COP26: Trains to Glasgow cancelled over a fallen tree, leaving travellers stranded October 31, 2021 Trains to Glasgow the day the UN’s flagship climate conference COP26 kicks off have been cancelled due to a fallen tree – leaving travellers and journalists stranded. Financial Times chief political correspondent Jim Pickard said it “feels like a metaphor for the climate talks”, following last night’s stormy weather. Travellers have been advised to wait [...]
COP26: Sharma warns summit is ‘last best hope’ to prevent climate crisis October 31, 2021 The chief of the COP26 summit has warned global leaders the conference is the world’s “last, best hope” to prevent a climate crisis. Alok Sharma MP told delegates at the opening ceremony of COP26 in Glasgow that the window to avoiding the worst effects of global warming is “closing”. Global leaders will negotiate over the [...]
JCB agrees biggest green hydrogen deal with Australian firm October 31, 2021 An Australian company will become Britain's biggest supplier of "green" hydrogen in a deal struck with JCB, the construction equipment maker.
French president tells Johnson to ‘respect the rules’ amid post-Brexit fishing licence row October 31, 2021 French president Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson to “respect the rules” amid a row over fishing licences, according to a French official. Though the French presidential official told reporters at the G20 summit today that “the goal for both the president and the prime minister was to work towards de-escalation” – Macron has said [...]
City brings forward bets on Bank of England rate hike to this week October 31, 2021 The Bank of England will hike interest rates this week to hose down runaway inflation, according to several grandee City investment banks. JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Santander have all brought their bets on when the Old Lady will increase borrowing costs to this Thursday’s rate setting meeting. The strengthening bets have been driven [...]
Rolls-Royce and Qatar set to launch multibillion fund for UK green engineering startups October 31, 2021 Rolls Royce and Qatar have joined forces to launch a fund to inject billions of pounds into UK green engineering startups in a move that could create up to 10,000 UK jobs in the next few years. In what would represent one of the biggest-ever inward investment projects in the UK, the gas-rich state is [...]
Leading alcohol charity Drinkaware criticised for data delay October 31, 2021 Drinkaware, one of Britain’s leading alcohol charities, has been criticised over wiping the data of more than 600,000 people with relaunch.
Microsoft takes over as world’s most valuable public company as Apple shares topple October 30, 2021 Microsoft stole the title of the world’s most valuable public company from Apple. The iPhone producer’s shares fell around two per cent on Friday after taking a $6bn hit to sales during the fourth quarter. Global supply chain issues have put pressure on the tech firm with warnings from Apple chief Tim Cook that the [...]
‘Whole country wishes her well’: Queen advised to rest for two weeks October 30, 2021 The Queen has been advised to rest for two more weeks, with the Prime Minister saying the whole country wished her well. Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that the 95-year-old monarch would not carry out any official visits for a fortnight. Following doctors’ advice, the Queen will continue with some light, desk-based duties. The palace [...]
G20 leaders back global minimum corporate tax deal from 2023 October 30, 2021 World leaders are set to endorse a deal on a global minimum corporate tax of 15 per cent, to be enforced in 2023. Leaders are readying to back the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s deal, according to draft conclusions of the G20 summit. The documents, seen by Reuters, stated: “We call on the [...]
