Boris Johnson saw off the first Tory backbench rebellion of his premiership today as a bid to defy him him over Huawei’s involvement in the 5G network over spying fears failed. More than two dozen Conservatives including big beasts Sir Iain Duncan Smith and David Davis had backed an attempt to force the Government to … Read more
Chinese driverless delivery van startup sees a surge in demand amid coronavirus outbreak as the machine stops physical contact with customers China has eased restrictions on autonomous vehicles since coronavirus Now, a Neolix, a driverless delivery service is thriving by doing tasks The technology is delivering goods and food without human contact It is also filling … Read more
As I walked into Florence’s grand Uffizi Gallery on Saturday, I braced myself for the inevitable throng of tourists scrambling past each other to get a glimpse of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Primavera. After all, the Uffizi receives some 5,500 visitors every day – each of them desperate to jostle to the front of … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
A BBC drama series will depict a ‘reverse apartheid’ society where dark-skinned people run a culture that oppresses light-skinned people. The series is an adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s 2001 book Noughts + Crosses – a drama set in an alternate world where Britain, known as Albion, which has been ruled by the ‘Aprican Empire’ for 700 … Read more
Greggs enjoyed a 13.5 per cent sales rise to £1.2billion last year boosted by its vegan sausage rolls – but today warned February sales have been much lower because of the poor weather. The business said that it had a very strong start to 2020 in January, ‘but significant slowdown in February due to storms’. Profit … Read more
Estate agent Foxtons blames Brexit for lower house sales last year as the tenant fees ban eats into income sending profits down a third Foxtons’ revenues from house sales fell 10% to £32m; lettings down 2% to £65m Adjusted core profit for 2019 fell 32 per cent to £2.5million ‘Early signs’ of improvement so far, … Read more
Switzerland has today banned all ‘public and private events’ in a drastic bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. The Swiss government announced the emergency measure today and said it will last until at least March 15. Elsewhere, cases have surged again in South Korea today where 571 new infections brought the total from 1,766 … Read more
Well, it was no knockout blow but it was certainly a decent jab to the sweetbreads. Sajid Javid’s resignation speech to the Commons yesterday may have lacked Sir Geoffrey Howe’s verbal pyrotechnics against Margaret Thatcher, but it will have rattled a few Downing Street teacups all the same. Modest, witty, stylishly courteous, the ex-chancellor’s ten-minute … Read more