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 [...]
Rishi Sunak hints he could block pension triple lock rise July 8, 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak hinted he could block an increase to the state pension today, backtracking on his manifesto pledge to keep the triple lock. “I very much recognise people’s concerns” he told the BBC’s Today programme. He went to on to highlight that the triple lock is government policy, but did not commit to topping [...]
Euro 2020: England superstars set for sponsorship windfall if they triumph in final July 8, 2021 England footballers are set to receive a windfall from sponsorship deals if they win the Euro 2020 final on Sunday against Italy. Sports marketing expert Alan Seymour predicts that superstars Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish and Bukayo Saka will be in high demand among companies. He said: “So far, Raheem has probably been the stand-out player [...]
WH Smith’s airport takeover is InMotion after Dixons Travel shop deal July 8, 2021 WH Smith's airport takeover is InMotion after Dixons Travel shop deal
