France to make UK travellers self-isolate over variant fears May 26, 2021 People entering France from the UK will be forced to isolate over fears of spreading the so-called Indian Covid-19 variant. The French government spokesman confirmed that all passengers crossing the Channel would have to self-isolate. “France will set up compulsory isolation for people coming from the UK,” Gabriel Attal said, with more details to follow in the [...]
The world is not enough: Amazon’s streaming push continues with $8.45bn deal for Bond studio MGM May 26, 2021 Amazon has confirmed it will acquire iconic film studio MGM in a deal worth $8.45bn (£6bn). MGM has more than a century of filmmaking history and is the home of a string of famous titles, including Tom & Jerry, The Wizard of Oz and the James Bond franchise. In a statement today the companies said [...]
India’s Covid battle exposes GDP growth as an ineffective measure of economic success May 26, 2021 India is in the throws of a double-headed infrastructure threat: a medical breakdown and a drastic water shortage. The latter has been obscured and worsened by the focus on the former. Even with these fierce crises, India continues to have one of the highest GDP growth rates in the world. It sits sixth in the [...]
Cruella is a fabulous origin story for Disney’s most enduring villain May 26, 2021 “Cruella de Vil, Cruella de Vil, if she doesn’t scare you, no evil thing will…”. This ditty in Disney’s 1961 animation 101 Dalmations leaves little room for nuance as it introduced one of its most enduring villains. Whether hand drawn, or in the form of Glenn Glose’s 90s portrayals, Cruella de Vil is a narcissistic, [...]
Instagram for kids: Boss defends plans for new under-13s app May 26, 2021 The boss of Instagram has defended his company’s plans to develop a new version of the app for under-13s, saying it could help protect children from online harms. Earlier this year it emerged Facebook was working on a spin-off version of the popular photo-sharing app targeting a younger demographic. Currently the platform does not allow [...]
Island time: Mykonos, Ibiza and Canaries set for UK green list even if mainland Greece and Spain stay amber May 26, 2021 Island time: Mykonos, Ibiza and Canaries set for UK green list even if mainland Greece and Spain stay amber
Cummings: Matt Hancock should have been sacked for ‘criminal, disgraceful behaviour’ May 26, 2021 Dominic Cummings has claimed Matt Hancock should have been sacked for “criminal, disgraceful behaviour” in reference to failures in setting up England’s test and trace system. The former Number 10 aide said former cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill agreed with him and that Boris Johnson “came close to removing” Hancock in April 2020. The Prime [...]
Europe’s place in the global AI race May 26, 2021 History is a good predictor of the future. In the Eighteenth Century the industrial revolution led to technological, socio-economic and cultural changes that eventually transformed not just our quality of life, but also our expectations from life. The early adopters of technological change have compounded their progress ever since, and the earliest industrialized nations continue [...]
GB News gears up for TV debut as it unveils launch date May 26, 2021 GB News today took another step forward in its bid to shake up the UK broadcasting landscape as it unveiled plans to launch next month. The new TV channel, spearheaded by former BBC presenter Andrew Neil, said it will launch on Sunday 13 June. It will begin broadcasting at 8pm with a special programme titled [...]
Norwegian Air emerges from restructuring with wings clipped May 26, 2021 Norwegian Air has today emerged from a six month restructuring process, defying those who thought the pandemic would spell the end for the carrier. However, despite surviving the worst aviation crisis on record, the airline will return to the skies in utterly different shape – and much smaller – than it was before the pandemic [...]
