Germany tips into recession and analysts warn economy won’t get much better May 25, 2023 Germany slipped into an official recession over the winter, triggered by family finances being crushed by sky high energy bills, official figures out today show. Revised estimates from the country’s statistics agency, Destatis, revealed gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.3 per cent in the first three months of this year. The organisation previously thought output [...]
Ukraine urges citizens to cut energy usage as EU squabbles over gas price cap October 20, 2022 Ukraine is encouraging its citizens to cut energy usage by 20 per cent this winter, amid growing concerns of blackouts this winter.
Energy: UK forked out £90bn protecting customers from Russian supply squeeze as Europe spent £700bn February 13, 2023 European countries have forked out over £700bn to shield businesses and households from soaring gas prices since the energy crisis began.
Remembering D-Day is an exercise in not forgetting Ukraine June 6, 2024 It has become something of a cottage industry in academia, and polite society, to denigrate the achievements of the past. And national myth-making deserves scrutiny, for it forces us to confront the bad old days of the past, too, in order to create a better future. One war, however, has mostly avoided the too-clever-by-half revisionism [...]
Domino’s Pizza Eurasia rejects fresh takeover bid from Indian rival which ‘undervalues’ it December 19, 2023 London listed Domino’s Pizza Eurasia has rebuffed a revised takeover offer from Jubilant Food Works on the grounds that the offer “undervalues” the business. DP Eurasia is the master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia, while Jubilant is the master franchisee for the chain in India. Jubilant recently increased its stake in [...]
OPEC+ agrees to extend deep oil production cuts into 2025 June 2, 2024 OPEC+ agreed a deal on Sunday that to extend a critical portion of its oil supply cuts well into 2025. It has been cutting oil supply since late 2022.
Truss vows to maintain UK’s military aid for Ukraine in 2023 September 20, 2022 Liz Truss has vowed to maintain the UK’s military aid for Ukraine next year, after arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister will underline her commitment to Ukraine in her UN speech tomorrow and tell western leaders that “we must put an end to Putin’s economic blackmail by removing [...]
Energy bills support expected to stay at £2,500 after Hunt U-turn March 3, 2023 Jeremy Hunt is expected to extend support for household energy bills by an extra three months beyond April, a fresh government U-turn.
Coal consumption climbs to all-time high, reveals IEA December 17, 2022 Global coal consumption will rise to an all-time high this year and remain flat at that level until 2025, according to the IEA.
MPs email passwords exposed on the dark web, study suggests May 30, 2024 A number of MPs email passwords have been exposed on the dark web, according to a new study by encrypted email service Proton.