Hundreds detained in Russia as country mourns death of Putin foe Alexei Navalny February 18, 2024 More than 400 people have been detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic prison colony, a prominent rights group has reported.
David Cameron urges “consequences” for death of Putin’s critic Alexei Navalny February 17, 2024 Britain will take action over the death in prison of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and it is calling on other countries to do likewise, foreign minister Lord David Cameron said on Saturday. “There should be consequences when appalling human rights outrages like this take place,” Cameron told Sky News. “What we do is we look at whether there [...]
Starmer set to attend major Munich security conference February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be at a major security conference in Germany on Saturday for talks and meetings with world leaders.
Brits to get ‘much-needed respite’ with energy price cap to drop by 15 per cent February 16, 2024 It said the cap will keep going down until July, which is also due to the seasonal change, causing less Brits to use oil and gas for heating especially.
Alexei Navalny: Opposition leader and Putin critic dies in prison February 16, 2024 Navalny, who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, was moved in December from his former prison in the Vladimir region of central Russia to to a “special regime” penal colony
Dead Man’s Fingers maker cuts over 500 jobs and enters the red after cyber attack hits sales February 16, 2024 The maker of Crabbie's Ginger Beer and Dead Man's Fingers spiced rum shed more than 500 jobs and entered the red after its sales were hit by a cyber attack, it has been revealed.
Major insurers attempt to push billion pound litigation to a Russian court February 7, 2024 Major insurance companies are at court today seeking to have a multi-billion pound aviation legal action moved from England to a Russian court
Equinor cuts shareholder payouts as fossil fuel returns slow and renewables drag February 7, 2024 Equinor will return $3bn (£2.3bn) less to shareholders in 2024 than a year prior
Babcock: UK military manufacturer scoops £75m contract for British army training February 6, 2024 The defence firm will provide individual trade and technical training in a seven year deal which will start in April.
Santander and Lloyds reportedly helped Iran-backed oil firms evade UK sanctions February 5, 2024 The Financial Times reported that both Lloyds and Santander provided accounts to British front companies owned by Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC).