‘Great British Rail Sale’ lambasted as website crashes April 19, 2022 The UK Government’s decision to sell one million train tickets at half price was lambasted today for excluding millions of commuters. Launched today, the “Great British Rail Sale” aims to help struggling Brits travel amid a cost-of-living squeeze but it only applied to advance fares or off-peak tickets for companies who don’t offer an advance. [...]
J&J halts Covid-19 vaccine sales forecasts as rivals dominate the market April 19, 2022 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has halted the sales forecast for its Covid-19 vaccine due to faltering demand, and has trimmed its adjusted profit expectations. The vaccine, which was approved by the UK’s medicines regulator in the UK in May last year, has fared poorly compared to rivals. The US pharmaceutical giant had estimated its jab [...]
Putin stamps out foreign listings for Russian firms April 19, 2022 Russia is set to stamp out foreign listings for homegrown firms as Putin looks to close ranks in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
Scottish Power boss calls for emergency fund to tame rising energy bills April 19, 2022 Energy bosses have called for the government to provide struggling households with more support this winter.
Trump’s Truth Social crashes once again as former President’s app struggles to gain momentum April 19, 2022 Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social continues to disappoint fans who hoped it would “create a rival to the liberal media consortium and fight back against the “Big Tech” companies of Silicon Valley.”
Stellantis halts Russia production amid war-induced logistical difficulties April 19, 2022 Automotive giant Stellantis has halted production in Russia as a result of logistical difficulties caused by Western sanctions on Moscow. The owner of Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot announced today it was closing its plant near Moscow. “Given the rapid daily increase in cross sanctions and logistical difficulties, Stellantis has suspended its manufacturing operations in Kaluga to ensure [...]
Trevor Steven: Why Erik ten Hag can be Manchester United’s answer to Jurgen Klopp April 19, 2022 Manchester United have made the right choice if they have identified Erik ten Hag as their next manager – but they will have to give the current Ajax coach complete and unwavering support. United need someone to rebuild the first team from scratch with clear ideas and a philosophy. Ten Hag has long been a [...]
DeFi protocol Beanstalk hacked for $182m April 19, 2022 A hacker has stolen funds worth $182m (£139m) from stablecoin issuer Beanstalk in the latest exploit to affect the world of DeFi.
Crown Court backlog is shrinking at a ‘glacial pace’, Law Society says April 19, 2022 The Law Society has slammed the government for its failures to tackle the Crown Court backlog, after claiming the pile-up of cases is “shrinking at a glacial pace”. Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce hit out at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) after new figures showed there are still 58,450 Crown Court cases waiting to [...]
Coastguard raises concerns over survival craft on P&O vessel April 19, 2022 The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) revealed today that an inability to deploy lifeboats and rafts was one of the 31 failures discovered aboard of P&O’s vessel European Causeway. Agents said that the “launching arrangement for survival craft” on the vessels were “not as required” while inflatable evacuation slides were not properly maintained. Other failures [...]
