Tokyo exploits global anti-Russia sentiment to announce Kremlin-controlled Kuril Islands belong to Japan March 9, 2022 Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, said that southern Kuril Islands are a sovereign part of his country, and not part of Russia, which has controlled the group of islands since 1945. Speaking in the Diet earlier this week, Kishida told lawmakers the Kuril Islands are “original territories of Japan”. The islands have been a point [...]
Fears of Russian invasion rise as Kremlin sends demands to Nato and US December 18, 2021 Russia has sent a list of demands to NATO as the country amasses more and more troops near Ukraine's eastern border.
‘Customers can’t afford to pay’: Fears for London’s hospitality scene mount before general election May 25, 2024 Fears for London’s hospitality scene are mounting among restaurant and pub owners, as many reveal they are still trading below pre-pandemic levels due to red hot supply costs and pressures on consumer spending.
Jeremy Hunt handed £13bn windfall raising chance of tax cuts ahead of election April 25, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been handed a £13bn windfall from the UK public finances holding up better than expected, raising the chances of tax cuts ahead of the next general election, official figures out today reveal. Numbers from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning showed the UK borrowed around £139bn in the year [...]
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 [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Russia pushes China into a tight corner with weapons request March 15, 2022 Chinese President Xi Jinping has been dragged into the harsh spotlight after reports suggested Russia had asked Beijing for weapons to support their offensive in Ukraine. President Xi has played a game of keeping China at arm’s length from the conflict in a bid to maintain his relationship with Vladimir Putin without antagonising Western countries. [...]
France, Germany and Nordic countries close airspace to Russian planes February 27, 2022 France, Germany and the Nordic countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland – are joining the growing list of countries who closed their airspace to Russian aviation following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. “France is shutting its airspace to all Russian aircraft and airlines from this evening on,” tweeted French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. “To [...]
UK inflation to scale to twin peaks in April and October April 6, 2022 Inflation in the UK will have twin peaks this year in a sign that households will absorb a double hit to their living standards. At the start of the year, the cost of living was originally forecast to peak in April, driven by the energy watchdog hiking the cap on energy bills 54 per cent. [...]
Government eases windfall tax to protect North Sea oil and gas projects June 9, 2023 The government has softened the windfall tax in a bid to soothe industry concerns over the UK’s investment climate in the North Sea.
Our kids are getting their news from TikTok – and Putin is using it against us August 17, 2022 Every year, telecoms regulator Ofcom releases a survey on how people consume the news. This year’s winner was TikTok, the fastest growing news source between 2020 and 2022. In the UK, the Chinese-owned app was as popular for news as Sky News’ website and app. Among teenagers in particular – those between 12 and 15 [...]