‘Levelling up’ under fire for failing to help jobseekers February 21, 2022 Michael Gove’s levelling up strategy has come under fire for failing to support “the most vulnerable in society”. It comes after the Independent reported a two-year wait for government cash to help people into work after it was announced that replacement job schemes would only be funded “from 2024-25”. The paper reported last year that [...]
Biden agrees to meeting with Putin while 7,000 more Russian troops arrive on border with Ukraine February 21, 2022 US president Joe Biden has agreed “in principle” to a meeting with Vladimir Putin, provided Russia holds off on what American officials believe is an imminent assault on Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the US administration has been clear that America is “committed to pursuing diplomacy until the moment an invasion begins”. [...]
Ad tycoon Martin Sorrell sets eyes on Wall Street as London continues to undervalue S4 Capital February 21, 2022 Ad tycoon Sir Martin Sorrell has said he is considering a New York listing after S4 Capital's underwhelming London performance.
Boris Johnson to fly out to Munich today as tensions between Russia and Ukraine refuse to ease February 19, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to join senior Government ministers at a major security conference in Munich today amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine. It comes as the UK warned the crisis in the region is at a “critical juncture”, with Russia accused of “manufacturing a pretext” for launching an attack. At a [...]
Sadiq Khan “hopeful, but not confident” about TfL deal as funding expires tomorrow February 17, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan said today he is “hopeful, but not confident” of securing a long-term deal for Transport for London (TfL) as government funds are set to expire tomorrow. “It’s really important for the government to realise, these sticking plasters in the short, medium and long term cost us more,” the Evening Standard reported [...]
‘An an absolutely bungled operation’: Sadiq Khan postpones City Hall move February 17, 2022 The move into London’s new City Hall has been postponed by Sadiq Khan, just four days before staff were due to move in. London’s politicians and bureaucrats have been left floating between temporary offices and working from home, in a move which has been met with anger from the GLA Conservatives. “This has been an [...]
US investigates 416,000 Tesla cars over braking defect February 17, 2022 The US investigation into Tesla’s malfunctions shows no sign of easing, as the agency in charge of vehicle safety evaluated today 416,000 cars over braking defects. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said today its primary evaluation will focus on 2021-2022 Model 3 and Model Y, following more than 300 complaints of braking issues. [...]
Trump’s social media app incoming as users start testing ‘Truth Social’ February 17, 2022 Former President Donald Trump’s new social media app is incoming as 500 beta testers begin testing an early version of “Truth Social”. Two sources told Reuters that they were invited to test the app this week, with chief exec Devin Nunes claiming that it will launch by the end of March. Truth Social allows users [...]
Sadiq Khan proposes £10m London tourism cash pot to lure back visitors February 16, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed a £10m tourism investment pot, to be used to lure people back to the capital. Some £3m will be pumped into Khan’s £6m ‘Let’s Do London’ campaign, which City Hall claims has pulled £70m back into the city along with 280,000 visitors. Another £7m will then be used for [...]
Elon Musk’s brain chip company accused of torturing monkeys February 16, 2022 Elon Musk’s brain chip company has denied claims that it is torturing monkeys for the futuristic technology – which the billionaire claims will enable quadriplegics to walk again. Neuralink aims to connect human brains to computers, and is hoping to begin human trials later this year. However, a US doctors’ group which partners which the [...]