Russia’s space programme hit by western cyber attack
Western hackers have turned Russia’s own ransomware against it in a cyber attack on the country’s space agency, data obtained by security experts suggests. A group of…
500 container ships stuck outside Shanghai as Xi’s zero Covid policy wreaks havoc
Almost 500 container ships are stuck in congestion outside Chinese ports as President Xi Jinping’s “zero Covid” policy wreaks havoc on global trade. Repeated restrictions designed to…
Heathrow faces pressure to drop rise in landing fees
Heathrow is under pressure to drop plans for higher landing charges after the airport welcomed the most travellers since the start of the pandemic. Almost 4.2m passengers…
Ridding Twitter of its Left-wing bias could be Elon Musk’s finest achievement
It has struggled to monetise its estimated 330m users and it hasn’t managed to construct the same kind of micro-targeted ad systems that have made Facebook and…
Brussels backs £6.3bn foreign takeover of defence behemoth Meggitt
A £6.3bn foreign takeover of one of Britain’s biggest defence companies has moved a step closer after it won backing from Brussels. The sale of Coventry-based Meggitt…
Mortgage lenders bet on sharp slowdown
The mortgage market appears to be adapting to the danger posed by slowing growth when the sugar rush of public money comes to an end. Fixed rate…