Mining giant BHP fails in bid to throw record £5bn collapsed dam lawsuit out of court July 8, 2022 The UK’s Court of Appeals has said a £5bn claim against mining giant BHP over the 2015 collapse of the Fundao dam in Brazil should proceed in England’s courts. The claim, brought forward by more than 200,000 Brazilian citizens, hundreds of businesses, and 25 local municipalities, comes after the BHP and its joint-venture partner Vale’s [...]
Race to replace Johnson: Two candidates confirm bids, as Mordaunt, Hunt, Zahawi, Javid, Sunak, Truss, Baker and Wallace consider chances July 8, 2022 Two candidates have confirmed they are running in the Conservative leadership election, while at least five others are tipped to enter the contest. So far, only attorney general Suella Braverman and Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair Tom Tugendhat have issued their intention to run. 24-hours after Johnson announced he would step aside, a YouGuv poll [...]
Brits slash spending on essentials as cost of living soars July 8, 2022 Brits are tightening the purse strings and cutting back on essentials as the cost of living continues to soar, according to official polling today.
How I (finally) got into crypto, 50 years on July 8, 2022 Crypto AM's Monty Munford goes back through time to take a look at how he first got into crypto.
Theranos president Sunny Balwani convicted on 12 counts for role at collapsed health tech firm July 8, 2022 The former president of Theranos has been convicted on all 12 counts brought against him over his role at the now discredited health technology firm. Sunny Balwani’s conviction marks the end of years of legal troubles for the exec after Theranos collapsed in 2016. Following a 13-week long trial, the 57-year year executive was convicted [...]
Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner will not be fined over ‘beergate’ gathering July 8, 2022 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy Angela Rayner will not be fined by Durham police, the force has announced in a statement. Durham Constabulary said it had concluded its investigation into the so-called ‘beergate’ incident, at which Starmer, deputy leader Angela Rayner and up to 30 staffers were accused of having an illegal gathering [...]
EP: 145 Newmarket, York, Ascot & Hong Kong July 8, 2022 The Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket heads the list of first class racing this weekend. The Summer Mile is Ascot’s feature race with York staging a handful of competitive handicaps to complete a busy afternoon of flat action. Hugo Palmer has supplemented Flaming Rib for the July Cup and we hear from him on [...]
A Le Mans legend returns: Jaguar completes first C-Type Continuation car July 8, 2022 The first C-Type Continuation arrives 70 years to the day since the original won the 1952 Reims Grand Prix, with Stirling Moss at the wheel.
CMS hikes pay for newly qualified lawyers to £100,000 a year July 8, 2022 CMS has upped pay for its newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers for second time in a year, after raising their salaries to sums of £100,000 a year. The £5,000 pay rise for CMS’ freshly trained lawyers comes just a few months after the firm upped pay for its NQs to £95,000 a year in December 2021, according [...]
Bitcoin price is up, but don’t expect an end to ‘crypto winter’ any time soon July 8, 2022 Bitcoin made a sudden move upwards yesterday, increasing roughly 10 per cent over 24 hours and trading at $21,500 this morning.
