Forget the Caribbean: Why the hottest tipple is… Welsh rum August 18, 2021 An Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman were sitting in London’s Leman Street Tavern moaning about their boring, grey, routine-bound lives. They decided to do something different, starting by ordering rum instead of their customary gin. This became the origin story for their own commercially produced rum made in Carmarthen using Welsh fruit loaf and [...]
Editorial: America First vs Global Britain August 18, 2021 On Tuesday night Joe Biden shirked the blame from the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. The speed of the Taliban’s takeover was unexpected, the President said – a sole admission of any miscalculation. Biden took the reins of a Trump-era decision and mangled it into a foreign policy catastrophe for the US and [...]
People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan is a fun misadventure August 18, 2021 Being a successful British comedy does not always guarantee film success. The Inbetweeners, Ab Fab, and Mr Bean all made millions at the box office; but for every triumph there’s a cautionary tale – Alan Patridge’s Alpha Papa and The Bad Education Movie had muted responses, while David Brent’s solo project lost millions. Hoping to be [...]
Ryanair warns passengers against using Kiwi.com’s ‘fake boarding passes’ August 18, 2021 Ryanair has issued a stark warning to summer holidaymakers against using “fake” boarding passes issued to them by online travel agent Kiwi.com. Passengers that attempt to board using the forms issued by Kiwi will be denied boarding, Ryanair said, adding more uncertainty to a chaotic summer of travel. Kiwi.com responded to the threat saying the [...]
Brits to spend £51bn on city breaks this year August 18, 2021 Holidaymakers exploring UK cities on staycations will spend a collective £51bn this year. On average Brits are going on three city breaks this year and spending on average £414 on a holiday, according to the 2021 Travelodge City Holiday Index. Holidaymakers will spend £17.08 more than the 2020 city break average spend of £396.92, according [...]
Nando’s Peri Peri chicken off the table as UK favourite hit with supply shortages August 18, 2021 Ongoing supply chain disruptions have caused Nando’s to shut several restaurants while industry suppliers warn of worse to come. With the ‘pingdemic’ raging on, reduced numbers of lorry drivers and staffing shortages at suppliers have significantly impacted Nando’s operations. The UK based restaurant group recently suffered a chicken shortage and subsequently had to close 45 [...]
Widening deficit lays bare difficulties of Scottish independence August 18, 2021 The response to the Covid crisis has inflicted severe damage on Scotland’s public finances, according to official figures released today. Scotland’s fiscal deficit swelled to 22.4 per cent of GDP in the year to April 2021, more than eight percentage points higher than the same ratio for the UK as a whole. In 2019/20, Scotland’s [...]
Annual Covid-19 boosters may become a reality, says Moderna co-founder August 18, 2021 With governments around the world debating whether to authorise Covid-19 vaccine booster doses, Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan envisions a time when the shot could become routine. “Public health officials are going to have to decide if everybody should get a booster shot,” he said in an interview on Bloomberg TV today. “My guess is that [...]
Ethereum’s EIP-1559 launch update August 18, 2021 Metaverse guru Dr Chris Kacher says it is time to make way for the era of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other transformational crypto technologies.
Qantas says all staff must be vaccinated as Sydney endures its eighth week of lockdown August 18, 2021 Amid rising case numbers owing to the Delta variant in Australia, Qantas have said that all of its employees must be vaccinated against Covid-19. The airline giant is the latest in a long line of firms to implement mandatory vaccinations for its staff. Frontline workers including pilots, cabin crew and airport staff must be fully [...]
