Apple hit with £1.5bn UK lawsuit over ‘excessive’ app store charges May 11, 2021 Apple is being sued for £1.5bn in a landmark UK class action lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of charging “excessive and unlawful” fees on its App Store. The claim, which has been filed in the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London, alleges that Apple deliberately shuts out competition by forcing consumers to use its own [...]
Exclusive: Quarter of UK businesses to close or downsize offices as UK embraces hybrid working May 10, 2021 More than a quarter (26%) of UK businesses will either close, downsize or consolidate their offices in the coming months, as companies move to hybrid working models. More than half (53%) of businesses plan to offer more flexible or remote working policies, while 30 per cent are expecting employees in the office between one and [...]
Nightclubs ask Boris Johnson why hugs, but not clubs? May 10, 2021 Nightclubs ask Boris Johnson why hugs, but not clubs?
Re-elected Khan already caught in the middle as RMT union threatens tube strike over Night Tube jobs May 10, 2021 The RMT union is raining on Sadiq Khan’s re-election celebrations with threats of industrial action if Transport for London doesn’t back down over scrapping Night Tube jobs and merging roles with regular Tube drivers. Transport for London, which is in a dire financial state after more than a year of Covid-19 lockdowns and remote working [...]
SoftBank subsidiary takes $2.33bn stake in The Hut Group May 10, 2021 SB Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group, has partnered with The Hut Group, in a deal that will see it take a stake worth a total $2.33bn in the online retailer. The deal will see SBM will take a 19.9 per cent stake in THG’s Ingenuity business, a subsidiary business and tech [...]
Facebook to remove anti-vaxxer groups and pages May 10, 2021 Facebook will remove groups and pages that discourage vaccines for Covid-19 and other diseases, after conspiracy theories about vaccines have boomed in recent months. Speaking on the BBC News World Service’s podcast The Anti-Vax Files, Steve Hatch, Facebook vice president for Northern Europe, they the social network had a responsibility to ensure people were seeing [...]
Lockdown roadmap: What can you do from 17 May? May 10, 2021 From 17 May people in England will take a big step away from harsh lockdown restrictions; but what exactly will be allowed from next Monday? Today the Prime Minister confirmed that England would proceed to step three of his roadmap for lifting lockdown from 17 May. The decision comes as the UK’s Covid alert level [...]
West Midlands Trains ‘scams’ its own staff with email promising a pandemic bonus May 10, 2021 A rail union has called out West Midlands Trains for emailing 2,500 employees with the empty promise of a pandemic bonus as part of a cybersecurity test. In the email staff were thanked for their efforts under the “huge strain” of the pandemic and that managing director, Julian Edwards, wanted to thank them with a one-off [...]
Boris: London will ‘bustle’ again as lockdown ends and remote working era fades May 10, 2021 Boris: London will 'bustle' again as lockdown ends and remote working era fades
Hugging to be allowed as lockdown restrictions ease from 17 May May 10, 2021 Further easing of coronavirus restrictions will go ahead as planned on 17 May, meaning people will be able to meet indoors for the first time in months. The government said the UK has met all requirements necessary to continue to ease lockdown measures next week, gradually bringing more normality to everyday life. The changes will [...]
