admin The Russian billionaire Moshe Kantor, who was sanctioned by the UK government on Wednesday, has long cultivated deep ties with British politicians and establishment figures, including Tony Blair and Prince Charles. With an estimated net worth of £3.48bn, Kantor is the largest shareholder in the fertilizer company Acron, which the Foreign Office said had vital … Read more
The price of oil headed lower on Wednesday after a group of the world’s biggest consumers said they would tap emergency stockpiles to counter supply concerns following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Brent, the international crude oil marker, was down 2.6 per cent at $103.79 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, was off … Read more
In an extraordinary reversal of an earlier announcement, the Spanish tourist board in London has withdrawn the promise of opening up to unvaccinated British visitors. On Wednesday afternoon the tourist board said Spain had opened up to all UK travelers with immediate effect, saying unjabbed visitors would be able to enter with a negative pre-departure … Read more
A key member of Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party has quit the Israeli coalition government after a row about unleavened bread during Passover, in a surprise move that leaves the prime minister without a parliamentary majority. Idit Silman’s announcement left Bennett’s coalition, an alliance of parties ranging from the Jewish right and Israeli doves to an … Read more
The UN General Assembly will vote Thursday on whether to suspend Russia from the UN’s first human rights body. The move was initiated by the United States in response to the discovery of hundreds of bodies after Russian troops withdrew from towns near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, sparking calls for its forces to be tried … Read more
The top 0.1% of earners in the UK have annual incomes in excess of £500,000, according to a study by a leading thinktank that shows the effect of “unfair” tax rates available to business owners. More than 50,000 people in the top income bracket account for 6% of all earnings – 60 times greater than … Read more
Boris Johnson is to put nuclear energy at the heart of the UK’s new energy strategy, but ministers have refused to set targets for onshore wind and vowed to continue the exploitation of North Sea oil and gas. Amid deep divisions among senior Conservatives, the strategy will enrage environmentalists, who say the government’s plans are … Read more