Letters: Thinking outside the (meta) box November 11, 2021 [Re: Interacting in the metaverse, November 10] Nicola Mendelsohn’s plans to have us all living our lives inside the “metaverse” border on delusional. Sure, Facebook (or Meta), has proved the case for addictive social media. But there’s a growing backlash to this with people paying to go on phone-free retreats. How does making social media [...]
Bitcoin eases away from all-time high after dropping to $65,000 November 11, 2021 Bitcoin continued its streak yesterday, setting another new record high price of $68,500 before a sharp dip to $64k and recovery around $65k.
Uber fares to jump 10 per cent in London November 11, 2021 Uber will increase prices by 10 per cent for Londoners, in an effort to woo drivers back to the ride hailing platform, according to reports. The blanket rise marks the first time Uber has raised its prices in London since 2017, according to the Evening Standard, which first reported the news. Drivers were reportedly told [...]
London’s drinking: Capital on the way back as Young’s toasts a healthy recovery November 11, 2021 Pub chain Young’s announced it would restart its dividend this morning after a healthy set of half-year results suggested the historic operator’s recovery is well on the way. Adjusted operating profit hit a healthy £27.1m in the six months to the end of September despite ‘lockdown’ and later restrictions on numbers still being in place. [...]
Rishi Sunak says government needs to ‘do better’ as Tory sleaze claims pile up November 11, 2021 Rishi Sunak has today admitted the government needs to “do better” as allegations of sleaze and corruption pile up around the Tory party. It comes after Boris Johnson yesterday was forced to insist during a press conference that the UK is “not remotely a corrupt country”. Sunak told Sky News said he regretted last week’s [...]
UK recovery blinks in the face of supply chain breakdowns leaving economy stumbling behind G7 rivals November 11, 2021 The UK economic recovery is blinking in the face of severe supply chain breakdowns and soaring inflation, leaving Britain stumbling behind its G7 rivals. Over the three months to September, the British economy grew 1.3 per cent, much lower than experts’ expectations, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Worryingly, the ONS revised down [...]
Islington partners with e-scooter operator to deploy e-bikes November 11, 2021 The Borough of Islington has partnered up with micromobility company TIER to launch 500 e-bikes around the area, with plans to roll out more across the capital in 2022. “We’re working tirelessly to help tackle the climate emergency by making Islington a cleaner, greener, healthier place to live,” said councillor Rowena Champion, Islington Council’s executive [...]
Opinion-in-brief: a big day for Google’s lawyers November 11, 2021 Yesterday, Google both won, and lost. The tech giant avoided a £3.2bn claim over alleged unlawful tracking and selling of users’ data. In another breath, the EU courts rejected an appeal to overturn a €2.8bn fine. In cash terms, let’s call it even. An important door was left open in the UK case. The Court [...]
Don’t forget smaller companies while you are thinking big November 11, 2021 While world leaders and sustainability champions have been thinking about big solutions to the climate crisis in Glasgow, we’ve been appealing to them to also Think Small. For every government and large corporate making pledges to reduce carbon consumption, there are hundreds of small and medium businesses (SMBs) in their supply chains. These smaller enterprises [...]
Heathrow’s passenger traffic rockets after end of restrictions November 11, 2021 October’s passenger traffic at Heathrow airport has gone up 144 per cent compared with the same time last year, following the easing of restrictions. Data from the London hub has revealed that last month more than 3 million passenger passed through the airport, delivering the sixth consecutive month of growth. The relaxation of travel rules [...]
