Retail giant Ikea says at least 1,000 of its product lines have been disrupted by the shortage of lorry drivers. It is the latest company to be caught up in the supply chain chaos currently affecting the UK. The firm said in a statement that a “perfect storm of issues, including the disruption of global
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UPDATED with details: Fran Drescher has been elected president of SAG-AFTRA and, in a split decision, her opponent’s running mate, Joely Fisher, has been elected national secretary-treasurer. Drescher defeated Matthew Modine, who was making his second bid for the presidency, but her running mate, Anthony Rapp, lost to Fisher. The final vote count has yet
The recruitment industry has warned that the end of the furlough scheme this month is unlikely to put much of a dent in the UK’s record number of job vacancies, in the short term at least. The latest jobs recovery tracker from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) showed there were 1.66 million jobs on
Nkechi Okoro Carroll is staying in business with Warner Bros. The All American showrunner is rebooting classic ABC drama Life Goes On and is launching her own production company Rock My Soul Productions, with ex-AGBO exec and former WME agent Lindsay Dunn as Head of Television, as part of a major overall deal renewal with the studio. Deadline
Price rises for consumers are “inevitable” as a consequence of the HGV driver shortage, the boss of Iceland has warned. Almost 50,000 drivers have left the road in the last two years, leaving retailers, suppliers, and hauliers competing for a diminished pool to supply clients. The scramble for supplies has led to sharp increases in
More than 5,200 Covid cases have been detected among K-12 students in Los Angeles County over the past two weeks, a number the public health director called “sobering” today. According to figures released by the county Wednesday, 5,207 infections were identified among students in the county between Aug. 15-29 — along with 729 cases among
Wizz Air is to require all its flights crews to be vaccinated against coronavirus by December, but is yet to clarify if those who refuse face dismissal. The Hungary-based airline, which serves 11 UK airports including Birmingham and Luton, said the decision was taken on health and safety grounds and to ensure the “smooth” operation
EXCLUSIVE: All Elite Wrestling, which bills itself as an “alternative” to the WWE, is making a pay-per-view event available as an exclusive on WarnerMedia digital brand Bleacher Report. Sunday night’s event at Chicago’s NOW Arena, dubbed AEW All Out, will cost $49.99. Viewers can sign up via the B/R app on Android or iOS, the
Wetherspoons has become the latest well-known business to experience supply shortages, with some of its beers not available. A spokesman said the pub chain’s supply problems with Carling and Coors were the knock-on effect from industrial action by delivery drivers working for another brewer, and apologised to customers. It is the latest company to be
The four major U.S. broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — have emerged victorious in a lawsuit against Locast, a nonprofit that enables — or they say, basically steals — local TV streams. Plaintiffs — the stations — asked a judge to throw out Locast’s claim that its online service is legally exempt from copyright infringement liability because
Rising wages and huge demand for HGV drivers has led to unprecedented numbers of people seeking training for licences, according to Britain’s largest private driver training company. Hughes Driver Training, based in Leicestershire, told Sky News it’s sending around 100 for HGV Class I and II testing per week, including many sent directly by haulage
Disney’s stand-alone Star+ streaming service has launched in Latin America. The service, which is packages as a component of Disney+ in territories like the UK, Singapore and others, includes both scripted and unscripted fare created in Latin America. Offerings range from live sports from ESPN, new international originals, animated comedies from 20th Television and movie
Ryanair’s chief executive has told Sky News the UK should scrap its “bizarre” rules governing foreign travel, saying they are holding the country’s economy back. Michael O’Leary was speaking as the airline revealed 14 new routes from London airports for the looming winter season. Ryanair said its investment decision was based on expectations that demand
UPDATED: One of the three former Netflix software engineers charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission has plead guilty. Sung Mo Jun, 49, and his brother Joon Jun, 45, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to securities fraud stemming from their roles in an insider trading ring that they
Tim Cook, the boss of Apple, has been paid a bonus of more than $750m (£547m) after spending 10 years at the technology giant. The chief executive of the world’s most valuable public company was awarded five million shares for presiding over a massive 191.83% rise in Apple’s share price in the last three years,
UPDATE, with video Broadway producers are joining forces with one another, with unions, and even with Oprah Winfrey to urge potentially jittery theatergoers back into seats, with a new marketing campaign called “This Is Broadway” launching today. A centerpiece of the campaign, which is sponsored by the Broadway League, will be a two-and-a-half-minute video featuring
The Chinese government has banned under-18s from playing online games for more than an hour a day, and then only between 8pm and 9pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. The ban will be enforced by online gaming companies which are now required to strictly enforce rules requiring users to register accounts with their
The day after SAG-AFTRA presidential candidate Matthew Modine threatened to sue rival Fran Drescher for defamation unless she issues a public apology, her Unite for Strength slate doubled down on her claim that Modine’s MembershipFirst slate violated the union’s election rules. An attorney for Modine’s MembershipFirst slate has called the allegations “defamatory,” and notes that
A former adviser to Boris Johnson is drawing up plans to list a new infrastructure investment company tied to his ambition to lead a consolidation drive in Britain’s vast corporate pensions sector. Sky News has learnt that Edi Truell’s Pension SuperFund (PSF) is pursuing the flotation of a long-term assets vehicle that could, over time,
EXCLUSIVE: The National Hurricane Center said Friday afternoon that a Category 4 hurricane is forecast to make landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, which marks the exact day Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans 16 years ago as a Category 3 storm. New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell has called for all those who live