Alok Sharma says there is ‘no immediate concern’ about winter energy shortages September 19, 2021 Alok Sharma has insisted there are “no immediate concerns” about potential energy shortages this winter amid warnings of a second winter of discontent. The Cop26 president, who sits in cabinet, said today that “we don’t see any risks going into winter”. Business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is set to hold crunch discussions with the [...]
Kremlin: Launch Nord Stream 2 to balance gas prices September 15, 2021 The Kremlin today said that a rapid start-up of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline would help to correct sky-high gas prices across Europe amid a squeeze in supply. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “Undoubtedly, the quickest launch of Nord Stream 2 would significantly balance out the pricing parameters of natural gas in Europe, including on the spot [...]
Sajid Javid defends the march back to the office despite SAGE warnings September 15, 2021 Health secretary Sajid Javid has defended the march back to the office after government scientific advisors warned it could trigger a spike in infections. Ditching work from home advice could push daily hospital admissions to rise to 7,000 by next month, experts advising the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) warned yesterday. However, the [...]
GTO Engineering California Spyder review: Hollywood glamour, Italian soul September 15, 2021 The latest car from GTO Engineering is a recreation of the classic Ferrari 250 SWB California Spyder. It’s as glorious as it looks.
Are regulators starting to embrace digital assets? September 14, 2021 Writing for Crypto AM, Jonny Fry examines the regulation of cryptocurrencies and points to what a future under scrutiny could look like.
City bribery: British American Tobacco accused of arranging Mugabe bribe September 13, 2021 One of the largest tobacco companies in the world has been accused of bribing Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe. City-based British American Tobacco (BAT) was part of negotiations to pay between $300,000 and $500,000 to Zanu-PF, Mugabe’s political party in 2013, according to a BBC Panorama investigation, which will be aired this evening. [...]
Malta: A destination that’s impossible to forget September 13, 2021 There are some destinations in the world that really sink beneath the skin of its travellers, weaving a spell that remains cast forever. Malta, the captivating Mediterranean Island otherwise known as the land of honey, is one of them. For centuries, it was the site of skirmishes between civilisations including the Phoenicians, the Byzantines and [...]
Scrap travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people, aviation industry begs September 13, 2021 Representatives for the aviation industry have written to Grant Shapps to demand that travel restrictions be scrapped for those who are double vaccinated. In a letter to the Transport Secretary, Airlines UK and the Airport Operators Association (AOA) said that the UK was lagging behind the rest of Europe in terms of the sector’s recovery. [...]
Sajid Javid says he wants to drop PCR tests for travel ‘as soon as I possibly can’ September 12, 2021 Sajid Javid has said he wants to ditch PCR tests for double vaccinated travellers entering the UK “as soon as I possibly can”. The health secretary said today that the UK shouldn’t keep those restrictions in place for “longer than is absolutely necessary”. Everyone who enters the UK has to show proof of a negative [...]
Labour: ‘Reckless’ Priti Patel breached ministerial code over meeting with billionaire Tory donor September 12, 2021 Labour has accused the Home Secretary of being “reckless” and a “serial offender” in breaching the ministerial code after allegations involving a meeting between a billionaire Tory donor and British Airways. The Sunday Mirror reports today that Priti Patel arranged a meeting on 11 August at Heathrow Airport’s Hilton Garden Inn, which is part of [...]