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Holidays on hold

Skiers and sun seekers shut out as Europe closes resorts

Skiing holidays in many resorts are on hold Skiers and sun seekers have been told to stay away from many of Europe’s popular destinations as further restrictions are imposed onRead More

2021 calendar concern

Concern grows for events as Glastonbury cancelled

Glastonbury
Glastonbury off…. Bond movie postponed The Glastonbury Festival is the first high profile casualty of 2021 as fears grow that pandemic restrictions will continue beyond the summer. The James BondRead More

Inauguration

Biden installed with pledge to ‘unite America’

Joe Biden sworn in
The new US president taking the oath Joe Biden was officially inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States promising to unite the nation and injecting new confidence intoRead More

President snubbed

Cushman & Wakefield latest to sever ties with Trump

Trump protestors at Congress
Protests by Trump supporters at the Capitol caused international outrage Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has become the latest business or organisation to sever ties with President Donald TrumpRead More

Markets unfazed

Trump: first president to be impeached twice

Donald Trump
Donald Trump issued a statement calling for calm Donald Trump has become the first US president to be impeached for a second time. The House of Representatives voted in favourRead More

Oil giant redundancies

Shell to axe 330 Aberdeen jobs as part of global cut

shell
Shell says it remains committed to the North Sea Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is to cut 330 jobs in north east Scotland as part of global cutbacks announced lastRead More

US election crisis

Pelosi wants Trump out as firms pull Republican donations

Trump protestors at Congress
Ms Pelosi fears protestors will be pardoned Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, wants Donald Trump impeached so he cannot make another bid for the White House.Read More

Platform appeal

CMA to review its block on FNZ’s £150m GBST deal

FNZ offices (FNZ website)
The FNZ offices: deal could be back on Competition watchdogs have admitted they may have made errors when blocking financial services technology provider FNZ’s £150 million acquisition of a rivalRead More

Four dead in protest

Trump finally concedes following Congress violence

Scuffles & violence inside the US Capitol pic.twitter.com/47UCAux3gP — Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) January 6, 2021 Four people died and dozens were injured as supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump stormedRead More

Music deal

Hipgnosis buys producer Iovine’s catalogue

Lennon and Simple Minds
Simple Minds and John Lennon worked with Jimmy Iovine Hipgnosis Songs Fund has acquired the music catalogue of Jimmy Iovine, a highly influential record producer in the 1970s and 1980sRead More