Morrisons has defended increased executive rewards as profits tumbled during the coronavirus crisis last year, following a massive investor revolt. Just over 70% of votes cast at the supermarket chain’s annual general meeting (AGM) rejected the remuneration report for its last financial year. In advance of the virtual meeting, Sky News reported that several investor
Month: June 2021
Boris Johnson has described working with US President Joe Biden as a “breath of fresh air” following the pair’s first face-to-face meeting. The prime minister met Donald Trump’s successor in Carbis Bay on Thursday, ahead of this week’s G7 summit at the Cornwall resort. Mr Johnson said the new US administration had “so much they
After 14 years, 10 children, numerous relationships, lots of squabbles, a few cosmetic enhancements (reportedly) and too many red carpets to count, Keeping Up With The Kardashians is finally coming to an end. The reality series that turned Khloe, Kourtney and Kim Kardashian and their younger half-sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner – plus brother Rob
All eyes will be on E3 this weekend as the world’s biggest gaming convention gets going online, with some exciting announcements expected. The industry event has taken place every June (except last year, for obvious reasons) since 1995, and is hotly anticipated by gamers around the world. Fans can usually look forward to new games,
Scientists aim to explore the mysteries of Venus, including whether it was once habitable, with a new space mission. British boffins will play a leading role in the EnVision project, studying the atmosphere and geology of the planet known as “Earth’s twin”. Commissioned as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Cosmic Vision programme, the
India has recorded the world’s highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in a single day. It announced a further 6,148 fatalities on Thursday – after the state of Bihar discovered 3,929 unreported deaths. Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, revised its death toll after being directed to by Patna High Court. Live COVID updates from the
A woman whose employment contract was not renewed after expressing views that sex cannot be changed and transgender women are “not women” has won an appeal against an employment tribunal. In 2018, Maya Forstater posted a number of tweets expressing her beliefs about sex and gender, including her opposition to proposed reform of the Gender
Matt Hancock has denied claims he lied to the prime minister over the COVID care homes crisis and said “you can’t respond to a pandemic by pointing fingers”. The health secretary is being questioned by MPs two weeks after Dominic Cummings, the PM’s former chief aide, claimed he “should have been fired for at least
Transport operator Go-Ahead said more people are taking its buses and trains than at any time since the start of the pandemic as COVID restrictions ease. It said its regional bus network was seeing passenger numbers at 65-70% of typical levels on most days and at 80% in some regions – up from around 20%
The world’s largest meat processing company has paid a ransom worth $11m (£7.8m) to hackers behind a cyber attack on its computer systems. JBS – which produces almost a quarter of America’s beef – confirmed it handed over the funds on Wednesday. It comes after the Brazil-based company revealed on 31 May how its network
Travellers risk being left “at the mercy of rogue operators” after an investigation highlighted “serious problems” with the government’s list of coronavirus test providers. Consumer group Which? found a number of the tests listed online turned out to be much more expensive than their listings suggested, while others were unobtainable. People arriving in the UK
Sexual harassment, online sexual abuse and sharing nude photos are becoming “normalised” among school children according to a review by Ofsted. The chief Inspector of schools says she was “shocked” after her discovering teachers, government, and indeed Ofsted itself, were under-prepared for the scale of sexual abuse among children. Ofsted’s inspectors visited 32 state and
Boris Johnson has scored an early diplomatic win with the UK becoming the first foreign destination for Joe Biden since he became US president. But it is more thanks to good timing than the special relationship – a term the prime minister reportedly doesn’t like anyway because he thinks it sounds weak and needy. As
Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will set out their joint vision for a “sustainable global recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic when they meet ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall. Holding their first face-to-face talks on Thursday, the leaders are expected to agree what has been billed as a new Atlantic Charter – a reference
Face to face multi-lateral diplomacy is back. The band is getting back together, but the world has changed since the G7 last met. Our species and our planet face grave threats and the West’s autocratic rivals have prospered and grown more powerful. There is a huge amount at stake for those who want the world led
He’s known for hosting The Grand Tour and previously Top Gear, but in his latest show Jeremy Clarkson is swapping cars for cows as he takes up farming. Clarkson‘s Farm sees the presenter getting to work on land he owns following the retirement of the farmer who had been looking after it, and follows his
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