West under pressure to secure energy supplies as Norwegian offshore workers go on strike July 5, 2022 Europe faces further pressure in securing supplies ahead of winter , after Norwegian oil and gas workers went on strike today.
Ikea announces sale in Russia ahead of exit as staff run through store in search of a bargain July 5, 2022 People were seen running through Russian Ikea stores to grab a bargain as the retailer announced it is holding a sale before quitting the country. Footage shared online reportedly showed people sprinting through a store, while the Russian-language site for the Swedish furniture giant reportedly went down under weight of demand. The flat-packing retailer announced [...]
Cameron Norrie Britain’s last hope as he aims for Wimbledon semi-final July 5, 2022 Today’s play at the All England Club will feature British No1 Cameron Norrie as Wimbledon gets set to host a singles quarter-final involving a home player for the first time since 2017. Then it was the duo of Andy Murray and Johanna Konta, but today it is all about Norrie. Relegated to the outside courts [...]
Getir says investor has ‘no direct or indirect relationship’ with sanctioned Russian oligarch July 4, 2022 Speedy grocery delivery app Getir has shrugged off speculation that government sanctioning of a Russian oligarch linked to investment in the firm will impact its funding. Vladimir Potanin was hit by sanctions last week, including an asset freeze preventing any UK firm from dealing with any funds he owns. However, Getir was keen to quash [...]
Russian energy squeeze pushes Uniper to the brink July 4, 2022 The German government could acquire a stake in troubled energy giant Uniper, amid escalating energy prices and tensions with Russia.
Two more Brits charged with being mercenaries in separatist-held Ukraine July 2, 2022 Two Brits have been charged with being mercenaries after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, a Russian state news agency has reported. Criminal charges had been filed against Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill under article 430 of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)’s criminal code, it has been reported. Healy is understood to be [...]
Kremlin orders seizure of gas facility which Shell has 27 per cent stake in worth £3.4bn July 1, 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered the seizure of a gas facility in the county which UK firm Shell has a 27 per cent stake in. The Kremlin signed a decree to take control of rights of the Sakhalin-2 plant, which will be transferred into Russian hands. This comes as Moscow continues to come under [...]
Lewis Hamilton calls for Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart to be censored after Nelson Piquet’s racial slur July 1, 2022 Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton believes Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart should be censored, as he declared “enough is enough” after Nelson Piquet’s racial slur. The seven-time world champion was speaking ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix – days after 69-year-old Piquet’s offensive reference to Hamilton emerged from a podcast recorded last November. [...]
Johnson says sky-high inflation is ‘big chance’ to fix cost pressures and ‘do things differently’ as PM denies being complacent June 30, 2022 The Prime Minister said today there is a “big chance” to fix unnecessary cost pressures for people and businesses across the UK as Boris Johnson denied that his Government is being “complacent” about spiralling inflation. Speaking at a press conference at the close of the Nato summit in Madrid, Johnson said the “very, very tight [...]
‘Kaboom!’ Ukraine announces recapture of Black Sea’s strategically important Snake Island June 30, 2022 Russia have abandoned the Ukrainian Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a strategic victory for Kyiv against the Kremlin’s blockade. Ukrainian president Vlodymyr Zelensky’s office announced the major coup after Russia’s defence ministry said it withdrew as a “gesture of goodwill”. Its supposed gesture was done, according to Reuters, was to prove the Kremlin [...]