England’s Euro 2020 success could be behind rising Covid-19 infections in men July 8, 2021 Increased group gatherings to watch the Euros could be why men are a third more likely to test positive for Covid than women, according to Imperial College London’s latest REACT study. Results from the REACT-1 study, which tested more than 47,000 volunteers across England, showed a significant increase in infections between 24 June and 5 [...]
Frost warns UK-EU relationship doomed without agreement over Northern Ireland Protocol July 8, 2021 Boris Johnson’s defacto Brexit minister has warned that UK-EU relations post-Brexit will not succeed unless the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol are solved. Lord David Frost said today that the future of Northern Ireland is “so fundamental to getting this relationship right”. “The issues around the protocol are central to the tensions between us,” [...]
Delivery boom: Ant Group-backed Zomato eyes IPO valuation of nearly $8bn July 8, 2021 Ant Group-backed food delivery company Zomato has a near $8bn valuation on the cards in its initial public offering (IPO), with shares priced at 0.96 cents to $1.02 per share. Zomato, one of India’s most biggest startups, has reaped the rewards of a pandemic-induced surge in online ordering. The lofty $7.98bn figure is at the [...]
The best ways to drink yourself silly in the Isles of Scilly July 8, 2021 St Martin’s Vineyard, a former flower farm, is now the only wine producer on the Isles of Scilly, making the Atlantic islands an outpost of modern boutique British viticulture and artisanal distilling. Run by James Faulconbridge and Holly Robbins, St Martin’s grows Seyval Blanc, Reichensteiner, Orion, Rondo and Regent grapes, as well as smaller plantings [...]
Retail industry warns of increased abuse against workers over mask rules July 8, 2021 Retail industry warns of increased abuse against workers over mask rules
Crypto markets drop, but is this a signal that movement is on the way? July 8, 2021 The crypto markets are down this morning, with Bitcoin having fallen more than six per cent over the last 24 hours to around $32,500.
BMW and Volkswagen Group fined $1bn by EU for emission cleaning July 8, 2021 The European Commission fines BMW and Volkswagen Group a total $1bn (£726m), saying that three German carmakers breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition in emission cleaning for new passenger diesel cars. The EU executive said the trio – BMW, Volkswagen Group and Daimler – had colluded on technical development in the area of nitrogen [...]
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi sued by US shareholders July 8, 2021 China’s dominant ride-hailing app Didi is facing two lawsuits, filed in New York and Los Angeles. They come a week after Didi’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The two suits, filed on Tuesday, state that Didi failed to disclose ongoing talks it was having with Chinese authorities about its compliance with cybersecurity laws [...]
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma begins jail sentence July 8, 2021 Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa, has handed himself over to police to begin a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court. Zuma was given the jail term last week, after he failed to attend a corruption enquiry. He initially refused to hand himself in, but on yesterday The Jacob Zuma foundation confirmed in [...]
Boris Johnson cleared of wrongdoing over luxury £15,000 Mustique trip July 8, 2021 Boris Johnson has been cleared of wrongdoing over his £15,000 trip to Mustique, but was criticised by a parliamentary committee for not cooperating more in the probe. Johnson had been investigated by the MP standards watchdog Kathryn Stone and then the House of Commons Committee on Standards over donations he received for the Caribbean holiday in [...]
