The way “green” electricity tariffs are sold to millions of households is to be reviewed by the government amid concerns that their environmental benefits could be overstated. Energy companies are able to market deals in this way even if some of the energy they supply comes from fossil fuels – because they offset this by
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Asda and National Express are among a number of firms set to offer rewards to young people getting a COVID jab. Free Now taxis, lastminute.com and Better leisure centres will also offer incentives for those booking in for a vaccine. Uber, Bolt and Deliveroo have already said they will offer discounted rides and meals for
EXCLUSIVE: Some cast and crew members on films and TV shows soon might be required to wear identification that “clearly and visibly” verifies their Covid vaccination status while working on set. “Various things have been discussed, from wristbands to credential badges,” a union source tells Deadline. “I have not seen what this is to look
Some of the world’s biggest oil companies are currently paying negative tax on their fossil fuel extraction and production operations in the North Sea. Official data published by the UK government-backed Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative shows that in the tax year 2019-20, ExxonMobil received £117m in total from HMRC, Shell got £110m, and BP received
EXCLUSIVE: The Lincoln Lawyer is heading to court, literally. In what could become both a very revealing and grueling affair for all concerned, A+E Studios subsidiary Frankl & Bob Films II, LLC have sued ViacomCBS for “millions of dollars” in losses over the latter’s spring 2020 decision not to go ahead with a series based
Gatwick Airport has accused the government of failing to take advantage of the UK’s “world-leading” coronavirus vaccination programme while revealing “very low” passenger numbers. The UK’s second-largest airport said it handled just 569,000 people during the first six months of 2021 and made a loss of almost £245m over the period despite operating costs being
UPDATE, Aug. 12, 7:48 PM PT: A fundraising event to boost Gavin Newsom’s chances of beating a Sept. 14 recall drew about a dozen attendees on Thursday and raised more than $1 million, organizers said. Newsom was scheduled to address the virtual Zoom event, with guests including Rob and Michelle Reiner, Alan and Cindy Horn,
The board of British pharmaceutical firm Vectura has backed a takeover offer from tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI), despite lobbying from health groups. PMI, the company behind Marlboro cigarettes, had offered 165p per share – or around £1.1bn – for the Wiltshire-based firm, which makes inhaled medicines and devices to treat respiratory illnesses such
New York City’s film and television industry generated $64 billion in direct economic output in 2019, $12.2 billion in wages and 100,000 jobs, and production – led by TV – is ramping back to pre-pandemic levels, according to film commissioner Anne del Castillo and an extensive new study commissioned by her office and released today.
The UK economy grew by 4.8% in the second quarter of the year, according to official figures charting the fightback from the last lockdowns imposed on households and businesses to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had been expected to show a hit in the final month as
The number of people hospitalized in Los Angeles County with Covid-19 rose to its highest level since late February today, continuing an upward trend that has seen hospitalizations increase by more than 700% since the majority of coronavirus restrictions were lifted statewide in mid-June. According to state figures, there were 1,648 people hospitalized in the
American consumers faced rising prices last month but the pace of that rise has slowed, according to official figures released on Wednesday. The US Department of Labor said that consumer prices were up 0.5% from June to July, compared with the previous monthly increase of 0.9%. Compared with the same time last year, however, they
UK management firm Margravine Management, which focuses on digital and social media talent, has bolstered its senior team with the hire of Joshua Brandon as UK Managing Director. Brandon was most recently founder of management consultancy company Management 16. He previously served as President of Insanity Group North America and COO of We Generate and specialises
The John Lewis Partnership says it is to create 500 new jobs as it takes control of a massive distribution centre to meet an expansion in online sales. The owner of the John Lewis department store chain and Waitrose supermarkets said it had signed an agreement with Tesco to lease a one million sq ft
Readers will have to wait a little longer for Don Winslow’s next novel. HarperCollins said today that it has delayed the release of City on Fire until 2022 amid the surge in Covid around the country. It had been set to hit shelves in September. The book will launch a trilogy that tells an epic crime saga.
The battle for British pharmaceutical firm Vectura will not go to auction, after one of the two hopefuls said at the last minute that it would not increase its bid. US private equity firm Carlyle had made the first move for the Wiltshire-based FTSE 250-listed firm, which makes inhaled medicines and devices to treat respiratory
Google and its YouTube subsidiary are implementing steps to make their vast digital arenas safer for users under 18 years old. Google said it will now block ad targeting based on the age, gender or interests of people under 18. It is also turning off its data-tracking “location history” option for users under the age
A top figure in the haulage industry has told Sky News that deploying army personnel to help tackle the HGV driver shortage “will not scratch the surface” of the UK’s delivery crisis. A Government spokesperson said: “The recent pandemic has proven that the UK has a large, diverse and highly resilient food supply chain that
New York City is getting another shot in the arm this summer with Free Shakespeare in the Park’s happy Merry Wives, playwright Jocelyn Bioh’s embraceable adaptation of the Bard’s The Merry Wives of Windsor starring Watchmen‘s Jacob Ming-Trent as that great, rotund creation Falstaff. Briefly delayed by injury and Covid, Merry Wives opens tonight as a
BioNTech has reported a reversal in its financial fortunes after it developed one of the most widely-used coronavirus vaccines. The German pharmaceutical company worked with Pfizer to create the vaccine, with more than a billion doses supplied to over 100 countries or territories. Along with the AstraZeneca jab, it has been used in the UK