The rate of inflation more than doubled in just one month to 1.5% during April, posing a price rise challenge to the Bank of England amid the fragile economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the consumer prices index measure rose from 0.7% in March. The increase was driven,
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The New York Attorney General’s office has expanded its investigation of the Trump Organization to a probe of criminal conduct. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature,” said Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Attorney General Letitia James. “We are now actively investigating the
Some reusable face masks found on the high street have “alarming flaws” in their effectiveness, with one popular mask only blocking a third of potentially harmful particles, consumer group Which? has said. Masks from a range of popular brands were tested by the consumer watchdog to see how well they filtered particles, how breathable they
UPDATED with latest: Former HBO executive Nancy Lesser settled her lawsuit alleging the producers of the 2016 Emmy Awards show at the Microsoft Theater and other parties were liable for serious injuries she suffered after falling near the red carpet. Lesser, the former executive vice president of media and talent at HBO, left the cabler
Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has reported an annual loss for the third year in a row and warned of an increasingly tough battle to overcome supply chain problems. The company, owned by India’s Tata Motors, reported a pre-tax loss of £861m for the year to the end of March, after posting a shortfall
NBCUniversal brought out the stars to its Upfront on Monday to demonstate how the company’s new content strategy might work in practice. The company — which has decentralized its buying across linear broadcast, cable and streaming — relied on the likes of Will Smith, Kelly Clarkson, Kevin Hart and Renee Zellweger to help promote its
Rain showers have dampened spirits on the high street as shopper numbers fell despite the reopening of indoor hospitality. Footfall across UK shopping destinations was down 3% on the same period last week, according to figures covering the period up to 5pm on Monday from data company Springboard. Shopping visits also remain well below pre-pandemic
Already facing public allegations from nearly a dozen women of sexually assaulting and drugging them, T.I. is now in the spotlight of the Los Angeles Police Department. “There is an active investigation into Clifford Harris,” confirmed Officer William Cooper of the LAPD to Deadline today, using T.I.’s real name. The official statement comes after rumors
Thousands of British holidaymakers have started to fly out the country – with some heading to amber list destinations – as the ban on overseas leisure travel is lifted in England, Wales and most of Scotland. Travel firms have reported a surge in demand for trips to Portugal, after the government put it on its
In an hour-long press briefing, Discovery CEO David Zaslav and AT&T CEO John Stankey outlined plans for the companies’ $43 billion merger. “We’re going to be one company,” Zaslav said. “One company, one culture, one mission.” As to the timing of the deal, Stankey said he felt the entertainment portfolio had achieved “escape velocity” in
Amazon has announced plans to create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year. The online retail giant is opening new operations in Hinckley, Doncaster, Dartford, Gateshead and Swindon in 2021 and is also hiring for corporate roles as well as its cloud-computing division Amazon Web Services. Amazon’s latest recruitment drive, hailed
SUNDAY UPDATE: On Sunday, The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 7 new deaths from COVID-19 and 240 new positive cases. The number of new cases and deaths are likely to reflect reporting delays over the weekend, said the LA Department of Public Health. To date, the county tallied 24,088 total deaths and
Santander’s telephone, branch, online and card services are all experiencing major issues, customers are reporting – and the bank has admitted it has no idea when they will be fixed. Santander‘s mobile app and ATMs are also having problems and the bank has said that it is working to resolve the technical difficulties responsible. Responding
A Pacific Palisades brush fire left 750 acres scorched on Saturday, forcing evacuations in multiple areas. Thus far, an evacuation has been ordered for residents east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, between the Community House and View Ridge Road. The area north of Entrada, south of Oakwood Drive and east of the Henry Ridge Motorway is also under
Debenhams stores across the UK will shut their doors for the final time later, bringing more than 240 years of retail history to an end. The department store chain, a staple of high streets since 1778, will close its remaining 28 stores for good on Saturday after the company collapsed amid the fallout of the
LaKeith Stanfield has stepped forward to denounce hate speech, after getting caught up in controversy involving anti-Semitic comments on Clubhouse. The Clubhouse chat reportedly centered on the legacy of Louis Farrakhan, the American religious leader who is known for his anti-Semitic views. While Stanfield did not engage in hate speech himself, he was widely criticized
The chairman of easyJet is preparing to step down as Britain’s airline industry holds its breath for a summer season recovery that could salvage its short-term future. Sky News has learnt that the low-cost carrier has appointed headhunters to identify a successor to John Barton, who has held the role since 2013. City sources said
“I expect optimism in our future. We’re gonna come roaring back,” declared a triumphal California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised budget for the state. As Newsom optimistically ticked off the billions being allocated from the state’s $76 billion budget surplus, he was asked if California might emerge from state-imposed Covid restrictions — known as
The Serious Fraud Office has said it is investigating steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s business empire – including links with Greensill Capital. The SFO said in a statement said it was looking into “suspected fraud, fraudulent trading and money laundering in relation to the financing and conduct of the business of companies within the Gupta Family
Joe Biden nixed one of Donald Trump’s plans for a lasting legacy: A National Garden Of American Heroes, filled with statues of historical figures, sports stars, entertainers, business figures, activists and inventors. Just two days before he left office, Trump signed an executive order that spelled out who would be honored at the new memorial: