Yevgeny Prigozhin: UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash August 24, 2023 UK ministers are closely watching Russia following reports that the leader of the Wagner mercenary group died in a plane crash. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner chief, was reportedly on the passenger list of a private jet which went down almost 185 miles north of Moscow on Wednesday, according to Russian authorities. All 10 people on [...]
Prigozhin death a needed reminder the West cannot sit back on its laurels August 24, 2023 It is a sad fact of life that war fatigue exists. When the Russians invaded Ukraine in February of last year, it was on our front page day after day. That isn’t the case anymore, even if the daily devastation wrought on Ukraine remains much the same. Indeed sometimes it is easy, almost, to forget [...]
Don’t expect energy bills to return to normal this decade, warns Cornwall Insight August 23, 2023 Energy bills are unlikely to revert to normal levels by the end of the decade, Cornwall Insight has warned ahead of the latest price cap reveal.
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Who is the Putin-critic Wagner boss reportedly killed in a Russian plane crash? August 23, 2023 Prigozhin, the boss of Russian mercenary group Wagner who recently led a mini-mutiny against Vladimir Putin, has died in a plane crash
UK offers Ukraine nuclear fuel boost through £192m deal with Urenco August 23, 2023 The government will provide a £192m loan guarantee through the UK's export credit agency to help power Ukraine's nuclear fleet.
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in Russia plane crash: reports August 23, 2023 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Russian mercenary group Wagner, has been killed in a plane crash in Russia according to widespread reports.
Energy industry calls for clampdown on brokers as businesses brace for winter August 23, 2023 The role of brokers in the business supplier market is in urgent need of regulation to protect companies from high prices this winter, an industry body has warned.
Most challenger banks admit to only ‘occasional’ sanctions screening August 23, 2023 More than half of challenger banks have admitted to only performing occasional sanctions checks, according to a recent survey. Only a quarter of the challenger banks it surveyed said they always perform the appropriate screening processes. A total of 54 per cent of challenger banks admitted to performing checks regarding sanctions or politically exposed persons [...]
XTX Markets billionaire founder almost doubles his wealth in a year August 22, 2023 Alex Gerko, founder of XTX Markets, has nearly doubled his net worth in just one year, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The 43-year-old, who launched the London-based proprietary trading and market-making business in 2015, is now worth £8.5bn following a bumper year for the business. In June, it was reported that revenue from [...]
Woodside Energy posts huge profits amid looming threat of strikes August 22, 2023 Woodside Energy has posted record half-year net profits of $1.7bn, fuelled by high production levels from the oil and gas assets it snapped off BHP.