HBO pulls Gone With The Wind over ‘racist’ depiction of slave era June 10, 2020 HBO has removed Gone With The Wind from its streaming platform over its “racist” depiction of the American south during slavery. HBO Max, the broadcaster’s streaming service launched last month, announced that it has temporarily dropped the 1939 film. HBO said it would return the film to its platform at an unspecified date with a [...]
O2 amps up pressure for UK networks to snub Huawei June 10, 2020 O2 today announced a partnership with Ericsson to upgrade its 5G technology, adding pressure for other telecoms firms to seek alternatives to Huawei as force grows for the UK to cut ties with the Chinese vendor. The UK telecoms firm last October confirmed plans for Ericsson to develop part of its 5G infrastructure. O2 today [...]
Crossfit chief quits over George Floyd remarks June 10, 2020 The chief executive of fitness brand Crossfit has resigned following offensive remarks he made on Twitter about the death of George Floyd. Greg Glassman, who founded the company in 2000, sparked public outrage when he replied “FLOYD-19” to a tweet by research centre Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation which stated: “Racism is a public [...]
Vodafone lashes out over UK’s Huawei doubts June 10, 2020 Vodafone has warned that the UK’s desire to be a global leader in 5G technology will be crippled if it decides to block Huawei from the country’s telecoms infrastructure. “The UK’s leadership in 5G will be lost if mobile operators are forced to spend time and money replacing existing equipment,” said Scott Petty, Vodafone UK’s [...]
Asian shares crawl higher ahead of Fed meeting June 10, 2020 Asian shares crept higher this morning, marking a 10th session of consecutive gains, but slowed momentum on doubts of a swift global recovery from coronavirus ahead of today’s US Federal Reserve meeting. MSCI’s index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.3 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.1 per cent. Safe havens such as gold [...]
Sky announces extra £1.5m funding for small business ads June 10, 2020 Sky has today pledged an additional £1.5m to fund free advertising for small businesses hit by coronavirus. The scheme will provide £10,000 of funding to 150 small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK that have been running for more than a year with fewer than 50 employees. Last month Sky Media, the advertising sales [...]
Theme parks set to open before schools June 9, 2020 Legoland, Thorpe Park, Alton Towers and Chessington World of Adventures are set to open next month, ahead of schools in England. The four theme parks, which are all owned by Merlin Entertainment, plan to open their doors to the public on 4 July after months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis. Today, the government [...]
Government ditches plan for primary pupils to return by July June 9, 2020 Boris Johnson’s plans for all primary school pupils in England to return to school by July has been dropped by the government. Education secretary Gavin Williamson rowed back on government plans, saying “not all” children will be able to go back to classroom teaching for a full month before the summer. The Prime Minister last [...]
Track and trace app ‘ready in weeks’ June 9, 2020 The NHS track and trace app will be ready in time for the next stage of lockdown easing next month, according to reports. Whitehall sources suggested that an upgraded version of the trial app used on the Isle of Wight was almost ready, the Times reported. The app had been due to launch alongside the [...]
French economy set for two-year recovery June 9, 2020 France’s economy will not rebound to pre-coronavirus levels until 2022 as it continues to suffer its worst post-war recession, the central bank said this morning. The Eurozone’s second largest economy is set to contract 10.3 per cent this year, the Bank of France said. However, it will begin to return to health next year, with [...]
