Companies recommended by MPs, peers and advisers were given priority to win government contracts as it scrambled to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, the public spending watchdog has found. A National Audit Office (NAO) investigation into pandemic procurement concludes that normal standards of transparency were waived as departments awarded 8,600 contracts worth £18bn to tackle
Month: November 2020
US President Donald Trump will cut his country’s military presence in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Pentagon has announced. Acting defence secretary Christopher Miller said the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan will fall from 4,500 to 2,500 by the time Mr Trump leaves office early next year. The number of troops in Iraq will be
November 17th, 2020 by Sponsored Content By Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics* with contributions from Christiane Heckeroth, Chief Communications Officer of Solectrac The increasing demand for organic foods gets a lot of headlines. Consumers have shown they are prepared to pay a premium for foods with an untouched pedigree, which has helped bolster the thin
Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be reinstated to the party, Sky News understands. The Islington MP was suspended three weeks ago for his response to an investigation into Labour’s handling of antisemitism complaints. A bombshell report by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission found Labour had been responsible for “unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination”.
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Solar tech startup Yolk keeps Tanzanian kids in school with a solar power bank “cow.” The Trump administration will sell oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. A majority of American voters would change where they shop to support cleaner ships. Arcadia Power is committed to
With Amazon Pharmacy, Prime customers in the United States can get their prescription medications shipped to their home for free. Amazon Amazon is entering the pharmacy business with a new offering called Amazon Pharmacy, allowing customers in the United States to order prescription medications for home delivery, including free delivery for Amazon Prime members. Amazon
Nov 2, 2020 Whether she knew it or not, Chelsea Hackett seemed destined for a UFC career from an early age. Combat sports filled her childhood and paved the way for a shot at the big time, which has come in the form of an opportunity on Dana White’s Contender Series. The Gold Coast-raised 21-year-old
SpaceX, an American aerospace company owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has urged the Indian government to kick off approvals for satellite broadband technologies. The move is aimed at expanding SpaceX’s satellite Internet constellation Starlink to the country. SpaceX has expressed its interest in launching Starlink in India in a filing submitted with the Telecom Regulatory
Boris Johnson has tested negative for coronavirus but will continue to self-isolate and answer this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions remotely, Number 10 has said. Downing Street revealed the prime minister took a rapid turnaround lateral flow test as part of a pilot scheme for Number 10 staff. “The prime minister took a test yesterday and
Eleven local authorities are to be placed into Scotland’s highest level of coronavirus restrictions. The areas will enter Level 4 of the country’s COVID-19 measures from Friday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced during a statement in the Scottish parliament. They are: City of Glasgow Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire East Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire
Animal welfare campaigners have told I’m A Celebrity producers to stop “scaring, chasing, crushing and overcrowding” critters in the show’s Bushtucker Trials. Ever since the hit ITV reality show was first aired in 2002, the RSPCA has voiced its upset at the way insects, reptiles and other animals are used – but it has never
Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s SpaceX docked with the International Space Station Monday night, in the first crewed mission on a privately built space capsule purchased by NASA. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience by its crew of three Americans and one Japanese astronaut, docked at 11:01pm EST (9:31am Tuesday IST), 27 hours
EasyJet has revealed the first annual loss in its 25-year history of £1.27bn – a result of the virus crisis turbulence that grounded airlines globally. The no-frills carrier said the total loss before tax figure for the year to the end of September compared to profits of £430m in the previous 12 months. However, it
Tesla (TSLA) is officially going to join the S&P500 and it is sending the stock price on a wild ride in after-hour trading. After lining up profits in now 5 quarters in a row and seeing its valuation surge to become one of the world’s most valuable company, Tesla was expected to join the S&P500
The word “premium” suggests high quality, the best of the best. But what is commonly called “premium gasoline” is a waste of money for countless drivers. Thanks in part to the coronavirus, gas prices have been relatively low compared with the soaring ones seen roughly a decade ago. At the same time, U.S. drivers are paying
Hurricane Iota has made landfall on the coast of Nicaragua with winds of up to 155mph, the National Hurricane Centre (NHT) has said. The category four hurricane hit the town of Haulover at around 10.40pm eastern time on Monday (3.40am GMT Tuesday). It is around 15 miles south from where the devastating Hurricane Eta struck
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