Saturday Read: Two sustainable fashion gurus on a mission to make soil sexy in London November 27, 2021 Far from providing a pivotal road map, COP26 has at least uncovered a few tangible solutions for multiple industries to move forward. For the first time ever, fossil fuels have been noted and added to the final agreement, albeit rather half heartedly, with a little help from India and China. Another key take-away [...]
Brexit has made our life more difficult, say two thirds of all small businesses across Britain November 27, 2021 Around half of UK SMEs believe that Brexit has had a negative impact on the UK’s society as a whole awhile 64 per cent believe that it has negatively influenced the UK economy. Moreover, one in four said Brexit has affected their business directly, according to new data shared with Morning Wire this weekend. Cloud [...]
Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91: One of theatre’s ‘greatest geniuses’ November 27, 2021 The creator of the musical Sweeney Todd died on Friday morning at his home in Connecticut. Stephen Sondheim has been hailed as one of theatre’s “greatest geniuses” after his death at the age of 91. The American composer’s death was announced by his friend and lawyer, Richard Pappas, who described it as sudden, according to [...]
Omicron: Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna race to tweak Covid vaccines against new Coronavirus variant November 27, 2021 Work is underway to look at tweaking vaccines against the new concerning strain of coronavirus that has sparked travel bans. The variant, named Omicron and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has reached Belgium after being discovered in South Africa. The WHO warned that preliminary evidence suggests the variant has [...]
WTO cancels summit with 164 governments as concerns over new Covid variant grow November 27, 2021 Following new travel restrictions in Switzerland, following the emergence of a worrying new coronavirus variant, the World Trade Organisation has cancelled its conference of government ministers set to open on Tuesday in Geneva. The MC12 conference at WTO headquarters in Geneva was set to take up key issues such as a long-awaited agreement on subsidies [...]
‘We are sick of double-speak’: Furious French govt lashes out at UK as Channel migrant crisis turns into full-scale row November 27, 2021 A French government spokesman has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “double-speak” as the fallout of a dinghy that sank on Wednesday, with the loss of 27 lives, increasingly turns into a full-scale diplomatic row. France reacted with fury after Boris Johnson publicly called on Paris to take back people who survive the Channel crossing [...]
UK feels full force of Storm Arwen as one man dies and hundreds of buildings are damaged November 27, 2021 The UK felt the full force of Storm Arwen with gusts of almost 100 miles per hour battering some areas. One man died, buildings were damaged and trees blown down in the “damaging” winds. The Met Office said speeds hit 98mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland. While the red weather warning expired in the early [...]
FCA to speed up decision making process amid backlash November 26, 2021 The UK's financial watchdog has announced reform plans as it faces criticism over repeated failures to protect customers.
Amazon acknowledges ‘there is more to do’ as UK warehouses are targeted by Extinction Rebellion activists in Black Friday raid November 26, 2021 Climate activists blocked Amazon’s largest warehouse in the UK, targeting the global retail giant’s busiest day of the year. Extinction Rebellion’s Black Friday demonstration, with about 20 activists, started at 4am at the distribution centre in Dunfermline, Fife. The group said it was also targeting Amazon sites in Doncaster, Darlington, Newcastle, Manchester, Peterborough, Derby, Coventry, [...]
Beijing urges media not to overhype JPMorgan chief’s Chinese Communist Party quip November 25, 2021 Beijing authorities have asked global media not to overhype JPMogran chief Jamie Dimon’s quip about the Wall Street giant outliving the Chinese Communist Party. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said yesterday he had “noted the reports” quoting Dimon’s jibes at the organisation which has ruled the state for decades. Lijian said he had also [...]