Trump ratchets up China tensions with coronavirus ‘propaganda’ claims May 21, 2020 President Donald Trump ramped up his war of words with China overnight, accusing his counterpart Xi Jinping of orchestrating a “disinformation and propaganda attack on the United States and Europe”. Saying “it all comes from the top”, Trump also said China was “desperate” for Democrat Joe Biden to beat Trump to win the 2020 presidential [...]
The City View: Philosophy, science and Hollywood actors – the recipe for global success in children’s TV, with Mikael Shields May 21, 2020 In this episode Christian is joined by Emmy-award winning producer Mikael Shields, who helped bring us Pingu, Noddy and, most recently, Bing – the globally successful children’s TV show. Subscribe to The City View Podcast: Apple / Google / Spotify / RSS Mikael talks about how he approaches making TV for kids and why there’s more to a 10-minute animation than you might [...]
Revealed: The most applied-for jobs during the Covid-19 crisis May 21, 2020 Delivery drivers and warehouse workers are among the roles that have received the highest number of job applications during the Covid-19 crisis, a new report has revealed. Data published today by Linkedin showed that critical frontline jobs have been inundated with applications as companies respond to shifting demand during the lockdown. Delivery drivers were the [...]
Global coronavirus cases rise by largest ever daily amount May 20, 2020 The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide rose by the largest ever daily amount over the last 24 hours, according to new figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). A total of 106,000 new cases were reported — the highest since the pandemic began. Roughly two-thirds of these came from just four countries. “We [...]
Government seizes £150m from dormant bank accounts for Covid-19 response May 20, 2020 The government is raiding dormant bank and building society accounts across the UK to help fund its response to the coronavirus crisis. Roughly £150m will be seized to help charities, social enterprises and vulnerable individuals during the pandemic, culture secretary Oliver Dowden said today. This includes £71m that will be sourced through the government’s dormant [...]
Crisis has taught leaders the value of compassion May 20, 2020 With more pressure on our political system than ever, we must not forget what really counts – our compassion and soft power. In a matter of weeks, all our lives have been transformed in ways that we never thought we would accept: our freedoms limited, our employment insecure, our children temporarily uneducated and our bank [...]
Crispin Odey: Governments may ban private gold ownership May 20, 2020 Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey has warned that governments may ban private ownership of gold if they lose control of inflation in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The price of gold has soared since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic as jittery investors flock to safe haven assets amid a wider recession. Odey said [...]
Government looks ahead to re-opening UK leisure and travel sectors May 20, 2020 The government has stepped up its plans to get the leisure, travel and technology sectors up and running, with the announcement of a new taskforce. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden announced today that the taskforce will be made up of experts in the fields of sport, technology and the arts in a bid to get these [...]
BT bosses to waive millions in bonuses after dividend suspension May 20, 2020 BT’s top executives are said to be waiving cash bonuses for the next two years in a bid to appease investors following the company’s decision to suspend its dividend. Chief executive Philip Jansen and finance director Simon Lowth will defer their combined bonus payments of £2.2m for the next three years. They will also turn [...]
Venezuela sues Bank of England to force access to $1bn gold reserves May 20, 2020 Venezuela’s central bank has submitted a legal claim to make the Bank of England hand over $1bn in gold reserves so President Maduro can finance the country’s coronavirus response. According to a legal filing submitted today, Venezuela has asked the BoE to liquidate the funds and send them to the United Nations to help battle [...]
