frontman Johnny Rotten over the use of the punk band’s songs in a forthcoming television series. The punk group’s former drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones sued the band’s ex-singer Johnny Rotten, real name John Lydon, to allow their songs to be [...]
