A senior civil servant worked for Greensill Capital – the financial firm at the centre of the David Cameron lobbying row – while still employed in Whitehall, it has been revealed. Questions have now been asked about why Bill Crothers did not consult a Whitehall watchdog before joining Greensill as a director. He began working
Giving a £170m taxpayer bailout to steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta would have been “completely irresponsible”, the business secretary has told MPs. Kwasi Kwarteng was answering questions from members of the business, energy and industrial strategy committee about Liberty Steel, which is owned by GFG Alliance, the conglomerate headed by Mr Gupta. Sky News revealed in
Iran says it will increase its enrichment of uranium to 60% purity – its highest figure ever – bringing it closer to the levels needed for a nuclear weapon. It comes after an “attack” at the Natanz nuclear facility in the country which Iran has blamed on Israel as an act of sabotage. France says
The withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan is being delayed until 11 September – the 20th anniversary of the al Qaeda terror attacks on America. President Joe Biden has pushed back the departure by just over four months, in contrast to the previous planned full exit date of 1 May set by his predecessor,
News Olivia Rodrigo Details Debut Album Sour The singer-songwriter behind “drivers license” and “deja vu” will release her first full-length on May 21 via Geffen By Quinn Moreland April 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo, photo by Stefan Kohli Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo has revealed the title of her debut album. Sour is out May
This morning Sheree Renee Thomas and Malka Older announced the nominees for this year’s Hugos, joined by Ulysses Campbell, the Treasurer of DC Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C. The Hugo Awards have celebrated science fiction and fantasy since 1953. The 2021 Hugo Award Ceremony will take place at the 79th annual World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon),
ArcLight Cinemas and Pacific Theaters will be closing down permanently. Pacific Theaters has been operating in California since 1946 and the ArcLight Cinemas opened its first location in 2002 in Hollywood next to the Cinerama Dome which made it a Hollywood favorite. The Cinerama Dome has been featured in a number of projects, including 2019’s Best
In this article COIN The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange application seen on the screen of an iPhone. Getty Images Bitcoin surged to a fresh record high of more than $62,000 on Tuesday, as investors awaited the highly-anticipated stock market debut of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The price of bitcoin climbed more than 4% in the last 24
Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths “has not been achieved” by the rollout of COVID vaccines. The prime minister, speaking the day after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions, instead said it was the national shutdown that had been “overwhelmingly important” in driving down COVID rates. Nearly 40
Goods exports to the EU partially rebounded in February after a record slump at the start of the year, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said sales to the bloc rose by £3.7bn, or 46.6%, having fallen by £5.7bn, or 42%, in January. However imports from the EU, which also saw an
Japan will release more than one million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The move is being fiercely opposed by Japan’s neighbours – with China calling the plan “extremely irresponsible”. China and South Korea are calling for more consultation on the move. Residents and local fishermen in
The police officer who shot a black man after a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb has been identified as a veteran of 26 years. Kim Potter shot Daunte Wright on Sunday, on the outskirts of the same city where George Floyd was killed last year. Police chiefs believe she accidentally used her gun instead
Sony’s Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson action comedy The Man From Toronto has set a release date of Jan. 14, 2022. The pic was taken off the theatrical release calendar as the pandemic took hold. At one point, it was scheduled to open on Nov. 20. Hart owns two of MLK’s biggest openings for Ride Along, ranked third
Ok, let’s ignore the fact of how much time and effort went into printing out these “Ush-Bucks,” which don’t serve any purpose other than advertising Usher’s Las Vegas residency that begins this July. Let’s also push aside the weird decision go with a side profile of the musician for this nonlegal tender, even though none
In this article GOOGL Thomas Kurian, chief executive officer of cloud services at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next ’19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The conference brings together industry experts to discuss the future of cloud computing. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google maintains
The target of offering a first COVID vaccine dose to the nine most vulnerable groups by 15 April has been reached, the government has said. Ministers had vowed to offer a COVID-19 jab to all over-50s, the clinically vulnerable and health and social care workers – about 32 million people – by Thursday. The target