Conservative MPs voted in favour of Boris Johnson remaining as PM by 211 votes to 148 and survived the confidence vote brought by his own party, following Sue Gray’s report detailing lockdown rule-breaking in Downing Street. Boris Johnson beat off a substantial rebellion by his own members of parliament and said “ The government can…
Sergey Brin, Google co-founder, build a massive electric airship which his Lighter Than Air (LTA) Research firm incorporated in 2014, and is preparing to launch new research later this year. Brin is hiring hundreds of aeronautical engineers in Silicon Valley and at a location in Akron, Ohio known for its Goodyear blimps, to build airships…
Thousands of travellers are thought to be stuck abroad after flight cancellations over the Jubilee weekend. The disruption is being driven by staff shortages across the aviation industry. Advantage Travel Partnership, a network of travel agents said 30 per cent of calls to its members were from people worried about future bookings. Julia Lo…
A total ban on trade of ivory has come into effect in an “important conservation victory” for the world’s elephants. The export and import and dealing of elephant ivory items of all ages not only those produced after a certain date – is now illegal, unless they have been registered or have an exemption certificate.…
The price of a pint in London has hit £8.06 for the first time as pubs struggle to cope with spiraling inflation. Pub companies are threatening further rises because of sharp increases in the cost of grain as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, which is a prime supplier, along with rises in energy…
Harcus Parker Lawyers representing 1, 500 savers, is suing a £18 million-pound claim against administrators of the collapsed fund of Neil Woodford, the fallen star of British stock picking, in an attempt to recoup heavy losses. The claim was filed on the third anniversary of the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund, which managed…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has given an ultimatum to staff to return to the office full-time declaring that working remotely is no longer acceptable. People who are unwilling to abide by the new rules can “pretend to work somewhere else” Mr. Musk said on Twitter when asked about the policy. Everyone at Tesla is…
The Scandal of Grenfell – witness it all in a play near the scene of the fire:- “Dictating to The Estate”. Regarding safety in housing in London – a production focussing on Grenfell by Nathaniel McBride every day until and including Sunday 12 June 2022 (no production on 7 June). Maxilla Social Club W10 6SW…
Fifth-seeded, Rafael Nadal won the French Open and extended his record to the 14th title by beating Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets. Spanish Nadal, 36, won 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 against eight seed Rudd, 23, to extend his Grand Slam men’s singles titles to 33. He moves two ahead of his great rivals Roger Federer…
IMG_9987 The Queen greets crowds on the Mall from the Buckingham Palace balcony alongside Prince Charles and Camilla and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their children for the finale of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A pageant which took two and half hours to travel 1.8 miles (3 km ) against the backdrop…