Chinese tech giant Tencent snaps up stake in business finance firm Previse April 22, 2022 Chinese tech giant Tencent has snapped up a stake in London business finance firm Previse as it accelerates its push into UK fintech.
Inflation is on a collision course with world economies… while Bitcoin looks steady April 22, 2022 Bitcoin remains in what has become its favourite trading range of around $40k where it has been for, well, pretty much all of 2022.
Hundreds of crimes reported at royal palaces as ‘frightening’ figures revealed April 22, 2022 Hundreds of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the past three years including offences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. More than 450 crimes have been reported at royal palaces in London, including offences relating to drugs, violence and weapons. According to Sky News, some 470 crimes have been recorded in total between [...]
UAE freezes assets owned by members of the Kinahan crime syndicate April 22, 2022 Assets owned by members of the Kinahan crime family – an Irish gang accused of smuggling drugs and weapons into Europe – have had their assets frozen by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE’s decision to sanction Kinahan gang – which has strong links to some of the world’s most famous professional boxers including [...]
Treasury grants licence to pay contracts for Russia’s Gazprombank until May 31 April 22, 2022 The treasury has granted a licence to pay Russia’s Gazprombank and its subsidiaries until the end of next month. The decision was made to ensure gas supplies continue to flow to the European Union according to a document seen by Reuters. The license allows an individual or firm to continue paying any contracts that began [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Boris Johnson’s partygate purgatory April 22, 2022 As Boris Johnson was in India yesterday, MPs were busy debating whether he should be referred to the Privileges Committee for having allegedly misled Parliament on partygate. The opposition claims that Johnson lied to MPs when he said no rules had been broken. The government initially tried to stop the Labour motion, putting an amendment [...]
Swap flights for trains and no driving on Sundays to cut down energy bills suggests IEA April 22, 2022 The IEA is calling for measures to reduce energy consumption, such as swapping short haul flights for trains and not driving on Sundays.
Madeleine McCann: New suspect identified in 2007 disappearance of toddler April 22, 2022 A man has been identified as a suspect over the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann 15 years ago. Portuguese prosecutors did not name him publicly, but indicated it was the same person which German authorities had previously publicly said is Christian Brueckner. In June 2020 German police said it was assumed that McCann was likely [...]
Major firms should be ready for wave of Russian cyberattacks, global spy alliance says April 22, 2022 UK companies should protect themselves against cyberattacks and be wary of hackers exploiting software used to work from home, one the world’s major intelligence alliances has warned. The Five Eyes alliance of spy agencies from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, has said the Russian government is planning to launch a series of [...]
Budweiser owner AB InBev to exit Russian venture in $1.1bn hit April 22, 2022 Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev has said it will cut off supplies of its beer to Russia by selling its stake in a joint venture to a Turkish partner. The move will trigger a $1.1bn impairment charge in the world’s largest brewer’s first quarter results. The Belgian brewer revealed it was in “active discussions” about selling [...]
