Post-Brexit staffing issues: Shortage of festive favourites like pigs in blankets and gammon looms August 24, 2021 Britons may find festive favourites like pigs harder to come by this winter as industry labour shortages continue to bite, the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) warned. They could be in short supply this Christmas as a result of post-Brexit issues. BMPA chief executive Nick Allen blamed the Government’s immigration policies for staffing challenges faced [...]
Third dose of Pfizer vaccine: Covid-19 booster shots ‘are working’ August 24, 2021 A third dose of Pfizer ‘s Covid-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel, compared with those who received two shots, findings published by the Health Ministry. Watch the full report.
Impact investing is increasingly a buzzword in the City as millennial investors take over August 24, 2021 Impact investing, the strategy to make financial profits but create a long-standing, positive impact on our world, in the process, is becoming increasingly ‘a thing’ in the City and other financial hubs around the world. Many investors are hyper-aware of what is happening around them, with factors such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) making a [...]
Watch LIVE: Paralympics opening ceremony in Tokyo August 24, 2021 The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have officially begun. Watch the start the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
Investors should ‘buckle up’ for jittery markets in September, warns deVere CEO August 24, 2021 Financial markets are going to get jittery in September amid concerns over the Delta variant, China’s regulatory attacks and shifting monetary policies. Against this backdrop, investors should review and potentially rebalance their portfolios sooner rather than later, according to Nigel Green, CEO of asset management firm deVere Group. “History teaches us that October is tricky [...]
Channel 4 and BP cut sponsorship ties for Paralympics coverage August 24, 2021 As the Paralympic Games begin today, it has emerged that oil giant BP is no longer a sponsor of Channel 4’s prime-time coverage of the event. An initial press release issued by Channel 4 in January 2020 announced that BP and Toyota would “share sponsorship equally” but a subsequent press release published last week stated that “Channel 4’s Tokyo [...]
Watch: American family stuck at Kabul airport document dire conditions via Instagram August 24, 2021 An Afghan-American family, who have been trapped in Kabul airport for days, have been documenting the dire conditions they are living in following the Taliban’s takeover. Watch the full report.
Pressure grows on Biden to extend Afghanistan evacuation deadline August 24, 2021 With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners crowding into Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, pressure grows on U.S. President Joe Biden to extend the deadline for the evacuation operation. Watch the full report.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to go public via SPAC backed by Boeing August 24, 2021 Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is going public through a merger with a blank-check vehicle in a deal that values it at $3.2bn and includes an investment from Boeing. Watch the full report.
Pelé brings sports legends together in fight against Covid-19 August 24, 2021 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, the only player to claim three World Cup winner’s medals and a man often called the greatest football player of all time, said all monies raised will help Brazil’s fight against and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Watch the full report.
