Good times never seemed so good for Neil Diamond as he sells entire music catalogue to Universal Music February 28, 2022 Neil Diamond has sold his entire music catalogue to Universal Music, as well as 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album and archival long form videos, making him the latest musical icon to cash in on his hits.
Russian government websites blocked in the UK February 28, 2022 Russian government websites appear to be blocked in the UK, including the Civil Aviation Authority, as well as the Kremlin’s official site. City A.M. understands that when UK based browsers attempt to access these sites they are met with the following message: “Website not available. The website you requested cannot be accessed. It may work [...]
Satellite firm Viasat investigates Ukraine broadband cyberattack following Russian invasion February 28, 2022 Satellite communications firm Viasat said this morning that it would be investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage in its residential broadband services in Ukraine and across Europe. The US-listed company said a third-party cybersecurity firm was looking into causes of an outage across KA-SAT network, which provides high-speed satellite internet coverage in [...]
Exclusive: Nearly three quarters of UK tech leaders are concerned regulation will halt M&A in 2022 February 28, 2022 New data has revealed that 73 per cent of senior tech, media and telecoms professionals in the UK are concerned about regulatory activity increasing and impacting their ability to carry out deals in 2022.
UK set to fast-track crackdown on Russian ‘dirty money’ February 27, 2022 Number 10 is planning on bringing forward legislation as soon as next week to create a register for the beneficiaries of overseas firms, which would reveal the true owners of properties across the UK as tensions with Russia moves ahead with Ukraine invasion. According to an exclusive report from Sky News, an insider at Number [...]
Ukraine President calls on ‘friends’ from abroad to help fight Russian invasion of the capital February 27, 2022 Ukraine’s president said his forces still have control of the capital, but has called on the country’s “friends” to help them fight. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address this afternoon: “Everyone who can defend Ukraine abroad please do it directly in a united way. “Every friend of Ukraine who wants to join Ukraine in defending [...]
Ukraine war day three: Kyiv under curfew as Russia continues advance to the capital February 26, 2022 Day three of the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks another day of upsetting scenes for many across the world. After a night of gunfire and explosion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a self-shot video walking around the streets of the capital. As it stands this evening, Ukrainian forces remain in control of the capital city [...]
Viral invasion: Russia restricts Twitter usage with eyes on Facebook next February 26, 2022 The Kremlin has blocked Twitter usage across Russia following clashes over “censorship”, with Facebook likely to face the same fate. Twitter Support tweeted this afternoon that it was aware it was being “restricted”. Whilst Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor made no official statement that it has in fact blocked the social media giant, users and internet [...]
Convenience chain McColl’s battles administration fears February 26, 2022 Convenience store chain McColl’s Retail Group is gearing up to find a buyer as the struggling company nears collapse. As first reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, the group have called in advisers to help find a bidder, and are exploring third party options, who may be willing to invest further capital. McColl’s trades from [...]
British Airways cancels all Heathrow short-haul flights amid IT issue February 26, 2022 British Airways said it would be cancelling all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow airport until midday as it deals with an IT failure affecting its website, app, and airport operations. “We are extremely sorry that due to the continuing technical issues we are facing we have regrettably had to cancel all short-haul flights from Heathrow [...]