Thousands to march in London pro-Palestinian protest as Gaza expects invasion October 14, 2023 Thousands of people are expected to march in a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London as police warn that anyone showing support for Hamas or deviating from the route could face arrest. The Metropolitan Police Service will deploy more than 1,000 officers to police the demonstration, in which people will be marching in solidarity with Palestine [...]
Predictions of death of the high street ‘overstated’, says John Lewis October 2, 2023 Predictions of the death of the high street have been “overstated”, John Lewis has said, as it announced its proportion of sales being made online has fallen and store visits are up.
Sunak insists UK is not a ‘laughing stock’ as he fails to rule on HS2’s future October 1, 2023 Rishi Sunak has insisted the UK is not a “laughing stock” as he failed to announce a decision on whether HS2 will ever reach Manchester.
Axel Springer hasn’t formally started bid for UK’s Telegraph, sources say October 1, 2023 Axel Springer has not formally bidded for the Telegraph, sources told Reuters, after a media report said it was interested in the title.
Jeremy Hunt to woo US tech firms on west coast tour September 19, 2023 Jeremy Hunt will meet with technology and creative firms on the west coast of the United States as part of efforts to make Britain the “next Silicon Valley”. The Chancellor will hold talks with tech giants including Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle as he seeks to boost investment in [...]
TikTok fined £296m by watchdog over how it processed children’s data September 15, 2023 TikTok has been fined 345 million euro (£296 million) by Ireland’s data watchdog following an investigation into how the social media platform processed children’s data. The fine was imposed on TikTok Technology Limited (TTL) by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after the probe into how certain privacy settings and features complied with obligations under the EU’s General Data [...]
Tata: 3,000 jobs at risk despite government pumping £500m into UK’s biggest steelworks September 15, 2023 The Government is to pump up to £500 million into Britain’s biggest steelworks as part of plans to produce “greener” steel which could also hit thousands of jobs, sources have said. Tata, the Indian conglomerate that owns the Port Talbot steelworks in South Wales, will use the funding to help switch the plant’s two coal-fired [...]
Ofcom: Jacob Rees-Mogg in focus as GB News shows probed over impartiality claims August 7, 2023 Ofcom has launched four investigations into GB News’s compliance with due impartiality rules, including one by Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg. The UK media watchdog said it is looking at three programmes, including an episode of Rees-Mogg’s show State Of The Nation. This in relation to the regulator’s rule that politicians must not act as newsreaders, interviewers [...]
Chelsea and Arsenal overtake Man Utd as top producers of Premier League players July 26, 2023 Chelsea and Arsenal were the leading producers of Premier League players in the 2022-23 season, according to a new study. The two clubs’ academy products each racked up just over 21,000 minutes of playing time but remarkably were separated by just 37 seconds, with Chelsea edging top spot. Manchester United – leaders in every previous [...]
Rishi Sunak ‘in touch with allies’ about Wagner group rebellion in Russia June 24, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he is in touch with allies about the armed rebellion led by the Wagner mercenary group in Russia, which UK defence officials have described as “the most significant challenge” to the Kremlin in recent times. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of the private military company a “betrayal”, after [...]
