[ad_1] The chancellor is expected to hand over £ 408 million to help museums, theaters and galleries reopen in England as coronavirus restrictions ease. Rishi Sunak will announce support for the most affected cultural sector in his Budget on Wednesday, as many theaters mark a year of forced closure this …
Read More »Fossil fuel cars generate “hundreds of times” more waste than electric cars | Automotive industry
[ad_1] Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery-electric equivalents, according to a study adding to evidence that moving away from gasoline and diesel cars will bring big net environmental benefits. Only around 30 kg of raw material will be lost during the life cycle …
Read More »Canelo Álvarez defends super middleweight titles after Avni Yıldırım retired on a stool, as it happened | Sport
[ad_1] 4.42 a. M. GMT 04:42 That’s it for tonight. Thanks, as always, for sticking with us and be sure to check out the full report from tonight’s fight here. 4.39 a. M. GMT 04:39 Canelo has won recognized world titles in all divisions from 154 pounds to 175 pounds, …
Read More »Sunak’s £ 5bn plan to rescue main streets from collapse | Rishi Sunak
[ad_1] Chancellor Rishi Sunak will offer 700,000 shops, pubs, restaurants, hotels and other businesses, grants of up to £ 18,000 each as part of a £ 5 billion rescue plan to prevent massive bankruptcies. The news of the plan, to be announced in Wednesday’s budget, comes as Sunak faces mounting …
Read More »Chancellor’s Positions Breaking Through the Clouds After Brexit, Covid, and Battered Finance
[ad_1] Rishi Sunak will deliver a budget next week in the shadow of a pandemic, following Britain’s painful divorce from its biggest trading partner and with its public finances, on its own, under “enormous strain.” But the chancellor, in an interview with the Financial Times, insisted that he can see …
Read More »Brexit: Northern Ireland halts construction of import inspection facilities | Political news
[ad_1] Uncertainty about the future of the Northern Ireland protocol has led to a halt in the construction of specially designed inspection facilities in ports. There will still be checks on agricultural and food products, but these will be carried out on existing buildings that have been reused for the …
Read More »Grenfell Tower Council Apologizes for Putting Profits Before Township People | Grenfell tower fire
[ad_1] The iconic Conservative council that owns the Grenfell Tower apologized for putting profits before people in a series of deals, finalized before the 2017 fire, that rented public property for commercial gain. The apology, issued by Elizabeth Campbell, head of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), related …
Read More »EU moves closer to vaccine passport, but says travel restrictions will remain in place for months
[ad_1] VisitBritain has announced that UK tourism companies registered in the ‘We are well to go’ program, which ensured visitors a safe visit last year, will now automatically receive an international award ‘Safe travel‘seal of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The seal signifies that the destinations comply with international …
Read More »Markets tumble as bond sell-off scares investors – live deals – live deals | Deal
[ad_1] Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last night Photograph: Courtney Crow / AP Good morning and welcome to our continued coverage of the global economy, financial markets, the eurozone and business. World markets are in shock today as a surge in government bond yields triggered …
Read More »Tony Blair Says “Give Starmer Some Slack” Over Tax Comments | Work
[ad_1] Tony Blair has urged critics of Keir Starmer to “relax him a bit” and backed his stance on business taxes, after backlash over Starmer’s comments that seemed to suggest that Labor was against taxing corporations to pay for the pandemic. The Labor Party clarified its position on Thursday, with …
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