A cyber attack hit the European Parliament on Wednesday afternoon. The pro-Russian hacker group Killnet claims to be behind it, says parliament speaker Roberta Metsola. She links it to parliament’s decision earlier in the day to label Russia a sponsor of terrorism. It is an ‘advanced cyber attack’, Metsola tweets. […]
Vladimir Putin wants Russia to be able to transport fertilizer through the Ukrainian port of Odesa. The Russian president, who began a military raid in the Eastern European country in February, tells the Interfax news agency that he is discussing fertilizer exports within the United Nations (UN). Russia and Ukraine […]
The United Kingdom’s dependence on cheap foreign labour must end. That is what Labor leader Kier Starmer said at a meeting of the large British employers’ organization Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Several companies in the country have called on the government to relax labour migration rules to combat staff […]
The United Kingdom does not intend to change its policy to improve its trade relationship with the European Union. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said so in response to reports that the British government would like to rethink its relationship with the EU. There was mention of an agreement that also […]
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has laid off more than 24 employees and freelancers in the past year for illegally taking over the accounts of users of the social media platform. This is reported by the business newspaper The Wall Street Journal based on insiders and documents from […]
Formula 1 team Red Bull expresses disgust at insults that Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez and their families received on social media after the race in São Paulo. That was in response to ignoring a team order from Verstappen in the last round of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The world champion […]
London business confidence in the British economy has plummeted. According to research by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, entrepreneurs in the British capital are mainly concerned about inflation. According to the survey, three-quarters of business leaders are less confident about the coming year than they were in the […]
Hundreds of serious criminals and murder suspects escaped from the local prison during the retreat of Russian troops from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. However, only a part could be arrested, the police said. Of the more than 450 detainees who fled, 166 have now been re-arrested. In addition, […]
London has lost its title of largest stock exchange in Europe to Paris. The combined market value of the largest companies on the French stock exchange exceeded that of the large listed British companies measured in US dollars, reports financial news agency Bloomberg based on its data. The difference in […]
The British government warns of impending tax hikes mainly affecting the rich. Plans are coming out in the coming week to repair the economic havoc wrought under the brief reign of former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Truss’ successor Rishi Sunak, who is en route to the G20 summit in Bali, […]
