Malboro maker Philip Morris snaps up smokeless cigarette rival Swedish Match for £13bn May 11, 2022 Malboro maker Philip Morris International (PMI) has agreed to snap up European smokeless tobacco rival Swedish Match for $16n (£13bn) in a push to expand its tobacco alternatives.
E.ON suffers massive drop in profits amid spiralling wholesale costs and Russian uncertainty May 11, 2022 E.ON has suffered a 15 per cent drop in first-quarter profits, blaming higher energy prices that it was unable to pass on to customers.
Outrage as more than 150 British couples separated by Home Office visa backlog are ‘being kept in the dark’ May 11, 2022 It has emerged that more than 150 British couples are caught up in a backlog of visa applications and they have reportedly not been told how long delays might be. BBC News says British couples kept in separate countries by the backlog have contacted the broadcaster to raise the issue of delays, with complaints of [...]
Top US intelligence official warns the Kremlin could use nuclear weapons if Putin thought Nato would intervene in Ukraine May 11, 2022 The head of America’s national intelligence organisation has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin may use nuclear weapons. Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate the Kremlin may take the drastic step to avoid getting bogged down in longer war over Ukraine. She said Russia will become “more unpredictable and escalatory” as it [...]
Fresh losses for Putin as Russian Army loses most of Kharkiv and Ukraine holds ground at Mariupol mill May 11, 2022 Kyiv’s military has made gains near the eastern city of Kharkiv overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed this morning. Zelensky that the military was gradually pushing Russian troops away from the city. The Ukrainian military’s general staff said its forces drove the Russians out of four villages to the northeast of Kharkiv as it tries [...]
Eat that, Putin: US lawmakers give green light for historic £32bn lifeline for Ukraine in fresh push to ‘weaken’ Russia May 11, 2022 Sigh of relief in Kyiv this morning as the US House of Representatives has emphatically approved a fresh $40bn, or £32.4bn, aid package for Ukraine. The measure sailed to passage by a lopsided 368-57 margin, providing $7bn more than President Joe Biden’s request from April and dividing the increase evenly between defence and humanitarian programs. [...]
A slip into recession is a token of the Conservatives’ failure to govern our country May 11, 2022 The word recession has not been thought about for years, but after the Bank of England announced that we should expect it by the end of 2022, it has been placed at the front of people’s minds. Of course, external factors do play a massive role in this; the Russian invasion of Ukraine has disrupted [...]
Viktor Oil Ban: Hungary digs in heels as EU pushes for sanctions May 10, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Viktor Orban as the EU looks to finalise its ban on Russian oil imports.
Car crashes into front of Boris Johnson’s £1.3m Camberwell townhouse May 10, 2022 Police were called after a car ploughed into the Camberwell home of prime minister Boris Johnson. The Vauxhall Astra was pictured in front of the £1.3m townhouse after crashing in the early hours of Monday morning. The force said in a statement: “Officers attended and found a car that had struck the exterior of a [...]
Tesco chief joins calls for energy firms to face windfall tax amid deepening cost-of-living crisis May 10, 2022 Tesco chairman John Allan has joined calls for energy giants to be slapped with a windfall tax to ease pressure on households.