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Joe Biden is said to be considering cyber attacks on Russian infrastructure in retaliation for the hacks that breached 200 US federal agencies and firms. The president-elect’s team will consider several options over the country’s suspected role in the unprecedented hacking of US government agencies and companies, sources have told Reuters. The massive data breach … Read more
The Prime Minister has his work cut out to achieve his plans to drive more people into electric vehicles, according to new market analysis. The number of public electric vehicle charge points per battery car has fallen to its lowest level in two years. For every electric vehicle currently registered in Britain there are just … Read more
Northern regions battle to host new National Infrastructure Bank and Treasury outpost amid calls for them not to be placed in big cities By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:58 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 25 November 2020 The race is on across the north of England as leaders compete … Read more
Use British steel for £27bn infrastructure spree, industry chiefs urge chancellor By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 25 November 2020 Industry chiefs have urged the use of British steel for infrastructure work. Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to spend an extra £27billion on projects next … Read more
Rishi Sunak is readying billions of pounds more for infrastructure, the NHS and defence in what looks like a final splurge as the coronavirus crisis hammers the public finances. The Chancellor will use the spending review on Wednesday to push ahead with huge investment on schools, hospitals, colleges and prisons to meet Tory election pledges. … Read more
Yara Shahidi has said she is not an activist but ‘a creative and socially engaged human.’ Now the 20-year-old black-ish and grown-ish star told the Wall Street Journal that she is hoping to make changes that will last. ‘The goal at the end of the day is to make powerful media but to also push the … Read more
China is targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyber attacks because ‘they want to see Trump lose in November’, White House’s national security adviser warns White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien warned on Sunday that Chinese government-linked hackers are targeting US election infrastructure O’Brien said the Chinese would prefer to see Trump lose in November … Read more
INVESTING SHOW: How to invest in property and infrastructure for a reliable income By This Is Money Published: 13:07 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 13:08 BST, 3 August 2020 Income investors were hit hard as the coronavirus crisis unfolded and companies slashed dividends. Meanwhile, the commercial property sector faced a double whammy, as both … Read more
Builder Kier Group sees its share price jump as the government reveals billion pound school building programme Kier Group has been beset with financial problems for a couple of years The government is due to announce a task force called ‘Project Speed’ tomorrow Schools in the North and the Midlands are set to receive ‘substantial investment’ … Read more
Children who live in cities plagued by air pollution and ‘unwalkable’ infrastructure are more likely to suffer from obesity, study shows High levels of nitrogen dioxide and pollutants from cars was linked to weight As many as 1,300 children from six countries, including the UK, were studied Childhood obesity has surged to almost a third … Read more