Ireland tightens restrictions amid variant fears December 4, 2021 Ireland is tightening COVID restrictions again over fears about the Omicron variant.
Pound on crash course to record low against US dollar September 1, 2022 The pound is on course to plunge to a record low against the US dollar driven by the UK tumbling into a tough recession, City economists warned today. Sterling will drop to $1.05 by the middle of next year, but could fall close to parity with the greenback, according to consultancy Capital Economics. The downbeat [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Time to get off the hamster wheel of animal cruelty January 19, 2022 Yesterday, Hong Kong authorities announced they would cull 2,000 small animals – mainly hamsters – because they had caught Covid-19. There is no evidence that pets can transmit the virus to animals. It is reminiscent of the Danish PM’s decision to cull all minks in the country in 2020. The mink massacre led to the [...]
UK economy returns to growth in August amid staycation boom October 13, 2021 The UK economy returned to growth amid a boom in staycation spending and Brits making the most of an easing in self-isolation rules by rushing to pubs, bars and restaurants. The economy expanded 0.4 per cent in August, a resumption to growth after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) marked down July’s figure to minus [...]
Middlesex aim for promotion in fifth year out of top flight April 6, 2022 “I didn’t want to finish my career plodding along,” said former Middlesex captain Dawid Malan in 2019 after he chose to depart the County Championship team for England captain Joe Root’s Yorkshire. “I’ve been captain of Middlesex for two years, and I’ve been banging my head against a wall for a wee while.” Back in [...]
Co-op sales fall 3.2 per cent amid food shortages September 16, 2021 The Co-op has warned that full year profit could be hampered by ongoing supply chain issues after sales fell by 3.2 per cent in H1 2021. Group revenue stood at £5.6bn for the first half of the year, up 4.2 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels, but a cut below the heights seen last year [...]
Co-op sales fall 3.2 per cent amid food shortages – CityAM : CityAM September 16, 2021 The Co-op has warned that full year profit could be hampered by ongoing supply chain issues after sales fell by 3.2 per cent in H1 2021. Group revenue stood at £5.6bn for the first half of the year, up 4.2 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels, but a cut below the heights seen last year [...]
AstraZeneca share price dips with investors ‘underwhelmed’ by diabetes drug August 30, 2022 AstraZeneca’s share price has dipped into the red today, with investors “underwhelmed” by its diabetes and heart failure drug Fraxiga. The stock sank 1.8 per cent to 11,160p per share by early afternoon. However, the share price has grown 6.2 per cent over the past three months. ‘’Investors appear to have been underwhelmed by the [...]
Industrial silver demand reached record highs last year April 21, 2022 Industrial demand for silver soared to a record high of 508m ounces last year, according to The Silver Institute.
Miner BHP hits near record iron ore production despite ‘Covid related labour constraints’ February 15, 2022 Mining giant BHP has achieved near record production in iron ore, despite being impacted by poor weather and labour restrictions on operations. In half-year results ended 31 December 2021, the metals and petroleum firm reported it remained “fatality free” at its operated assets for the third consecutive year. It has also reported rebounding profits from [...]