Russian Army pulls back as weekend fightback picks up: Ukrainian forces retake Kyiv suburbs despite fear of booby-traps April 2, 2022 Ukrainian forces are taking back suburbs and other areas surrounding capital Kyiv this weekend, and they have reportedly moved to retake territory north of the country’s capital amid fears that Russian forces might have set booby-traps before leaving. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his nightly video address hours earlier that departing Russian troops were [...]
Government decides it will go ahead with plan to ban conversion therapy following backlash April 1, 2022 The government has decided it will go ahead with its plans to ban conversion therapy after a leaked document revealed it was scrapping the move. “The PM has agreed we should not move forward with legislation to ban LGBT conversion therapy,” the document read, ITV News first reported. Following backlash from politicians, charities and businesses, [...]
Majority of Brits want to move on from ‘partygate’, says new poll March 31, 2022 The majority of Brits say they are tired of hearing about partygate and want to move on from the whole scandal, according to a new poll. A poll by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, commissioned by The Telegraph, found 57 per cent of people think the country needs to “move on” from the Downing Street parties [...]
Tesla extends production halt at Shanghai plant following city lockdown March 31, 2022 Tesla extended its production halt at a Shanghai plant for at least one more day, as the city was posed under a two-stage lockdown from earlier this week. The lockdown – which ends tomorrow for the eastern part of the city – initially allowed Tesla to resume production on Friday. But according to the latest [...]
Letters: Whose rules are they anyway? March 31, 2022 [Re: Chief execs in Boris Johnson’s position would fall on their sword for rule-breaking, yesterday] It’s an intolerable position for Boris Johnson to take that the boss of P&O should go for the graceless sacking of 800 seafarers if he himself continues to sit at the helm in Downing Street even as he faces the [...]
The City View: Chris Jackson, CEO of green hydrogen firm Protium, talks easing sustainable energy transition March 30, 2022 Today Andy Silvester chats to Chris Jackson, CEO of UK-based green hydrogen energy firm Protium. They go back to Protium’s roots; discuss what green hydrogen acutally is and how the company aims to simplify the decarbonisation process for the companies it works with; and go through why hydrogen, rather than solar and wind energy, might [...]
Oxford St still feeling side effects of Covid as footfall recovery lags behind March 30, 2022 Oxford St has struggled to return to its pre-pandemic glory with football down 46 per cent on pre-Covid levels. Overall, high street footfall levels were down 23 per cent in February, according to an RSM analysis of data from Datscha. International travel restrictions have dampened the numbers of shoppers in central London hubs. Northern shopping [...]
eEnergy and EO Charging pledge to deliver 50,000 EV office chargers by 2030 March 30, 2022 eEnergy announced today it will partner with electric vehicle (EV) charging firm EO Charging to roll out 50,000 EV office chargers by 2030. The partnership will initially focus on the UK education sector, providing 200 charging spots by the end of April, with numbers going up to 2,000 within the first 12 months. The digital [...]
Maersk warns Shanghai’s lockdown will hike transport costs March 29, 2022 Shipping giant Maersk said today transport costs will continue to increase following Shanghai’s decision to lockdown. Shanghai started going into lockdown yesterday, closing down half of the city while the other one will be be shut from Friday for a four-day testing exercise. “Trucking service in and out (of) Shanghai will be severely impacted by [...]
Boris Johnson has not been given Met police fine over partygate, says Number 10 March 29, 2022 Boris Johnson will not be given one of 20 penalty notices the Metropolitan Police will hand out today over partygate, Number 10 has said. Johnson’s official spokesman told journalists that “we’ve said we will update if” the Prime Minister is found to have broken the law during the Met’s investigation. The Met announced today that [...]