Unite plans 23 days of strikes at Heathrow over ‘fire and rehire’ plans March 17, 2021 Unite this afternoon said that it was planning 23 days of strikes at Heathrow Airport from the beginning of April in protest at the airport’s restructuring plans. There will be 41 strikes over the period, the union said, ending on 25 April. Unite said that the strike had been called because of the airport’s decision [...]
UK airports saw fewest passengers last summer since 1975 March 17, 2021 Airports saw the lowest number of passengers pass through their gates last summer since 1975, new figures from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show. Just 14.2m people travelled through UK airports last year from July to September, while across the whole year there were just 73.8m air passengers. The majority of these – two-thirds – [...]
EU plans Covid-19 certificate to allow travel for virus-free citizens: What does it mean for UK tourists? March 16, 2021 EU plans Covid-19 certificate to allow travel for citizens who can prove they're virus-free
Visa plans to increase online interchange fees for UK customers buying from EU firms March 16, 2021 Visa – the UK’s biggest debit card provider – is reportedly planning to increase fees on purchases made by British customers from most of Europe. The payments giant is preparing to inform its 4,000 clients that the interchange fees will be hiked to 1.5 per cent for online credit card payments, Sky News reported. Meanwhile, [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Wally Pyrah’s Happy Valley fancies March 16, 2021 DOUGLAS Whyte’s NORDIC WELLSTAR looks the star bet, on an intriguing and highly competitive nine-race programme, at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. This is a big week for the former 13-time champion jockey turned trainer, who will be looking to his ex-Australian four-year-old as a launch pad for success when the he lines-up [...]
Retail tech startup Rezolve eyes $750m price tag with fresh funding round March 16, 2021 Mobile shopping platform Rezolve is closing in on a fresh funding round backed by British taxpayers that would value the startup at $750m (£540m). Rezolve, founded by tech entrepreneur Dan Wagner, is finalising a $20m funding round from a string of new US-based investors. The new cash injection, which is backed by a company connected [...]
STV Group sets out digital growth plans after pandemic hits profit March 16, 2021 Scottish media firm STV Group saw its profit fall two-thirds in 2020 but said that it had achieved a record viewing performance amid the chaos of the pandemic. The firm, which runs the STV television channel north of the border, said that profit before tax had fallen from £19m to £6.7m in 2020. However, it [...]
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp inks Facebook deal in Australia after row March 16, 2021 Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has signed a licensing deal with Facebook in Australia, marking an end to a dispute that saw the social media site instigate a news blackout in the country. The publishing group said it has reached a three-year agreement with Facebook to provide news and information to millions of users in the [...]
Wizz Air’s largest investor sells £400m stake in carrier March 16, 2021 Wizz Air’s largest shareholder has sold half of its stake in the Hungarian airline for £400m, it was announced this morning. Private equity firm Indigo Partners had owned 17.5 per cent of the FTSE 250 flier, but will now have a stake of about 8.5 per cent. The sale was carried out via an accelerated [...]
Diverse Oscar noms drag 90-year-old awards into 21st century March 15, 2021 In recent years, the nominations for the Academy Awards have often drawn anger and frustration. #OscarsSoWhite became a regular trend for past ceremonies as actors of colour were ignored, while there was ongoing criticism at the absence of female behind the scenes nominees, and LGBTQ+ artists. Today, observers held their breath as this year’s nominations [...]