Yorkshire Building Society snaps up Susan Allen from Barclays to be new CEO August 30, 2022 Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Susan Allen as its new Chief Executive, poaching her from Barclays.
Elon Musk: Focus is on releasing self-driving Teslas by the end of the year August 29, 2022 Elon Musk is currently focused on releasing self-driving Teslas in the US, and potentially in Europe, by the year’s end. “The two technologies I am focused on, trying to ideally get done before the end of the year, are getting our Starship into orbit … and then having Tesla cars to be able to do [...]
Woman wins tribunal against Swiss Re over executive’s sexist comments August 25, 2022 A former underwriter at Swiss Re has won an employment tribunal against the world’s biggest reinsurance company, after a senior executive at the firm told her: “If I had breast like yours, I would be demanding too.” Julia Sommer, a political risk underwriter at the Swiss insurer, is now set to receive a payout, after [...]
Boris Johnson: We’re paying higher energy bills due to Putin, Ukraine is paying in blood August 25, 2022 As Brits face soaring energy bills in part due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson said they should take on the burden because “the people of Ukraine are paying in their blood”. The soon-to-be former prime minister made his remarks during a surprise visit to Kyiv as Ukraine marked its 31st [...]
Watch the trailer for Sky dramatisation of Boris Johnson’s first days in office battling Covid, Brexit and controversy August 19, 2022 As Boris Johnson enters his final few weeks in Number 10, the trailer for a new Sky drama detailing his first months in office has been released. BAFTA and Academy Award-winner Kenneth Branagh portrays the flamboyant prime minister in the tumultuous early stages of his term, as he battles the first Coronavirus wave, Brexit and [...]
Russia has 38 per cent jump in energy export earnings this year: internal document August 17, 2022 Reuters Higher oil export volumes, coupled with rising gas prices, will boost Russia’s earnings from energy exports to $337.5 billion this year, a 38% rise on 2021, according to an economy ministry document seen by Reuters. The jump in revenues, if it materialises, will help shore up Russia’s economy in the face of waves of [...]
Shares fly in Manchester United after Musk jokes he’ll buy the team August 17, 2022 Shares in Manchester United surged 17 per cent in pre-marketing trade this morning after Elon Musk joked that he would buy the famous football club.
Victims of infected blood scandal to be given £400m by October August 17, 2022 The government will pay out £400m by October to thousands of people impacted by the so-called ‘infected blood scandal’ Up to 4,000 people will receive payments of £100,000 after contracting HIV and hepatitis C as a result of being given products imported from the US. Many were given infected blood as children in the form [...]
Rumours grow job hunter Boris Johnson will join the Daily Mail after leaving Number 10 next month August 16, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly busy job hunting as his time in Number 10 comes to an end. The Guardian reported this week that Johnson, who previously wrote for the Daily Telegraph on a salary of £275,000 a month, is looking for a new gig when he ends his term. In fact, he has [...]
Exclusive: Whitehall frustration at Johnson’s October deadline for UK-India trade deal August 12, 2022 Whitehall officials have raised concerns about Boris Johnson’s October deadline for a UK-India trade deal, with suggestions the PM’s “freestyling” could mean a lighter agreement than originally hoped. Johnson and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed during an April meeting that there would be a “trade deal by Diwali”, which is on 24 October this [...]
