Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Daley wins bronze to cement himself in British history as gold rush continues August 7, 2021 Tom Daley won bronze in the men’s 10m platform at Tokyo 2020 to become the first British diver to claim four Olympic medals. Read more: Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Women’s 4x100m relay team break British record as Asher-Smith returns to track Daley secured his second medal of the games after winning gold last week in the [...]
Rolls-Royce set to sell ITP Aero to Bain ‘for €1.6bn’ August 4, 2021 Rolls-Royce has entered exclusive talks to sell its Spanish unit ITP Aero to a consortium led investment house Bain Capital for a rumoured €1.6bn (£1.5bn). The FTSE 100 engineer is looking to raise £2bn from selling off various assets in a bid to restore its balance sheet after the travails of the coronavirus pandemic. ITP, [...]
Petrol prices hit eight-year high as fuel demand surges August 4, 2021 Motorists are feeling the pinch as petrol prices hit their highest levels since 2013 after eight straight months of price rises. According to the RAC, petrol and diesel prices jumped by 3.4p and 2.7p per litre in July, meaning the former now costs 135.13p per litre. For diesel, the cost is 137.06p per litre, the [...]
A year on from the explosion, Beirut still a shell of its former self and questions remain unanswered August 4, 2021 One year ago today, the world looked on in horror as Beirut exploded. The monumental blast at what turned out to be a nitrate storage hangar decimated the area surrounding the Lebanese capital’s port and beyond, with the damage estimated to be around $4.6bn. The story is one of grave corruption and mismanagement. Over 2,700 [...]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: 13-year-old Sky Brown becomes Britain’s youngest medallist with skateboard bronze as Hannah Mills makes sailing history August 4, 2021 Teenage skateboarder Sky Brown became Britain’s youngest ever Olympic medallist today as Team GB claimed more sailing gold at Tokyo 2020. Brown produced a calm final run to win the bronze medal after falling twice on her first two runs. The 13-year-old surpassed Sarah Hardcastle, who won silver and bronze in the swimming at the [...]
McLaren ‘to sell off Applied Technologies division to Greybull’ August 3, 2021 McLaren has reportedly struck a deal to sell off its Applied Technologies division to Greybull Capital as the supercar maker continues to streamline its operations. According to Sky News, the deal could be announced as early as tomorrow, although details of the size of the deal were as yet unclear. It comes just weeks after [...]
Bringing these wines will make you the perfect dinner party guest August 3, 2021 “Freedom Day” has come and gone and invitations to dinner parties, garden gatherings and long luncheons have come flooding in. It is the “done thing” to bring a bottle for your dinner party host but this can be tricky when you have no idea what is on the menu. If you cannot pair the wine [...]
Boris Johnson tells Iran to ‘face up to consequences’ of its drone attack August 2, 2021 Boris Johnson has called for Iran to “face up to the consequences” of its drone attack on an oil tanker that killed two people. It comes after Iran’s ambassador to the UK was today summoned to the Foreign Office in the wake of the attack, which saw a British national killed. The UK has said [...]
‘Green’ status should be default for most of world, say BA and Easyjet bosses August 2, 2021 The UK’s airline industry has called for more countries to be added to the “green list” for travel this week, and it should be the “default” for most places. Transport secretary Grant Shapps is due to update the current traffic light system for international travel later this week. In a letter to Shapps signed by [...]
Sky News Australia Suspended from YouTube Over Covid-19 Coverage August 2, 2021 Sky News Australia has been banned from posting new videos or livestreams on YouTube as a result of Covid-19 coverage which the platform says breached misinformation guidelines. The week-long strike was issued on Thursday after a review of Sky News Australia’s channel alleged that it hosted content which denied the existence of Covid-19 and encouraged [...]