United Airlines could furlough 36,000 employees, or roughly 45 per cent of its workforce, by October 1 amid a drop in air travel resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The fall deadline marks when a restriction against enacting furloughs and layoffs in a $5 billion payroll bailout of the airline expires. Officials at United made the … Read more
Dominic Raab ‘warns officials Britain’s foreign aid budget faces a £3bn cut’ amid sharp economic contraction from coronavirus The Foreign Secretary has warned the foreign aid budget could be cut by £3bn Government sources blame the coronavirus pandemic for the budget slashing Raab is said to have seen projections of UK economy contracting 20 per … Read more
Mr Cameron joined his Labour predecessors to criticise Mr Johnson’s decision to scrap the Department for International Development Former Conservative prime minister David Cameron lash out to Boris Johnson today, branding his decision to axe the UK’s foreign aid department a ‘mistake’. In what is believed to be his first policy intervention since quitting in … Read more
The Home Office claim it is Shamima Begum’s own fault she was stripped of her British citizenship as the former ISIS bride runs up a £30,000 legal aid bill. Ms Begum believes her citizenship – revoked last year – should be restored because she cannot have a ‘fair and effective appeal’ against the Government’s decision to … Read more
The way in which American big-tech companies have led global equity markets out of the stock market wipeout of the early days of the pandemic is remarkable. Britain may not have a Tesla or an Amazon but it is reassuring that UK start-ups are attracting big inward investment and more established quoted firms are having … Read more
Foreign aid farce: We send more money to rich countries such as China and India than we hand out to the world’s poorest nations MPs have revealed how much of Britain’s foreign aid budget is being spent There are concerns it is going to China and India rather than poorer nations Proportion to ‘middle income’ … Read more
Tory chairman of transport committee attempting to harness support from MPs as he steps up his attack on British Airways over its treatment of staff By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 8 June 2020 The Tory chairman of the transport committee is attempting to … Read more
Seven big firms backed out of state aid amid peculation they did not want their names to be made public By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2020 Seven companies withdrew from the Bank of England loans scheme last week, prompting speculation … Read more
Scientists have created a hearing aid which relies on the user’s own brain waves to tune into specific people and things, drowning out background noise. The device, developed at Columbia University in New York, uses speech-separation algorithms with neural networks, complex mathematical models that imitate the brain’s natural abilities. The system first separates out the … Read more
Halsey bravely stood on the front line of the George Floyd protest in Santa Monica, California on Sunday. Joined by ex-boyfriend Yungblud, the 25-year-old singer was photographed helping fellow protesters who had been injured in the scuffle, two bleeding from wounds to the face. On social media the New Jersey born star accused police of … Read more