Edward Johnson 
The electric car manufacturer Tesla is to halt most production at its factory near Berlin for two weeks because of delays in deliveries of parts because of attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Shipping delays in the Red Sea, caused by attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants, has caused Tesla to suspend most production at … Read more
Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health officials told Reuters. In the United States, several European countries, and other parts of the world, there have been reports of rising hospitalizations linked to respiratory infections in recent weeks. Death rates have … Read more
Ministers need to “immediately” update the law to acknowledge that computers are fallible or risk a repeat of the Horizon scandal, legal experts say. In English and Welsh law, computers are assumed to be “reliable” unless proven otherwise. But critics of this approach say this reverses the burden of proof normally applied in criminal cases. … Read more
Tata Consumer shares on Friday rallied up to 4% to a fresh 52-week high of Rs 1,161 on BSE after ET reported that the FMCG firm is all set to acquire Ching’s Secret-maker Capital Foods and Organic India. Last month, Tata Consumer became the sixth Tata Group stock to cross the Rs 1 lakh crore … Read more
UK economy grew by 0.3% in November Newsflash: The UK economy returned to growth in November, with GDP expanding by 0.3%. That’s slightly stronger than the 0.2% growth which City economists expected. It follows the 0.3% contraction in October. The Office for National Statistics reports that the UK’s services sector provided the bulk of the … Read more
A musical treat in Budapest The spectacular House of Music is in Budapest’s beautiful City Park. After going through the mushroom-like main entrance, you find a museum dedicated to the history of music. From the beginning of music to the modern day via Gregorian chanting and Hungarian folk, the House of Music is a fascinating … Read more
S&P Global Ratings on Friday downgraded Vedanta Resources to among its lowest ratings citing a “distressed” bond extension move, marking the second downgrade of the company this week. The agency reduced Vedanta’s issuer rating to “SD” or “selective default” from “CC,” indicating the agency believes the company has defaulted on some payments but will meet … Read more
The weather was worse than forecast. By the time I reached Bristol, at 5pm, all trains to the south-west had been cancelled, because of rising flood waters. It was no one’s fault – just one of life’s vicissitudes. What happened next was a different matter. I believe I’m still suffering the effects of it: I … Read more
The rental car company Hertz will be selling about one-third of the electric vehicles in its fleet after they lost value more quickly than expected, the company said Thursday. The drop in value is a blow to the company’s efforts to replace gasoline vehicles with cars that do not produce tailpipe emissions. The electric vehicles … Read more
Some have waited years, some decades, all of them united in their desperate search for justice. On Wednesday, post office operators hit by the Horizon IT scandal reacted with joy – and a degree of caution, mixed with frustration – as the government announced a blanket acquittal for the hundreds wrongly accused. Chris Head, a … Read more
