Talks over the future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port car plant have been “productive but not conclusive”, the car plant’s owner said. Stellantis has been in talks with the government for…
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UK: : Future of Ellesmere Port (Vauxhall’s parent company) hangs in the balance
The head of Vauxhall’s parent company has warned that it will no longer invest in pure diesel or petrol cars at its Ellesmere Port plant. Carlos Tavares said the future…
South Korea: Hyundai aiming to become a tech firm
For a few weeks this year, South Korean carmaker Hyundai was dusted with the Apple magic. Last month Hyundai let slip that it was in talks with the maker of…
USA: Airbnb predicts ‘significant’ travel rebound
Online booking platform Airbnb has said it is preparing for a “significant” travel rebound as the world emerges from coronavirus lockdowns. However the company said it was still “too early”…
UK: Amanda Staveley loses High Court fight with Barclays over damages
A businesswoman who sued Barclays for hundreds of millions of pounds has lost her High Court fight, despite the judge saying the bank acted with “deceit”. Amanda Staveley claimed her…
UK : Rishi Sunak to inject £126m to boost traineeship scheme-Budget 2021
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce a £126m boost for traineeships in England in his Budget on Wednesday. The scheme will include a new “flexi-job” apprenticeship that will enable…
Italy : Low tides leave Venice canals dry
Exceptionally low tides on Friday left some of Venice’s canals dry. In stark contrast to floods in December, boats and gondolas were beached. The water level in the city is…
Russia: Alexei Navalny sent to Russian penal colony to serve out a sentence
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sent from detention in Moscow to a penal colony to serve out a sentence for embezzlement. The 2014 suspended sentence was turned into…
Texas weather: New Jersey plumber offers a helping hand
From halfway across America, one plumber has answered the pleas of Texans still grappling with the aftermath of a devastating winter storm. As the coldest temperatures in over 30 years…
Texas weather: Biden visits state amid recovery from deadly cold snap
President Joe Biden has travelled to Texas in his first trip to a disaster zone, visiting workers still reeling from a deadly winter storm. “You’re doing God’s work,” Mr Biden…