Roman Abramovich’s private plane flies from Moscow to Israel after billionaire hit by sanctions

Roman Abramovich’s £50m private plane has been flown from Russia to Israel after the oligarch was hit by crippling sanctions from the UK government over his ties to Vladimir Putin. The Gulfstream G650ER jet – registration LX-Ray – arrived from Moscow into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday night, according to flight tracking websites. … Read more

UK shale gas stocks rise: Government rethinks fracking as Russia sanctions intensify energy crisis

UK shale gas stocks IGas Energy PLC and Egdon Resources PLC saw their prices rise this week as the government rethinks its position on fracking, which could see domestic gas resources unlocked to ease dependence on Russian imports. Cuadrilla, a privately held company, has led the UK shale gas sector which had largely stalled in … Read more

‘I want to explore this’: Manchester United fan Conor McGregor expresses interest in buying Chelsea

‘I want to explore this’: Manchester United fan Conor McGregor expresses interest in buying Chelsea as Roman Abramovich looks to sell the club for £3billion Roman Abramovich has set an asking price of £3bn as Chelsea go up for sale  The Russian is selling up due to the growing economic sanctions in the UK Conor … Read more

TfL £4.5billion bailout is extended until Friday as City Hall and government are locked in talks

TfL is given days to avoid bankruptcy after £4.5bn bailout is extended until Friday as City Hall and government are locked in negotiations over funding TfL has agreed with Government to extend funding package until Friday The network has said there will be ‘managed decline’ unless more funds found Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon accused of trying to ‘hoodwink’ Scots over independence hit to their pensions

Nicola Sturgeon was branded a ‘fantasist’ today after claiming that UK taxpayers would continue to bankroll Scottish pensions even after independence. The First Minister was taken to task after insisting ‘people will notice no difference’ if Scotland separates from the UK as she continued her drive to split Britain. She said yesterday that Scots who have made … Read more

Sturgeon says British taxpayers will continue to foot bill for Scottish pensions after independence

Nicola Sturgeon has said British taxpayers will continue to foot the bill for Scottish pensions even if Scotland becomes independent. The First Minister insisted ‘people will notice no difference’ if Scotland separates from the UK as Scots who have made state pension contributions to the Treasury would still receive those payments.  Her official spokesman went … Read more

UK energy price cap jump rise to push inflation over 7% as experts question BoE intervention

Energy price cap jump will drive inflation beyond 7% as cost of living crisis deepens – and experts question whether BofE intervention can help The Bank of England now believes CPI could hit 7.25% by April  Energy costs have been a key driver of inflation and rate cap hike deepens issue Inflation is not expected … Read more

Twitter users await release of Sue Gray partygate inquiry with memes as Boris Johnson given report

‘It took all that time to produce EIGHT pages’: Anger and mockery as long-awaited Sue Gray report on No10 partygate is published (and is just as lacking in detail as many predicted) By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 12:41 GMT, 31 January 2022 | Updated: 16:10 GMT, 31 January 2022 Britons today mocked the long-awaited … Read more

Government faces backlash over Channel 4 privatisation plans

Government faces backlash over Channel 4 privatisation plans – after ministers argued broadcaster needs cash to compete with streaming giants Report says Government did not take the right approach over privatisation  It was written by the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee The group added that it thought the decision making process had been ‘binary’  … Read more

New culture secretary Nadine Dorries says BBC might not EXIST in a decade

Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries was today questioned whether the BBC will still exist in a decade – as she accused the broadcaster of nepotism and elitism. The Culture Secretary demanded change at the organisation, saying its staff needed to reflect a wider demographic than just people  ‘whose mum and dads work there’.  Speaking at a … Read more