Russia will look to ‘rescue’ UK in energy crisis October 17, 2021 Russia will try to “come to the rescue” of the UK amid rapidly rising energy costs, says the country’s ambassador Andrei Kelin. He told Andrew Marr that that if there is an “opportunity” to help the UK, then the country will “do what we can to alleviate difficult conditions which are now being created with [...]
Putin could miss COP26 climate conference October 17, 2021 Vladimir Putin has not decided whether to attend the upcoming COP26 climate conference in Glasgow later this month. Russian ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, told Andrew Marr that a decision on the president’s trip has “not been taken yet”. This follows Wednesday’s comments from the Russian premier that he might avoid the conference due [...]
Russia’s Yandex steps into London’s hyper-competitive online grocery market October 15, 2021 Delivery drivers sporting the bright yellow colours of Yango Deli will be visible across London after the international e-grocery arm of Russian tech giant Yandex became the latest player to launch in the UK’s crowded delivery market. Watch the full report.
DOT takes lead as Bitcoin recovers, but retail market still yet to join party October 14, 2021 A swift recovery for Bitcoin has seen the price of the largest cryptocurrency climb back to more than $57k, having briefly dropped below the $55k mark yesterday.
Putin: Russia is not using gas as a weapon October 13, 2021 Vladimir Putin has dismissed claims that Russia is weaponizing its supplies of natural gas to speed up Germany’s approval of the completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline and to destabilise European energy prices. The Russian president has described the accusations as “politically motivated blather with nothing to support it”. He believed that European governments are looking [...]
Moldova asks EU for help after Gazprom’s gas flow closure October 12, 2021 Moldova is asking European countries for help after Russian energy corporation Gazprom drastically reduced gas shipments to the country. As reported by the Financial Times, Moldova is requesting emergency gas supplies through Romania to relieve pressure, reducing shortages and easing the increase in prices. Gas supplies in the country have fallen by a third as [...]
Octopus CEO: We need strong competition to insulate us from future energy crises October 12, 2021 The UK energy industry is in turmoil. The sector is currently going through its most difficult time in decades, with a handful already going bust in the last few weeks. The lights will not go off this winter: we have well-oiled processes, put in place by the government and the energy regulator, to ensure customers [...]
Aye, aye Captain! The new defence chief of staff needs to tackle the China question October 11, 2021 The appointment of a new chief of the defence staff—the professional head of the British armed forces— easily slips into the important but not newsworthy category. Last week’s announcement that Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, currently first sea lord, will take up the post in November should, however, give even passing observers pause for thought. For [...]
Watch as Russian authorities probe prison torture and sexual assault videos October 7, 2021 Russian authorities said they have fired five senior prison officials and opened a slew of criminal investigations into alleged torture and sexual assaults at a jail in the Saratov region. Warning: This edit contains graphic footage.
Labour says government ‘underplaying’ energy crisis as Kwarteng guarantees winter supply October 7, 2021 Labour is accusing the government of “underplaying” the energy price crisis as Kwasi Kwarteng today vowed the UK has enough supply to last through winter. Shadow business and energy secretary Ed Miliband today said the amount of energy companies going bust “is not a normal course of events”, despite claims from Kwarteng, and that “we [...]