Chelsea: Club face off-field shake-up once Abramovich era ends March 15, 2022 Change is in the air at Stamford Bridge, where a new owner is likely to be installed before the end of the season after Roman Abramovich was forced to put Chelsea up for sale. US bank the Raine Group has told bidders to register their best offers by Friday, with interest reported from suitors in [...]
Retail and construction insolvencies soar against backdrop of supply chain pressures and war in Ukraine March 15, 2022 Soaring material costs have led to a steep rise in insolvencies in the retail and construction industries of almost 50 per cent. The war in Ukraine and its impact on rising fuel prices, brought concerns over supply chains pressures into sharp focus this week, new research from tax and audit specialists Mazars has shown. During [...]
Crypto markets unmoved despite EU news and Musk’s best efforts on Twitter March 15, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has barely moved, despite positive news from the EU and Elon Musk telling everyone to hold BTC, ETH and DOGE.
EU demands billions from UK as ‘Made in China’ row widens: Britain accused of flouting Brexit rules March 14, 2022 The European Union is demanding £2.5bn in compensation from Britain for failing to apply customs rules to Chinese imports. The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the UK was “negligent” in applying EU customs and import rules between 2011 and 2017, which has led to lost revenues for the EU. The [...]
Why the UK must embrace the ‘crypto revolution’ March 14, 2022 Adam Afriyie MP explains why the investors and businesses must see the UK as a beacon for digital innovation and consumer protection.
Bitcoin holds at $39k as EU prepares crypto legislation vote March 14, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has been flat over the past 24 hours, currently sitting at around $39k as Ethereum hangs on to $2,500.
Chicken boss warns food prices could rise 15 per cent this year amid war in Ukraine March 14, 2022 A food industry leader has warned prices could rise up to 15 per cent this year as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 2 Sisters CEO Ronald Kers told the BBC’s Today programme it had already been forced to pay 50 per cent more for the chicken it receives from farms. Russia and Ukraine [...]
Severn Trent boss admits it needs to improve as it pledges £100m to clean rivers March 14, 2022 The boss of Severn Trent has admitted that the water giant is not acting on water protection as much as the public, and government, need. Severn Trent and Anglian Water have pledged to bolster their efforts in improving their practices, after environment minister Rebecca Pow last month urged water companies to reduce how much sewage [...]
Big Tech’s heyday of privacy abuses is coming to an end – and it’s going to cost them March 14, 2022 When it comes to data privacy, a slew of recent, multi-million-pound fines for data privacy breaches, have showed exactly how closely regulators are watching for transgressions. Already this year the UK’s Ministry of Justice has been served with an enforcement notice (which could lead to a fine of £17.5m) by the ICO; the Internet Advertising [...]
Northern Ireland Protocol: Truss to halt plan to trigger Article 16 and provide economic support March 13, 2022 Liz Truss is set to halt threats to trigger Article 16 and suspend the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The foreign secretary has reportedly written to Boris Johnson to call for a series of measures to boost trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, including tax breaks and [...]