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June 2019 articles

Footage of Angela Merkel shaking sparks fresh concerns over health
Footage of Angela Merkel shaking sparks fresh concerns over health
Angela Merkel has been seen shaking for the second time in just over a week, sparking fresh concerns over the [...]
June 27, 2019
Top UK brands at risk as adverts still appear next to harmful material
Top UK brands at risk as adverts still appear next to harmful material
Campaigns by two-thirds of the UK’s top 100 advertisers are appearing in places considered to be harmful for the brand’s [...]
June 27, 2019
Ford to cut 12,000 jobs across Europe and close five sites including its Bridgend engine plant
Ford to cut 12,000 jobs across Europe and close five sites including its Bridgend engine plant
Car manufacturer Ford has announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs across its European operations by the end of 2020 as [...]
June 27, 2019
Japanese firms ‘very concerned’ about prospect of no-deal Brexit, warns foreign minister
Japanese firms ‘very concerned’ about prospect of no-deal Brexit, warns foreign minister
Japan’s foreign minister has urged the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit, admitting that Japanese firms are “very concerned” by [...]
June 27, 2019
Unilever and SAP lead £4m investment round in digital reward platform WeGift
Unilever and SAP lead £4m investment round in digital reward platform WeGift
The likes of SAP and Unilever have led a £4m investment round into London startup WeGift, which is aiming to [...]
June 27, 2019
Bitcoin: Is it starting to feel like 2017 all over again?
Bitcoin: Is it starting to feel like 2017 all over again?
By Gary McFarlane from interactive investor. Bitcoin’s decisive break above the psychologically important $10,000 mark – with $11,000 breached over the weekend and [...]
June 27, 2019
Tube drivers get ear defenders for ‘screeching’ Underground lines
Tube drivers get ear defenders for ‘screeching’ Underground lines
Transport for London (TfL) has offered Tube drivers ear defenders to protect them against high levels of noise from new [...]
June 27, 2019
US and China ‘agree tentative trade truce’ ahead of G20 summit
US and China ‘agree tentative trade truce’ ahead of G20 summit
China and the US have reportedly agreed to a tentative truce in their ongoing trade war, two days before crucial [...]
June 27, 2019
Air India plane makes emergency landing at Stansted Airport over bomb threat hoax
Air India plane makes emergency landing at Stansted Airport over bomb threat hoax
A passenger jet has been forced to make an emergency landing at London Stansted due to a bomb threat, Air [...]
June 27, 2019
Europe heatwave 2019: Temperatures soar above 40C as Sahara bubble engulfs continent
Europe heatwave 2019: Temperatures soar above 40C as Sahara bubble engulfs continent
A heatwave currently engulfing Europe has seen temperatures reach record highs. Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic all experienced their [...]
June 27, 2019