RAC says things improving in many areas
Getty Images The RAC motoring group has said the fuel shortage problem continues to ease, although many areas of the UK are still suffering supply issues. Smaller fuel stations were still facing major supply issues as drivers fill up for the weekend, the RAC said. Earlier, BP said problems at its stations caused by a […]
Unilever stockpiles Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum ice creams
Getty Images Unilever has said it is stockpiling Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and Magnum bars ahead of the UK’s departure from the European Union. Chief executive Alan Jope said the consumer goods giant was holding a few weeks’ worth of extra stock in case of disruption to supply chains. It follows admissions of Brexit […]
US Supreme Court to rule on gerrymandering
Getty Images A lower court ruled that voters in the state of Wisconsin had their constitutional rights violated The Supreme Court will soon determine if gerrymandering, where voting districts are re-drawn in order to favour political parties, is legal. They will review a state ruling which found that officials engaged in “an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander”. […]
Premier League and EFL clubs are readying for the return of fans
Arsenal: No ticket ballot for the Europa League game against Rapid Vienna at Emirates Stadium on 3 December, with a ‘first come, first served’ priority sale for gold and premium members. The Gunners will hold a ticket ballot for their match with Burnley on 13 December and for all subsequent home Premier League games. More […]
Wirral parents’ YouTube TV channel attracts 200k viewers
A mother and father who created a YouTube channel for toddlers have seen it grow an audience of over 200,000 subscribers. Christian and Amalie Hughes, of Wirral, started Toddler Fun Learning in 2012 after becoming frustrated with the current offerings available for two and three-year-olds. The channel, which has just been bought by a global […]
Israel carries out dozens of air strikes across Syria, reports say
Getty Images Syrian media reports say Israeli warplanes have carried out dozens of attacks across the country, including in the capital, Damascus. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said there were more than 100 strikes on military targets. A research centre with suspected links to chemical weapon production was among the sites hit, […]
Brides-to-be accuse Boris Johnson of drinks reception hypocrisy
Fliss Robertson Fliss Robertson, with her fiancé JP, says: “I am more than happy for Boris to stand up and have a drinks reception to celebrate the football, but only if I can do the same.” Angry brides-to-be have accused Boris Johnson of “hypocrisy” after an image, posted on his Instagram, shows him at a […]
China and US spar over games, apps and AI
Getty Images Activision Blizzard’s treatment of a gamer has prompted protests How much are Western companies are prepared to abandon their principles in order to appease the Chinese government? In the week Apple dropped a controversial app and a games firm suspended an e-sports player for making controversial remarks about Hong Kong, Tech Tent looks […]
Ukraine war causes giant leap in global food prices, says UN
Reuters Ukraine is usually a major producer of cereals such as maize and wheat The Ukraine war led to a “giant leap” in food prices last month to another record high, the United Nations says. The war has cut off supplies from the world’s biggest exporter of sunflower oil which means the costs of alternatives […]
Health department was ‘smoking ruin’ on Covid
Dominic Cummings tells MPs the deal he struck to work at Number 10 The prime minister’s former aide, Dominic Cummings, has criticised the Department of Health as “a smoking ruin in terms of procurement and PPE” at the start of the pandemic. He said that was why Boris Johnson had taken direct control of the […]