Formula 1: City A.M. hand out post-season awards after dramatic finale December 13, 2021 After 22 races, countless flashpoints and one sensational title battle, the Formula 1 season is over… probably. Max Verstappen is the latest world champion and Mercedes took the constructors’ title for a record eighth consecutive year. But away from the biggest prizes, who performed best – and worst – throughout this most compelling of seasons? [...]
Gas prices rise amid escalating Russia tensions and Nord Stream 2 uncertainty December 13, 2021 Gas prices have surged amid growing tensions over Russian troops at the Ukrainian border and increased Nord Stream 2 pipeline uncertainty.
Avoidable errors have left Ukraine at the mercy of the Kremlin December 13, 2021 Cast your mind back to 2012 and the US Presidential election. Apart from the striking civility of political debate even a decade ago, what’s most memorable about the campaign is Barack Obama’s savage putdown to Mitt Romney’s foreign policy credo. “The 1980s called – it wants its foreign policy back,” said the President. Romney’s crime [...]
Biden rules out military action in Ukraine despite deepening Russia tensions December 10, 2021 US president Joe Biden ruled out using American troops to defend Ukraine earlier this week, despite the looming threat of a Russian invasion.
Embarrassed Royal Navy orders flagship to head home after journey from hell and loss of £100m fighter jet December 9, 2021 The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, with seven warships and a submarine, is on its way back to the UK after a dramatic first journey, which has been dogged by incidents including the loss of a £100m fighter jet at sea. The Royal Navy flagship set off from Portsmouth Naval Base following a visit by [...]
Ed Warner: Soft power and sport – why do they do that? December 9, 2021 To the Guildhall for the launch of EY’s study of soft power and major sporting events, commissioned by the City of London and UK Sport. The publication was timely, coinciding with the findings of the inquiry into the chaos at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley which tarnished Britain’s hosting credentials, as well as the [...]
Russian invasion of Ukraine could rival WW2 warns UK military chief December 8, 2021 The new head of Britain's armed forces has compared a full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine to the second world war as tensions escalate.
Explainer-in-brief: Dialling down the temperature in Ukraine December 8, 2021 US President Joe Biden and Russia’s strongman Vladimir Putin were on the phone yesterday about what on earth are Russian troops doing on Ukraine’s borders. There’s been bad blood between the two presidents, with Biden previously calling Putin a “killer”. The relationship between Russia and Ukraine has historically been complicated. Europe’s magnetic attraction is at [...]
Japanese billionaire joins growing list of wealthy entrepreneurs heading for space December 8, 2021 Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has today joined the growing list of wealthy entrepreneurs in heading to space. Maezawa’s first launch, which will see him spend 12 days on the International Space Station, forms part of his goal to go to the Moon on SpaceX’s Starship in 2023. On the trip, via a Russian rocket, the billionaire [...]
Gas prices jump amid escalating Ukraine-Russia tensions and threats of US sanctions December 7, 2021 Gas prices are on the rise again amid growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, with traders weighing up the risk of fresh sanctions from the US.