EU drops US from list of COVID-safe countries for travel
BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Monday to remove the United States from the EU’s safe travel list, meaning U.S. visitors and those…
PayPal exploring stock-trading platform for U.S. users – CNBC
The PayPal app logo seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration//File Photo Aug 30 (Reuters) – Shares of PayPal Holdings…
Stellantis extends output halts at several European car plants on chip shortage
A view shows the logo of Stellantis at the entrance of the company’s factory in Hordain, France, July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/Files PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) –…
Wall St awaits Zoom’s next act as pandemic boom cools
A 3D printed Zoom logo is placed on the keyboard in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Files Aug 30 (Reuters) – When stay-at-home favorite Zoom…
SEC charges broker-dealers, investment advisors over cybersecurity failures
Aug 30 (Reuters) – Units of three broker-dealer and investment advisory firms agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties to settle charges from the…
Watch: Extinction Rebellion activists block Tower Bridge in London
Extinction Rebellion activists blocked Tower Bridge in London on Monday with a van and caravan and clashed with police outside the Science Museum in a protest over…
Winston Churchill called House of Commons ‘my theatre’ in 1929 letter
Winston Churchill referred to the House of Commons as his “theatre” in a 1929 letter that is going up for auction with a list price of up…
Inspector Morse theme voted most popular in Classic FM and Radio Times poll
“The theme was carefully produced to reflect Inspector Morse’s character, which was threaded throughout the music with an incredible attention to detail.” The Australian-born composer, who died…
Kylian Mbappe: Real Madrid likely to walk away from summer transfer window deal for PSG forward as £172m bid goes unanswered
Kylian Mbappe is now unlikely to move to Real Madrid in this summer transfer window after Paris Saint-Germain failed to reply to their £171.6m (€200m) offer on…
CCTV cameras could be placed in hospital operating rooms in South Korea after surgery mistakes
Hospitals in South Korea could be required to place surveillance cameras in operating rooms after a series of medical accidents involving unqualified staff who stood in for…
Afghanistan: Evacuated Afghan troops ‘could serve alongside British in Gurkha-style regiment’
Afghan special forces and other troops evacuated to the UK could be absorbed into Britain’s Armed Forces, possibly with the creation of a new regiment based on…
Afghanistan: Dominic Raab says UK stands with allies to hunt down Islamic State ‘wherever they operate’ as diplomatic discussions continue
Dominic Raab says the UK stands with its allies to combat Islamic State “by all means available, wherever they operate” as diplomatic discussions focusing on future engagement…
Social care facing ‘unprecedented crisis’ over staff shortages, say officials
Social care for the elderly and vulnerable is facing an “unprecedented crisis” due to a lack of available staff, according to council officials in the Isle of…
My cheating husband is dying – and wants me to subsidise his lover
My husband and I were chalk and cheese, but we were a brilliant team for nearly 30 years. I was the hard-headed businesswoman and he was the…
My cheating husband is dying – and wants me to subsidise his lover
My husband and I were chalk and cheese, but we were a brilliant team for nearly 30 years. I was the hard-headed businesswoman and he was the…
The ‘tiger headmistress’ who’s the opposite of woke – and just what schools need
Back in 2010, the deputy headmistress of an inner London state school told the Conservative Party conference that she had come there “to expose some of the…
The ‘tiger headmistress’ who’s the opposite of woke – and just what schools need
Back in 2010, the deputy headmistress of an inner London state school told the Conservative Party conference that she had come there “to expose some of the…
9 style takeaways from the Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show in Venice
Italians do it better The popular social media meme #italiansdoitbetter proved its point again. Is there any other city in the world, outside a Disney studio, to…
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Tower Bridge with a van and caravan
Extinction Rebellion protesters have blocked Tower Bridge in London with a van and caravan, the Metropolitan Police said. The force said on Twitter “officers were on the…
Surging inflation set to cost Sunak an extra £12bn
“Our forecast for further above-trend month-to-month increases in the RPI over the next nine months implies that debt interest payments will overshoot the OBR’s March Budget full-year…
Defence projects worth £166bn all set to be late and over budget
The IPA report rates programmes from “green” to “red”. A red rating means “successful delivery appears unachievable”, with issues such as “cost, budget, quality and/or benefits delivery,…
COVID-19: EU countries recommend removing US from safe travel list because of rise in cases
Countries in Europe should reinstate restrictions on tourists from the United States because of risking coronavirus cases, the European Union has recommended on Monday. The decision by…
Woke unions are the next big threat to business
Last week, a group of Apple workers launched a new organisation called “AppleToo”, presumably based on “MeToo”, the movement that exposed sexism in the entertainment industry. Its…
Fire sales and cut-price deals: The moves that could still happen on transfer deadline day
Arsenal have also been looking to strengthen the right-back position, with Atletico Madrid’s Kieran Trippier a target, but their business will depend on outgoings before the transfer…