Tory MPs face suspension for trying to influence court case involving ex-colleague July 21, 2021 Five Tory MPs breached parliament’s code of conduct for trying to influence a legal case involving an ex-colleague, the Commons Standards Committee has found. Theresa Villiers, Natalie Elphicke, Sir Roger Gale, Adam Holloway and Bob Stewart sought to interfere in a decision regarding ex-MP Charlie Elphicke, who was convicted of sex offences. The committee has [...]
England captain Eoin Morgan hails strength in depth after dramatic T20 series win against Pakistan July 21, 2021 Captain Eoin Morgan has praised England’s strength in depth after his side’s T20 series win against Pakistan on Tuesday. England beat Pakistan by three wickets on an exhilarating night at Old Trafford to secure a 2-1 series win. Jason Roy proved the highlight with an excellent 64 in pursuit of Pakistan’s 154-6. Needing 61 from [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? July 21, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Ex-UBS and Canary Wharf Group chiefs join construction-tech firm British construction technology company Modulous has bolstered its London workforce with former Canary Wharf and UBS leads this week. Former director of the Canary Wharf Group Chris [...]
Lions Tour: AWJ back to captain XV just weeks after being ruled out of tour July 21, 2021 British & Irish Lions Head Coach Warren Gatland has announced his team to battle South Africa this weekend at Cape Town Stadium. Only 24 days ago, Alun Wyn Jones suffered a dislocated shoulder during the Lions first game of the tour against Japan on home soil. The Osprey will lead the Lions this weekend pairing [...]
Markets recover, sending Bitcoin back into $30-40k range July 21, 2021 Bitcoin’s foray under $30,000 appears to have been short-lived, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency up around four per cent over the last 24 hours to back above $31,000.
BT takes multi-million-pound stake in US cyber firm Safe Security July 21, 2021 BT has taken a multi-million-pound stake in a US cyber firm as the telecoms giant looks to ramp up its presence in the cybersecurity sector. The FTSE 100 company will be the largest investor in a funding round in Safe Security, which specialises in cyber risk management. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company’s platform allows [...]
Support enterprise to repair economy, urges IoD July 21, 2021 The UK government must support enterprise to stimulate economic growth after the Covid crisis recedes, according to the Institute of Directors. The IoD stressed that fresh policies are needed to increase entrepreneurial activity and help businesses realign their operations to fit within the post-Covid economy. Among the measures the IoD called for was a reduction [...]
Government to urge people to ‘keep life moving’ in new Covid slogan July 21, 2021 The government is set to drop its “hand, face, space” Covid slogan and replace it with “keep life moving” as it urges people to enjoy newfound freedoms while still taking some precautions. Restrictions were lifted en masse in England on Monday, however more than 1m are currently being forced to self-isolate due to the so-called [...]
Zoom has bought Five9 for $14.9bn but it will need to work hard to find its niche post-pandemic July 21, 2021 As the pressure for workers to return to the office continues to grow, Zoom is looking to a future where video conferencing software isn’t a replacement for in person social interaction. It is clear that most businesses will expect their employees to return to the office for at least part of the working week. What [...]
Mulberry returns to profit despite store closures July 21, 2021 Fashion house Mulberry returned to a profit of £5.9m after suffering a £14.2m loss last year, as online sales growth and a “strong recovery” in the UK helped compensate for pandemic store closures. Digital sales rose to £56.4m in the full year to 27 March – up 55 per cent from £36.3m in 2020, the [...]
