Facebook looking to expand into new London office space September 10, 2021 Facebook is readying to grow its London presence with plans to move into a new office block near its current Brock Street base. The tech giant is reportedly looking to move into all of the space at 1 Triton Square, which is owned by British Land. Media company Dentsu Aegis had signed a prelet on [...]
Terrorists ‘heartened and emboldened’ by events in Afghanistan, says MI5 September 10, 2021 The Director General of MI5 said that two decades on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks the UK is still engaged in a global struggle against extremism. Ken McCallum revealed that UK security services had worked with police to disrupt 31 late stage terror attacks in four years, with the risk of extremism likely to worsen [...]
Fortnite calls on Apple to allow its developers back on app store September 10, 2021 Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, has demanded that Apple restore its developer account on the app store as a legal battle over payments wages on. In August 2020, Epic Games was kicked off the app store for flouting lucrative rules which let Apple take a 30 per cent cut of in-app payments. In response, [...]
Analysis: Which demographics are still dying of Covid-19 the most? September 10, 2021 The UK’s immunisation programme is well underway, with 80.4 per cent of the population over the age of 16 receiving their second dose as of today, according to official government data. Despite immunisation rates steadily increasing, the number of deaths in the week to 27 August jumped 17.8 per cent to 649 across the country, [...]
Facebook looking to expand into new London office space – CityAM : CityAM September 10, 2021 Facebook is readying to grow its London presence with plans to move into a new office block near its current Brock Street base. The tech giant is reportedly looking to move into all of the space at 1 Triton Square, which is owned by British Land. Media company Dentsu Aegis had signed a prelet on [...]
EP: 86 Doncaster, Leopardstown & Hong Kong September 10, 2021 It’s the final classic of the season at Doncaster on Saturday when they run the Group 1 St. Leger Stakes. The Portland Handicap is also run at Doncaster this weekend and trainer Mick Appleby joins us to talk about his two runners in the 5½ furlong sprint In Ireland, Leopardstown feature two Group 1 races [...]
Oil prices push back as effects of Hurricane Ida hit supply September 10, 2021 Global oil prices pushed past the $73 mark this morning as crude supplies tightened on the back of Hurricane Ida. Worldwide standard Brent crude rose 2.2 per cent to $73.02, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate rose 2.4 per cent to $69.80. Since Ida made landfall in the US at the end of August, causing [...]
Self-isolation nation: Recovery sluggish as GDP climbs 0.1 per cent in July September 10, 2021 The UK economy grew just 0.1 per cent in July as the post-Covid recovery continued to slow. New official figures released this morning showed a significant fall from June’s one per cent growth, with the economy still 2.1 per cent below its pre-pandemic peak in February 2020. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak remained positive [...]
Last orders: London resilient against Covid pub disappearances September 10, 2021 London saw the fewest number of pubs disappear for good since the first national lockdown, compared to other areas. The capital city fared better than other regions in England and Wales, losing a total of just 27 pubs since the pandemic began some eighteen months ago. The fall represents pubs either demolished or converted into [...]
PCR test providers need more regulation, says competition watchdog September 10, 2021 The UK’s competition watchdog has warned that greater regulation of the PCR Covid testing market is required amid fears that competition alone “will not deliver the right outcomes for consumers”. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that without such provisions, testing firms could begin to compete on grounds other than quality, leading to a [...]
