Pylons, wind turbines and why the public love green infrastructure May 21, 2024 The Conservatives are wrong to assume that just because the ‘liberal elite’ support something most people oppose it. Most voters support green infrastructure like wind turbines in their local area and the polls prove it, says Chris Curtis Ever since David Cameron decided to cut the “green crap” in 2013, the UK hasn’t been properly [...]
Ukrainian engineers fight back against Russian cyber attacks March 8, 2022 IT professionals in Ukraine have been fighting the raging cyber war against the Russians as Kremlin forces invade its cities. As reported by Computer Weekly, data and communications industry engineers have been working from bomb shelters and local communities to maintain internet connection throughout Ukraine’s cities. It comes as Russian forces have tried to intercept [...]
Johnson: Putin’s ‘barbaric venture’ in Ukraine must ‘end in failure’ February 24, 2022 Boris Johnson has vowed that Vladimir Putin’s “hideous and barbaric” venture into Ukraine must “end in failure” as he pledged that the UK will “always defend” the right of Ukrainians to be a sovereign nation. Speaking to the nation at midday today, Johnson said the UK and its western allies would “agree a massive package [...]
Asos: All eyes on pandemic poster child’s turnaround results September 24, 2023 Investors will turn their focus to online retailer Asos’s trading update on Tuesday to see if the digital fashion store has shown signs of a rebound, following its ongoing turnaround plan and bid to pick up the pieces after a post-pandemic lull. Asos was once the poster child of pandemic success, at its height buying [...]
Oleksandr Zinchenko: Why Manchester City’s loss has been Arsenal’s gain January 26, 2023 When Oleksandr Zinchenko came off the bench at half-time in Manchester City’s final Premier League game of last season, he swung the title race decisively in their favour by helping them to win from two goals down against Aston Villa. It could be argued that he’s doing a similar thing this year at Arsenal, where [...]
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. [...]
‘Kaboom!’ Ukraine announces recapture of Black Sea’s strategically important Snake Island June 30, 2022 Russia have abandoned the Ukrainian Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a strategic victory for Kyiv against the Kremlin’s blockade. Ukrainian president Vlodymyr Zelensky’s office announced the major coup after Russia’s defence ministry said it withdrew as a “gesture of goodwill”. Its supposed gesture was done, according to Reuters, was to prove the Kremlin [...]
More than a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine some firms still can’t – or won’t – quit Moscow May 25, 2023 Some global companies are still operating in Russia more than a year on from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Firms were quick to respond to the full-scale war, which broke out last February, with some saying they would quit Russia immediately and others curtailing imports or new investment. Billions of pounds of factories, energy holdings [...]
UK slaps asset freezes and travel bans on the daughters of Putin and Lavrov to finish off their ‘lavish lifestyles’ April 8, 2022 The UK is sanctioning Vladimir Putin’s daughters Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova and Maria Vladimirovna Vorontsova under measures to target the “lavish lifestyles” of the Russian President’s inner circle, the Foreign Office has said. The Foreign Office was also targeting the daughters of Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov with travel bans and asset freezes. A statement said: [...]
UK to give more artillery to Ukraine as Russia starts new offensive April 19, 2022 The UK will give more artillery to Ukraine’s army to help them fight off Russia’s new offensive in the country’s East. Boris Johnson today said the “urgency was greater” to arm Ukraine in light of Russia’s new push in the Donbas, while adding that the war “will become an artillery conflict, they need support with [...]