Google searches for ‘WW3’ up 75-fold since Russian invasion of Ukraine March 10, 2022 Google searches for ‘WW3’ have skyrocketed by 75-times the usual rate in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As tensions continue to mount between Moscow and Kyiv, UK internet users expressed their fears about it engulfing the rest of Europe, by asking the search engine giant if it might spell the start of a third [...]
UAE hints at supporting boost in oil supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine March 10, 2022 OPEC member United Arab Emirates called for more oil supplies to be pumped into the market yesterday amid fears of supply shortages.
From Moscow to Kensington: transparency can end properties funded by corruption March 10, 2022 Look around the borough of Kensington and Chelsea and you’ll see why so many diplomats refer to our city as “Londongrad”. Over 6000 properties are registered to anonymous foreign shell companies in places like Jersey and the British Virgin Islands. While 3000 households are on the housing wait list many of these properties stand empty. [...]
Russia-Ukraine war to take tax cuts off the table, IFS warns March 10, 2022 Even higher inflation triggered by Russia invading Ukraine will take promised tax cuts off the table, a leading think tank warned today. Surging energy prices driven by concerns over the security of oil and gas supplies amid a ramping up in tensions between Moscow and the West will eat into Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s room to [...]
CBI calls for more government help for businesses and consumers to pay energy bills March 10, 2022 The government must provide more direct support for businesses and consumers dealing with a coming surge in energy prices after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of the UK’s top business bodies has said. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) today urged the government to “support energy intensive industries that lie at the heart of [...]
Kwarteng commits to North Sea oil and gas as UK phases out Russian energy supplies March 9, 2022 Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said the government is committed to North Sea fossil fuel
‘An atrocity’: Russia accused of bombing Ukraine hospital during ceasefire March 9, 2022 Russia was today accused of breaking a ceasefire to bomb a hospital in the under siege city of Mariupol in what was described as an “atrocity” and act of terror by Volodymyr Zelensky. The city has faced heavy shelling over the past week and has become the site of an impending humanitarian disaster, with civilians [...]
Magic Circle law firm Freshfields drops sanctioned Russian bank as client in battle over sacred Jewish manuscripts March 9, 2022 One of London’s oldest law firms, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has pulled out of representing Russia’s state-backed development bank, VEB.RF, in a legal battle between the Russian bank and a Hasidic Jewish group, over a collection of thousands of sacred Jewish texts that fell into the hands of the Soviet Union during the Bolshevik revolution. Freshfields [...]
London’s top indexes snap back sharply after bruising sessions March 9, 2022 London’s top indexes snapped back yesterday after booking heavy losses due to fears over the economic fallout of the Russia-Ukraine war sending investors fleeing. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index soared 2.79 per cent to above 7,000 points, while the domestically-focused FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, [...]
Government re-opens door to fracking after Russian oil ban March 9, 2022 The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is open-minded to the idea of bringing back fracking following a near three year moratorium on the process.