High-profile users boycott Twitter over grime star’s antisemitic rant July 27, 2020 Twitter is facing a 48-hour boycott of its platform from a number of celebrity users and politicians, following criticism of its handling of an antisemitic rant by British grime artist Wiley. The self-styled godfather of grime, whose real name is Richard Cowie, is being investigated by police after posting a series of antisemitic tweets over [...]
Pet cat catches coronavirus from UK owners July 27, 2020 A pet cat has contracted coronavirus from his owners in the UK’s first example of an animal catching the virus. It is understood that the cat, which has not been named, caught the virus from his owners, but the government said there was “no evidence to suggest that the animal was involved in transmission of [...]
IATA calls UK’s Spain travel quarantine a ‘big setback’ to recovery July 27, 2020 Global aviation body the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has criticised the UK’s decision to reimpose a mandatory quarantine on travellers from Spain, saying the decision falls “short of the mark”. Yesterday ministers took a snap decision to reinstate the 14-day self-isolation rules for the Iberian country due to a surge in new coronavirus cases. [...]
Garmin outage enters sixth day after ransomware attack July 27, 2020 A suspected ransomware attack on wearable fitness tech firm Garmin has caused an outage that has now left users without access to its services for six days. The outage first began last Wednesday, with users reporting being unable to sync their devices with the Garmin app. Following the attack Garmin shut down most of its [...]
Oak Furnitureland to cut 160 jobs amid store closures July 27, 2020 Oak Furnitureland is preparing to permanently close 27 showrooms, putting 163 employees at risk of redundancy in the latest blow for the UK retail industry. The furniture retailer, which was bought by investment firm Davidson Kempner Capital Management last month, said adverse trading conditions after the coronavirus lockdown had forced it to close stores. All [...]
Boris Johnson’s calorie labelling plan is well-intentioned but economically inept July 27, 2020 Let me start with a concession to the Prime Minister: not all the policies in his anti-obesity drive are outright objectionable. Banning food advertising and telling shopkeepers where they can and can’t stock their products are obvious and unacceptable intrusions, whatever their intended goal. But as a liberal economist, I am prepared to consider some [...]
Germany and France could be next on UK quarantine list July 27, 2020 France and Germany could be put on the UK’s travel quarantine list alongside Spain, after seeing increases in coronavirus cases. Analysis by The Telegraph shows that rates of Covid-19 infection are rising across Europe, and that ministers in France and Germany have warned that new lockdowns could be implemented. Dominic Raab said yesterday that the [...]
Boohoo to open ‘model garment factory’ in Leicester July 27, 2020 Boohoo, the fast fashion retailer facing allegations of poor working practices at its factory in Leicester, is setting up its own clothing manufacturing facility in the city. The e-commerce giant purchased a former car showroom site in Leicester about six weeks ago to develop a model garment factory in a joint venture with a supplier. [...]
SAP to float Qualtrics after $8bn acquisition July 27, 2020 Software giant SAP is to spin off Qualtrics in an initial public offering, less than two years after buying the unit for $8bn. Qualtrics was the last big deal signed by former SAP chief Bill McDermott, who was criticised at the time for overpaying for Qualtrics. Just before the acquisition was announced, Qualtrics founder Ryan [...]
Natwest closes SME accounts after coronavirus loan applications July 27, 2020 Natwest has closed the accounts of some small business customers who applied for the government’s coronavirus loans to help them through the pandemic, leaving them unable to access their money. A number of customers contacted the Guardian to complain that their accounts had either been suspended or closed without any explanation after they put in [...]
