Two more Tory MPs send in letters of no-confidence in Boris Johnson February 2, 2022 Tory MPs Tobias Ellwood and Anthony Mangnall have called for the resignation of Boris Johnson today, with both revealing they will send in letters of no-confidence in the Prime Minister’s leadership of the Tory party. Ellwood, who is MP for Bournemouth East and chair of the Defence Select Committee, said it was “time to resolve [...]
Gas prices rise amid Yamal-Europe pipeline turbulence and Ukraine tensions February 2, 2022 Gas prices have recovered from a mini-slump this month after flows in the Yamal-Europe pipeline were halted in both directions.
Vice Media behind £15m Saudi government music festival February 1, 2022 Vice Media helped organise a Saudi government music festival in March 2020 despite pledging to stop all work in the nation following the fallout from the state-ordered murder of dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
Creative industries get £50m boost as Tories drive ‘level up’ opportunities February 1, 2022 The government injects £50m into creative industries as the Tories hammer home their level up programme and invest in "world class" arts.
The New York Times hints freshly acquired Wordle may no longer be free February 1, 2022 The New York Times has snapped up viral puzzle game Wordle, a move which could eventually see the game placed behind a paywall.
The Online Safety Bill’s noble objectives won’t save it from disastrous outcomes February 1, 2022 For months, technology experts and digital rights advocates have voiced concerns about the Online Safety Bill — namely, that the bill in its current form will not be able to curtail harmful content, as the Royal Society recently claimed. The conversation is finally starting to shift in their favour. Last month, the House of Commons [...]
Editorial: The activists are a welcome sign of faith in the City’s future January 31, 2022 The City is not always portrayed well in the wider media, but a certain kind of Square Mile institution was rather effectively deployed at the beginning of Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. The Crimson Permanent Assurance, a “once proud family firm fallen on hard times,” fights back against its new ownership by the Very [...]
Cyclists and motorists engage in Twitter ‘war of words’ over Highway Code updates January 31, 2022 Cyclists and motorists have engaged in a war of words on Twitter, following the updates to the Highway Code. The rules – which came into force on Saturday – have established a hierarchy of road users to ensure “those who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat [...]
Opinion-in-brief: A day in the life of Nadine Dorries Twitter January 31, 2022 Clearly, Nadine Dorries is jealous of Rishi Sunak’s social media stardom. The Culture Secretary, famed for telling a reporter she would nail his testicles to the wall, has decided to do what every jilted lover has considered doing, and posting passive aggressive, vaguely amusing jokes on twitter. After the discovery of the “pork pie plot” [...]
Virgin Media O2 owners raising fresh capital to supercharge fast fibre broadband roll out January 31, 2022 Virgin Media O2’s owners are looking to raise hundreds of millions of pounds from investors as the merged firm looks to ramp up investment into fibre broadband across the country.