More than a dozen companies exit $11bn Nord Stream 2 project to avoid US sanctions February 24, 2021 Baker Hughes Co, AXA group and 16 other companies have stopped working on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline to avoid US sanctions, according to multiple media reports this evening. Russian energy company Gazprom and its partners are in the process of building an $11bn pipeline that will supply natural gas from Russia directly [...]
French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with rape: AFP February 23, 2021 French actor Gerard Depardieu is under Judicial supervision after being charged with rape in December 2020
Alex Salmond will not appear before MSPs tomorrow following redacted deposition February 23, 2021 Alex Salmond will not give evidence tomorrow to MSPs who currently investigate how the Scottish government handled complaints against the former Scottish first minister. Initially scheduled to testify tomorrow, Salmond’s decision comes after parliament withdrew and then republished a redacted version of one of the politician’s depositions to the inquiry. Salmond’s lawyers described the parliament’s [...]
Tiger Woods rushed to hospital following car crash, currently in surgery February 23, 2021 Golfer Tiger Woods was rushed to hospital today after sustaining multiple leg injuries in a car crash. Woods is currently in surgery, his agent told Golf Digest, having sustained extensive leg injuries. The crash took place in Los Angeles. According to statement from the Los Angeles Country Sheriff’s Department, the crash took place at around [...]
Elon’s Bitcoin bet hands Jeff Bezos back title of world’s richest person February 23, 2021 Elon Musk is now merely the second richest person alive, after the eccentric entrepreneur’s Tesla ploughed $1.5bn dollars into Bitcoin, which has plummeted in value in recent days. Tesla’s share price has fallen around 25 per cent from its peak, amid sell-off of high-flying technology stocks. Tesla’s fall was compounded still by the fall in [...]
Shaun Bailey: Mayor’s £70m Good Growth Fund created only 109 jobs since 2017 February 23, 2021 Mayor Sadiq Khan faces criticism from Shaun Bailey over Good Growth Fund which has only produced 109 jobs
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to take £100m hit on lockdown restrictions February 23, 2021 Frasers Group, the retail empire owned by Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, announced this morning that it expects to take a £100m hit due to lockdown restrictions. The retailer, which also owns House of Fraser and Jack Wills, said the length of the current lockdown, potential changes to consumer behaviour and the risk of future [...]
EU ministers agree to sanction Russian officials responsible for Navalny imprisonment February 22, 2021 The EU agreed this evening to sanction Russian officials directly responsible for jailing opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Russia, according to German foreign minister Heiko Mass. Today’s agreement came after France, Germany, Poland and the Baltic countries had urged the bloc to confront the Kremlin. Mass told reporters that “the EU will not be silent. [...]
Supreme Court allows release of Trump’s tax returns to prosecutor February 22, 2021 The US Supreme Court has paved the way for a New York City prosecutor to obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns, in a major setback for the former President. The documents will be subject to grand jury secrecy rules that restrict their public release. The documents form part of a criminal investigation into Trump, who has [...]
Tom Hayes Libor conviction being examined for miscarriage of justice February 22, 2021 Tom Hayes’ conviction for rigging Libor interest rates is being examined by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, a body set up to review allegations of miscarriages of justice. The former UBS trader was found guilty of manipulating Libor in 2015, making him the first trader convicted by jury of rigging Libor global interest rates. He [...]
