State-backed pension provider Nest is to plough £5.5billion, nearly half of its 9million members’ money, into a climate-friendly investment strategy. Nest’s goal is to halve carbon emissions generated by its investments by 2030 and reach ‘net zero’ by 2050. It will also ditch companies involved in thermal coal, oil sands and Arctic drilling within five … Read more
Releasing Britons from lockdown in two batches is the best exit strategy to reduce deaths and and protect the economy, scientists claim. Researchers led by University of Oxford said half the population should be released four months before the rest because everyone at once is ‘too risky’. The team suggest young people, who are less … Read more
Jeremy Hunt accused of plotting against the Prime Minister after mounting an attack on delays to Government’s coronavirus track and trace strategy Allies now preparing to ‘attack lines’ on Jeremy Hunt’s time as Health Secretary Mr Hunt criticised delays to the track, test and isolate strategy He attacked the discharging of infected patients from hospitals … Read more
NHS chiefs today warned ‘time is running out’ for the Government to launch its testing and tracing system to avoid a second deadly wave of coronavirus as it was revealed the rollout of the crucial smartphone app has been delayed for weeks. Boris Johnson has set a ten-day target to deliver the system that could … Read more
The Government’s tracing app advisors ‘cannot decide whether to tell ministers to ditch its current strategy in favour of an Apple and Google version’. The ethical advisory board debated how big a role it should play in discussing whether the model is the best design, during a meeting on Thursday. The app is part of … Read more
Staff morale sinks at HSBC ahead of strategy review with 10,000 jobs thought to be on the line By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 February 2020 Just 38 per cent of HSBC employees in Europe, excluding the UK, felt confident about its future … Read more
Online casino game specialist Gaming Realms made a major change in direction two years ago when it switched from being an operator to a content developer and licensor. Management realised that with tighter regulation, rising taxation, and falling margins to compete in the operation of the games (Real Money) was becoming very tough for a … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland’s provisional ‘exit strategy’ from the coronavirus lockdown. The First Minister released a 27-page plan for how the loosening might happen north of the border, days before the PM is expected to unveil his ‘road map’ on Sunday. She said her preference was for the … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has again jumped the gun on Westminster by revealing Scotland’s provisional ‘exit strategy’ from the coronavirus lockdown. The First Minister released a 27-page plan for how the loosening might happen north of the border, days before the PM is expected to unveil his ‘road map’ on Sunday. She said her preference was for the … Read more
“My decisions will be driven by what is best to tackle this virus and reduce its harms. “We are working well as four nations, the virus doesn’t respect the border between Scotland and England, and England and Wales so we must make sure we try and align our decision making as much as possible but … Read more