Judge halts Trump administration’s order to remove Chinese-owned WeChat from app stores on grounds it would ‘affect users’ First Amendment rights’ In a ruling dated Saturday, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in California said the government’s actions would affect users’ First Amendment rights WeChat is a messaging-focused app popular with Chinese-speaking Americans A group of WeChat … Read more
The London stock market fell today after Boris Johnson postponed a further easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s leading firms was trading down by 14 points or 0.2 per cent at 5,976 by this afternoon, having initially been up at 6,043 this morning. It came as the Prime … Read more
Smart meter rollout dented: Lockdown halts progress of installations and fewer than half of homes are predicted to have one by next summer The rollout will now only reach 48% completion by the end of June 2021 This is compared to the 61% predicted pre-pandemic Many are still averse to having a meter fitted at home … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate one hour before he was scheduled to die Tuesday. Ruben Gutierrez, 43, had been set to die at 6 p.m. CDT at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville for the 1998 murder of an elderly mobile-home park owner during a robbery. But he … Read more
Steph McGovern has announced her Channel 4 talk show will go on hiatus amid the coronavirus lockdown, amid claims the decision to broadcast from her Harrogate home infuriated neighbours. Steph, 37, hosted The Steph Show from her home in Yorkshire but revealed via Twitter on Tuesday that the show will cease airing, for now, on … Read more
Jaguar halts production of popular award-winning £61,000 electric I-Pace… due to SHORTAGE of batteries JLR confirmed it has been forced to ‘adjusted’ production schedules for I-Pace It blamed a ‘temporary’ supply problem with Korean battery provider LG Chem The car maker told us it is working to ‘minimise impact on customers’ Comes within a week … Read more
Sir Philip Green’s retail empire suspending payments to pension scheme as it tries to cling on to cash in face of coronavirus lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 29 March 2020 Sir Philip Green’s retail empire is suspending payments to its pension scheme … Read more
Major hospitality firm G1 Group halts plans to dismiss new staff after Government reveals coronavirus job retention scheme G1 will reexamine their planned dismissals in light of the government’s package Staff had already been told their were to be fired before Sunak’s announcement A spokesman for the hospitality group called the coronavirus pandemic the: ‘most difficult … Read more
Every major UK car maker halts or slashes production because of the coronavirus crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:54 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 22:29 GMT, 20 March 2020 Every major car maker in the UK has halted or slashed production because of the coronavirus crisis. Jaguar Land Rover became … Read more
Diggers giant JCB halts production for first time in its history because of coronavirus pandemic By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 23:02 GMT, 18 March 2020 Diggers giant JCB has halted production for the first time in its history because of the pandemic. The British company … Read more