Octopus edges toward Bulb takeover as £4bn saga nears its end October 8, 2022 Octopus is edging closer to taking over fallen rival Bulb, bringing to an end the biggest state bailout since RBS in 2008.
That’s Rough: Gas storage site still not open as winter crisis looms October 8, 2022 The UK's largest gas storage facility is unlikely to play a huge role in the UK's scramble for supply security this winter.
Russia suffers huge blow with Crimean bridge explosion October 8, 2022 The only bridge connecting the occupied Crimean peninsula and Russia has been engulfed in flames this morning, following reports of an explosion - taking out huge sections of road which have fallen into the Kerch Strait.
Trust the code, not the confused October 7, 2022 Rufus Round, CEO of GlobalBlock says political systems need to adapt to the crypto and digital assets technology heading their way.
FTSE falling short on communications, PR lobby warns October 7, 2022 Liz Truss has faced widespread criticism over her communication failures as markets have crashed in the wake of her “mini-budget”. However, the PR industry’s trade body has said FTSE 100 companies are also falling short on communications, in warning the UK’s top firms lack comms expertise at senior levels. Research by the Chartered Institute of [...]
Bitcoin is paving the way for El Salvador to be a real economic powerhouse October 7, 2022 Jason Deane finds out - at first hand - how countries like El Salvador may genuinely end up showing us the way forward.
Explainer-in-brief: Blackouts? What blackouts? October 7, 2022 Liz Truss was in Prague yesterday telling European leaders they’ll need to help to keep lights on across the continent this winter. This came as the National Grid warned that we could be faced with rolling blackouts if we don’t import enough energy. How have we come to this? Go back to a year ago, [...]
Joe Biden: Putin ‘not joking’ about using nuclear weapons October 7, 2022 US President Joe Biden has warned Vladimir Putin is “not joking” about using nuclear weapons and the world could face the prospect of “armageddon”. The leader of the free world made his comments at a fundraising event for his Democratic Party in New York, as the battle for eastern Ukraine continues to rage after Putin’s [...]
If Truss wants growth, she needs to face down the rural lobby and back solar farms October 7, 2022 We need to look at the question of priorities and if we’re ready to focus on energy security. Either way, we will need heavy investment in renewables.
Sweden confirms detonation caused ruptures across Nord Stream pipeline October 6, 2022 Sweden's investigation of the Nord Stream pipelines have bolstered suspicions of "gross sabotage" involving detonations.