UK impounds private jet at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire: Possibly plane of oligarch Evgeny Shvidler March 9, 2022 A private jet has been impounded by UK authorities at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps confirmed that Russian airlines and private jets had already been banned from the UK. “However there were potential loopholes and I also wanted to make the issue a criminal one, so last night I also signed a [...]
Nadine Dorries selects barrister Orlando Fraser as preferred candidate for Charity Commission top job March 8, 2022 The government has named barrister Orlando Fraser as its preferred candidate for Charity Commission Chair Culture secretary Nadine Dorries made the announcement regarding the top job at the regulator on Tuesday. Fraser will now appear before MPs on the digital, culture, media and sport select committee for pre-appointment scrutiny at an unconfirmed later date. He [...]
Vodafone woes: Europeans competitors Orange and Masmovil gear up for megamerger March 8, 2022 Two of Europe’s biggest telecom firms Orange and Masmovil have entered into exclusive talks to combine their businesses in Spain.
Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ review: shock of the new March 8, 2022 Tim Pitt drives the Mercedes-Benz EQS – the electric alternative to an S-Class, with a huge 107.8kWh battery and a range of up to 453 miles.
China calls friendship with Putin ‘ironclad’ amid heavy fighting and claims 10,000 Russian soldiers are now dead March 8, 2022 China’s foreign minister has called Russia his country’s “most important strategic partner” as Beijing continues to refuse to condemn the invasion of Ukraine despite growing pressure from the US and European Union (EU) to use its influence to rein Moscow in. Wang Yi said Chinese ties with Moscow constitute “one of the most crucial bilateral [...]
London firefighters battle major blaze in the City as Aldgate tower block fire leads to road closures March 7, 2022 A major fire is currently raging near Aldgate East station as dozens of firefighters are battling a huge blaze. Social media images have shown smoke across the City of London after a fire appears to have broken out on one of the floors of the Crawford Building on Whitechapel High St. The London Fire Brigade [...]
Bitcoin and crypto markets feeling the effects of war in Ukraine March 7, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started the week recovering from a significant slump endured after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was launched.
Sam Torrance: Man of the moment Scottie Scheffler has a wonderful golfing brain March 7, 2022 Until a few weeks ago, Scottie Scheffler was one of those players who you couldn’t believe hadn’t won on the PGA Tour yet. Now, suddenly, he is a two-time winner and up to No5 in the world rankings – but anyone who has been watching his progress won’t be surprised. Having got his first victory [...]
Making it online as an artist – and into the metaverse March 7, 2022 It's a difficult ascent to making it as a digital artist on the way to the metaverse, so Kritarth Chhabra and Jakob Seeger made Lemonade.
Anonymous hack Russian TV urging public to oppose Ukraine invasion March 7, 2022 The notorious hacker group Anonymous hacked Russian streaming services last night, including the live TV channels Russia 24, Channel One, and Moscow 24. Taking control of the channels, the group showed clips of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “The hacking collective #Anonymous hacked into the Russian streaming services Wink and Ivi (like Netflix) and live [...]