Biden: Funding Israel victory is a “smart investment” as IDF preps Gaza offensive October 20, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden asked Americans to spend billions more dollars to help Israel fight Hamas while Israel’s defence chief told his troops to be ready to go into the Gaza Strip to destroy the Palestinian militant group. In a televised White House speech late on Thursday that also addressed Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion, Biden [...]
Williams Racing and THG sign ‘ground-breaking’ deal between great British brands October 19, 2023 A new partnership between THG and Williams Racing has been described as a partnership of two great British brands by the historic Formula One team’s commercial director. The multi-year deal will see THG’s sports nutrition brand Myprotein become Williams Racing’s official nutrition partner, whilst Ingenuity – THG’s complete digital commerce offering – will become an official tech and ecommerce [...]
Meta and Tiktok told to detail curbs on Israel-Hamas disinformation October 19, 2023 The European Union (EU) has ratcheted up its scrutiny of big tech companies – with demands for Meta and TikTok to detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Government urged to commit to contracts with Rolls-Royce amid plans to cut jobs October 19, 2023 The Government is being urged to guarantee its commitment to contracts with Rolls-Royce after the engineering giant cut thousands of jobs.
Journalist charged in Russia with failing to register as foreign agent October 19, 2023 A Russian-American journalist has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a foreign agent.
Israel’s President accuses BBC of ‘atrocious’ coverage of Hamas-Israel conflict October 19, 2023 “The fact that it does not recognise Hamas as a terror organisation requires a complete legal battle and public battle. It’s unbelievable.
Rishi Sunak to visit Israel as concerns grow over conflict with Hamas October 19, 2023 Rishi Sunak will arrive in Israel on Thursday, commencing a two-day trip to the Middle East region as concerns grow over the conflict.
Mark Kleinman: Why Barclays’ £1bn Telegraph bid won’t be the last word, Alison Rose’s next move and why no one wants to be chair of the BBC October 19, 2023 The must-read column from the man in the know, City Editor at Sky Mark Kleinman Barclays’s £1bn Telegraph bid not the last word Hold the front page: the Barclay family’s effort to lodge a knockout bid for The Daily Telegraph was timed like the arrival of a blockbuster newspaper story minutes before the final edition, [...]
The Notebook: Neil Bennett reveals his simple solution to save London’s IPO market October 18, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, global co-CEO of H/Advisors Neil Bennett takes the pen It’s time to shed light on the real reason the IPO market is comatose in London and most of the world When I was a young financial reporter, sometime in the last [...]
Network Rail warned over ‘unacceptable’ overcrowding at London Euston October 18, 2023 The ORR visited Euston last month after analysing footage of “incidents of concern", which showed “crowding reaching unacceptable levels."