Two-in-five Brits now say they think that Rishi Sunak is ‘incompetent’ April 21, 2022 A new survey has revealed 40 per cent of Brits now think Rishi Sunak is “incompetent” – a 23 per cent increase from January. The YouGov poll also found that 38 per cent of Brits think the chancellor is “competent”, which is a 16 per cent drop from last year. It comes as Sunak’s public [...]
Google whacked with £105m Russian fine over Ukrainian far-right videos April 21, 2022 Google has been fined 11 million roubles (£105m) for distributing "fake" news YouTube videos produced by Ukrainian far-right groups.
UK housing market shows signs of stability with Brits’ reluctant to spend April 21, 2022 The UK’s housing market could be returning to stability, say analysts, before deals pick up as warmer weather blankets the country. Residential transactions for March have plunged more than a third in comparison with the same month last year, according to the government’s latest figures, after a continued, pandemic-era, buying frenzy. Although deals have climbed [...]
UK watchdog fines Deloitte £2m over failures in audit of Mitie’s accounts April 21, 2022 The UK’s audit watchdog has fined Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte and audit partner John Charlton over a raft of failures in its audit of the accounts of outsourcing company Mitie. The UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC) fined Deloitte £2m and Charlton a furth £65,000 after discovering a number of “deficiencies” in the audit of [...]
Barclays sells off half of Absa stake for £526m April 21, 2022 Barclays announced today it has sold off a major chunk of its remaining stake in South African banking group Absa for £526m as it continues to shed its holdings in the firm.
EU edges towards deal to share emissions cuts April 21, 2022 European Union member states are closing in on a deal to share the burden of cutting greenhouse emissions within the bloc.
Global travel and tourism to create 126m jobs by 2032 April 21, 2022 The global travel and tourism industry is set to create 126 million jobs within the next decade, according to a report published today. Data from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has reported the sector’s GDP will grow at an average rate of 5.8 per cent annually between 2022 and 2032 – 3.1 per [...]
Binance slaps restrictions on Russian crypto accounts April 21, 2022 Binance has restricted every account held by a Russian national exceeding €10,000 in digital assets, in line with the EU’s latest sanctions.
UK to start signing trade deals with US states like Texas from next month April 21, 2022 The UK will begin signing trade deals with individual US states from next month, with an agreement with Texas set to be inked by October. Trade minister Penny Mordaunt said the government was in discussions with 20 US states – including California and Utah – to sign the mini-trade deals, Texas and California are priorities [...]
Banning proof-of-work is the biggest threat facing Bitcoin April 21, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher suggests the game is rigged, and the world needs to push back against the proof-of-work naysayers.
