Andaz Mayakoba is a near-perfect beach resort on the Mexican coast July 3, 2023 Playa del Carmen lies halfway between Cancun and Tulum, both geographically and spiritually. It’s not quite the tourist hellscape of the former, a haven for spring breakers and the kind of traveller who wears sports socks with sandals, but neither does it have the bohemian charm of the latter, which has positioned itself as the [...]
Factory worker shortages deal £6.5bn blow to UK economy July 3, 2023 A shortage of factory workers is dealing a £6.5bn blow to the UK economy, while London and the South East’s manufacturing economy is outpacing any other in the country, a new report out today has claimed. Factories are still to fill 74,000 empty roles, representing a big slice of lost output, according to industry body [...]
EDF chief executive tells managers nuclear business to be reorganised June 30, 2023 EDF's chief executive Luc Remont told managers yesterday that the state-owned power group's nuclear activities would be reorganised.
Bitcoin turns bullish as curious crypto market leaders emerge June 30, 2023 While Jason Deane was crashing last week, the crypto markets certainly aren’t today with green across the board.
Nigel Farage claims he may have to leave UK after bank accounts closed June 29, 2023 Nigel Farage has claimed he may have to leave the UK after his bank accounts were closed. The former UKIP leader and Brexiteer today posted a six-minute long video on Twitter, stating his accounts had been closed and he was unable to secure banking services elsewhere. He wrote: “The establishment is trying to force me [...]
A successor to Putin is just as likely to be an aggressor to the West if we’re not careful June 28, 2023 The Wagner Group attack over the weekend is proof that Vladimir Putin won't survive the war in Ukraine. But the West should be concerned about who could come next, writes Daniel Sleat
Vitol and Gunvor rake in Russian oil profits a year after Ukraine invasion June 27, 2023 Energy traders Vitol and Gunvor are still buying refined Russian oil, despite pledges to cut ties with Kremlin-backed suppliers.
Supermarkets behaving badly: Asda and Morrisons bosses back ‘transparent’ fuel pricing model June 27, 2023 Supermarkets bosses have been grilled by MPs on prices at the pump and agreed to consider entering into a fuel model which would give more transparency. The government has been mulling a scheme whereby petrol stations would have to share live prices in efforts to bring more price transparency for drivers – a similar system [...]
Four arrested as Just Stop Oil vandalise energy giant Total’s Canary Wharf HQ with paint June 27, 2023 Total Energies is the latest victim of Just Stop Oil's crusade against oil and gas firm, which chucked orange paint at its Canary Wharf base.
Even if Putin is ousted, it is unlikely to bring about the end of the war in Ukraine June 27, 2023 The Prigozhin mutiny over the weekend showed a weakened Vladimir Putin, yet it's unlikely to change the course of the war in Ukraine - which has long turned into a stalemate, writes John Hulsman