‘Now not the time’ for Boris Johnson to go on holiday, says UK steel boss October 11, 2021 “Now is not the time” for Boris Johnson to be on holiday, the director general of UK Steel, Gareth Stace, said this morning. Stace told LBC: “I’m sure he can get on the phone and get talking to them but to my mind, now is not the time for a prime minister to be on [...]
Energy crisis: Kwasi Kwarteng rows with Treasury over heavy industry bailout talks October 10, 2021 Kwasi Kwarteng has been slapped down by the Treasury over emergency funding for struggling industrial firms, with the business and energy secretary accused of “making things up”. Kwarteng said he was speaking with the Treasury about a solution to help struggling manufacturers that are on the brink, however the Treasury has anonymously briefed to Sky [...]
Pure Planet near collapse, as gas crisis claims another victim October 10, 2021 Energy supplier Pure Planet is reportedly near collapse, becoming the latest victim of the UK gas crisis. As reported by Sky News, the company – which is partially owned by BP – is in talks with government regulator Ofgem to initiate the Supplier of Last Resort (SLR) process and transfer its 250,000 clients to other [...]
Kwarteng says there are no plans for energy price cap for businesses : CityAM October 10, 2021 Kwasi Kwarteng has suggested he will not be implementing an energy price cap for businesses, despite warnings from the private sector that many manufacturers could go bust without one. The business and energy secretary said he was “talking all the time with industry about what the best way forward is”, but said an energy price [...]
The long weekend: the Lord Crewe Arms in Northumberland October 9, 2021 The weekend Really get away from it all by escaping to the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, an area so remote its star-studded skies have legendary status yet it’s still just an easy three-hour train ride from London. A weekend in wildly beautiful Northumberland offers a better city detox than any spa: think [...]
Taking a walk on the wild side of Sardinia October 9, 2021 Flying into Sardinia’s Cagliari, the ancient city spreads out below you, and then gives way to the packed beach resorts of Costa Smeralda. Cagliari’s rich in history and culture, and the resorts’ nightlife is amongst the most vibrant in the Med, but the last thing I wanted was to be surrounded by other holidaymakers. I’d [...]
Facebook down again: How persistent is the problem and which sites crash the most? October 9, 2021 Facebook and Instagram were down again for millions of users across the UK last night. The platforms apologised on Twitter for the outage, doing so for the second time this week after another, prolonged down time on Monday. Websites go down all the time from more serious issues like cyber attacks to problems in-house, with [...]
Labour says government ‘underplaying’ energy crisis as Kwarteng guarantees winter supply October 7, 2021 Labour is accusing the government of “underplaying” the energy price crisis as Kwasi Kwarteng today vowed the UK has enough supply to last through winter. Shadow business and energy secretary Ed Miliband today said the amount of energy companies going bust “is not a normal course of events”, despite claims from Kwarteng, and that “we [...]
Dairy farmers cry over spilt milk as tens of thousands of litres destroyed amid driver shortages October 7, 2021 Dairy farmers have had to pour tens of thousands of litres of milk down the drain thanks to the HGV driver shortage. One farmer told Sky News he had had no option but to pour 40,000 litres of milk away over the past couple of months after there were no drivers available for collection. The [...]
Indie band Friendly Fires furious at Boris Johnson after PM emerges during Black Cassette track October 6, 2021 Boris Johnson today walked out on stage for his speech at the Conservative party conference while a song by indie band Friendly Fires was played. The band did not appreciate it. The Prime Minister made his way to the stage against the backdrop of their track Blue Cassette ahead of his keynote speech in Manchester. [...]