HSBC is planning to move more than 1,200 of its staff to permanent work-from-home contracts, according to a report. Around 70% of the bank’s 1,800 call centre staff serving UK retail customers from bases in England, Wales and Scotland volunteered not to return to the office, according to the Unite. The union told news agency
Month: April 2021
It’s going to be a largely virtual ceremony this year, and BAFTA will be pulling out all the stops to celebrate the resilience of the film industry during the pandemic. While nominees will accept awards online, presenters will appear in person at the Royal Albert Hall, with Hugh Grant, Tom Hiddleston, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Cynthia
6:51 AM ET One benefit of all the days blurring together during the pandemic is that it’s already time for spring football, other than the spring football they’re playing over in the FCS, where they’re actually playing real games. But the FBS fellas are back on the field after the strangest, most trying year. We
7:00 AM ET The NHL trade deadline is Monday, and because this season is so unusual, each team is operating under its own unique circumstance. For this week’s NHL Power Rankings, we identified a sticking point for every team heading into the deadline. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams
Opposition parties are withholding their support for the government’s domestic COVID passports plan in a warning that Boris Johnson could struggle to get his proposals through the House of Commons. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said his party “do not support the government’s plans in their current form” and attacked ministers’ thinking as “a complete
A record label home to artists such as Arlo Parks and The XX has changed its name, over its potential links to Armenian genocide. Young Turks, which was founded in London in 2006, will now be known as Young, after re-thinking its name. Speaking on social media, founder Caius Pawson said: “We originally named Young
Music fans have had a disappointing 12 months with festivals and gigs cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. But with the silver lining of lockdown easing on the horizon, many will be hoping they can get back into shows in the near future. Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 roadmap says that from 17 May, fans
Stranger Things stars Gaten Matarazzo and Noah Schnapp were among the names joining US chat show host Jimmy Fallon for a charity stream of Among Us. The event marked Fallon’s debut on the game-streaming platform Twitch, where he played the popular whodunnit multiplayer game Among Us. Joining Matarazzo and Schnapp, who play Dustin and Will
Who said Segways aren’t cool? Not the dude riding a hybrid hydrogen and electric-powered Segway Apex H2 motorcycle, that’s for sure. Or at least that’s probably what he’d say if this concept motorcycle ever makes it to production. The Segway Apex H2 appears to be a followup to the previously seen Segway Apex, an electric
12:00 PM ET MLB InsidersESPN With the news that MLB is moving its 2021 All-Star festivities to Denver this summer, one thing immediately came to our minds: An All-Star Home Run Derby at Coors Field is going to be really fun to watch. Sure, the game itself will be a blast and the MLB draft
The Moderna vaccine is going to be given to patients in the UK for the first time today. First doses of the jab are going to be administered at West Wales General Hospital in Carmarthen – and a total of 5,000 doses have been distributed to vaccination centres. Moderna’s vaccine is the third to be
More than 4,000 COVID deaths have been recorded in a single day in Brazil, with one doctor comparing the country’s crisis to a “biological Fukushima”. The outbreak is overwhelming hospitals in the South American nation – and scientists are forecasting that the surge in fatalities will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018. Steve Jennings | Getty Images for TechCrunch In preparation for its debut on the Nasdaq next week, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Tuesday that first-quarter revenue climbed about nine-fold from last year, driven by a historic rally in the price of bitcoin. Revenue
Kim Kardashian has officially become a billionaire, according to Forbes. The reality TV star, 40, saw her net worth soar from $780m (£564m) in October to $1bn (£723m) this month, the magazine reports. Her fortune comes mainly from her two businesses: the shapewear brand Skims, and the cosmetics company KKW Beauty. Image: Kim Kardashian recently
The government must “sustain the impetus” to fight food poverty seen during the coronavirus pandemic and should consider putting a “right to food” in law, MPs have said. Efforts to tackle hunger by expanding the free school meals programme and boosting support to food banks should continue beyond the pandemic, the Commons Environment, Food and
Minneapolis police officers are advised to “stay away from the neck when possible” when restraining combative suspects, the murder trial of the ex-cop accused of murdering George Floyd has heard. Testimony from Derek Chauvin‘s former colleagues at the city’s police department continued on Tuesday, after the force’s chief yesterday said his actions against Mr Floyd
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