English Heritage ‘reviews’ relationship with disgraced P&O Ferries April 3, 2022 In the latest indignity for P&O Ferries, English Heritage has reviewed its partnership with the disgraced shipping company. The charity is reviewing its relationship with the ferry operator, after it came under fire for sacking 800 employees last month. English Heritage told the Mail on Sunday that it was “pausing and reviewing” its partnership with [...]
Energy strategy: Shapps says he doesn’t support ‘vast increase’ of onshore wind farms April 3, 2022 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said he does not support a “vast increase” in the amount of onshore wind farms in the UK, just days before Boris Johnson is set to announce the government’s new energy strategy. Shapps today said onshore wind farms are “eyesores” in a statement that will fuel speculation of a growing [...]
NatWest examines £3bn bid for Tilney Smith & Williamson April 2, 2022 NatWest is reportedly examining a £3bn takeover proposal for UK wealth management powerhouse Tilney Smith & Williamson. Sources told Sky News the bank – which was rescued by the government in 2008 – is among several bidders who will make a play as the high street lender is expected to go on sale within the [...]
Ferry passengers at Dover face disruption as queues multiply due to bad weather April 2, 2022 Passengers at Dover are facing disruption as queues on ferry services multiply due to the bad weather. “Due to adverse weather conditions, we are currently experiencing delays on all of our crossings,” said ferry operator DFDS via Twitter. “To our customers already checked in at our ports, please proceed as normal. On your arrival at [...]
Business of Space: Not only doing the hard things, but the ‘right thing’ April 2, 2022 This week Blue Origin creates six more astronauts SpaceX teams up with OneWeb Seraphim Space piles into Pixxel Blue Origin: Space tourists aplenty Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully completed its fourth tourist flight to space on Thursday, marking the increasing accessibility of space – to the few that can afford it. Bezos, who made his [...]
Firm part-owned by Sunak’s wife withdraws from Russia amid scrutiny April 1, 2022 Infosys, an Indian tech giant which is part owned by the UK Chancellor's wife, is shutting down its operations in Russia following backlash.
What cost of living crisis? MPs give themselves a pay rise of nearly 3 per cent to £84,144 April 1, 2022 MPs’ salaries rise to £84,144 from today, up by 2.7 per cent, after the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) announced last month that their pay would go up for the first time in two years. But it comes on the same day that the biggest jump in domestic energy bills in living memory has come [...]
Ukraine unmasks two generals as Moscow saboteurs while tired Putin is stuck in ‘Kremlin cage’ with Russian Army ‘exhausted’ April 1, 2022 Two Ukrainian generals have been unmasked as Russian saboteurs and stripped off their ranks with immediate effect, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told his nation under siege. In his daily video address to the nation, Zelensky said “today another decision was made on anti-heroes, gradually all of them will be punished.” “That is why Andriy Olehovych [...]
Starmer brands Tory response to rising cost of living ‘pathetic’ as windfall tax on energy firms rekindled April 1, 2022 Boris Johnson’s government’s response to energy price rises has been “pathetic”, as he rekindled Labour’s bid for a one-off windfall tax on oil and gas firms in a bid to reduce bills. This comes after millions of households were plunged into fuel poverty today caused by the uplift to the cap on energy bills sending [...]
Starmer: Public should know if Carrie Johnson was fined in partygate, and if Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy benefits from Russian ties April 1, 2022 Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the public should know if Prime Minister Boris Johnsons’s wife Carrie was given a fine due to partygate, and if Rishi Sunak’s wife benefits from business ties in Russia. The leader of the opposition was asked whether there was any comparison between Mrs Johnson being fined over the lockdown [...]