January 25, 2023 - Brief Briefing

NHS crisis: ‘Over my dead body’ – Proposals to make some patients pay for care spark backlash

The NHS winter crisis has been a struggle for patients and staff alike – but it has also prompted a long overdue and necessary...

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NHS crisis: 'Over my dead body' - Proposals to make some patients pay for care spark backlash

NHS crisis: Charging patients who can afford it – or free for all? Future of health service sparks fierce debate

The NHS winter crisis has been a struggle for patients and staff alike – but it has also prompted a long overdue and necessary...

by admin January 25, 2023

Technology

Facebook and Instagram will reinstate Trump after two-year ban

An image of President Donald Trump appears on video screens before his speech to supporters from the Ellipse at the White House in Washington...

by admin January 25, 2023

Facebook and Instagram will reinstate Trump after two-year ban

Technology

Snapchat’s role in fentanyl crisis probed during House roundtable: ‘It’s a Snap-specific problem’

Snap-owned Snapchat, and its role in the fentanyl crisis, was the focus of a House roundtable hosted by the Energy and Commerce Committee on...

by admin January 25, 2023

Snapchat's role in fentanyl crisis probed during House roundtable: 'It's a Snap-specific problem'

Environment

Chevron announces $75 billion stock buyback, dividend boost

Chevron last month reported its second-highest quarterly profit ever. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Energy giant Chevron announced a $75...

by admin January 25, 2023

Chevron announces billion stock buyback, dividend boost

Business

London estate agent Dexters swoops on rival Marsh & Parsons in £25m deal

A London-based estate agent chaired by the former Sainsbury’s chief Justin King is on the brink of a deal to buy rival Marsh &...

by admin January 25, 2023

London estate agent Dexters swoops on rival Marsh & Parsons in £25m deal

Technology

IBM tops revenue estimates, says it will cut 3,900 jobs

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2023. Stefan Wermuth |...

by admin January 25, 2023

IBM tops revenue estimates, says it will cut 3,900 jobs

Pensioners and new mums relieved to get treatment as NHS struggles with strikes and surging infections

Baby Shylo is just a few hours old. She was born three weeks prematurely in Coventry Hospital and is one of the National Health...

by admin January 25, 2023

Pensioners and new mums relieved to get treatment as NHS struggles with strikes and surging infections

Politics

Westminster Accounts: Speakers call for overhaul of All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Parliament’s reputation is being put at risk by groups of MPs that can be funded by lobbyists, according to a rare joint letter from...

by admin January 25, 2023

Westminster Accounts: Speakers call for overhaul of All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Politics

Matt Hancock: Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting ex-health secretary in Tube station

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock in a Tube station, British Transport Police have said. The...

by admin January 25, 2023

Matt Hancock: Man arrested on suspicion of assaulting ex-health secretary in Tube station

Blow to Putin as both Germany and US confirm they will send tanks to Ukraine

Germany will supply Ukraine with 14 Leopard 2 tanks and has given allies permission to send theirs too – despite threats from Russia –...

by admin January 25, 2023

Blow to Putin as both Germany and US confirm they will send tanks to Ukraine

Entertainment

Justin Bieber sells his back catalogue for £162m

Justin Bieber has sold his share of the rights to his music for a reported $200m (£162m). Hipgnosis Songs Capital, which now owns the...

by admin January 25, 2023

Justin Bieber sells his back catalogue for £162m

Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old student texted loved ones to say school was failing to act

The teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student texted a loved one to say the boy was armed and school officials were failing...

by admin January 25, 2023

Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old student texted loved ones to say school was failing to act

Royal Air Force grounds its entire fleet of fast jet training aircraft due to engine problem

The Royal Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of fast jet training aircraft because of an issue with an engine, Sky News can...

by admin January 25, 2023

Royal Air Force grounds its entire fleet of fast jet training aircraft due to engine problem

Technology

Tesla reports record revenue and beats on earnings

Tesla founder Elon Musk attends Offshore Northern Seas 2022 in Stavanger, Norway August 29, 2022. Carina Johansen | NTB | via Reuters Electric vehicle...

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Tesla reports record revenue and beats on earnings

Business

English cricket chief Tom Harrison to try Six Nations top job

The former boss of English cricket is poised to switch sports by landing the plum job of running the commercial operations of Six Nations...

by admin January 25, 2023

English cricket chief Tom Harrison to try Six Nations top job

World

Ukraine war: Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘thankful’ for Leopard 2 tanks but warns quantity and delivery time is ‘critical’

Ukraine’s president has told Sky News he is “very happy” and “thankful” that Germany has decided to supply 14 Leopard 2 tanks – but...

by admin January 25, 2023

Ukraine war: Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'thankful' for Leopard 2 tanks but warns quantity and delivery time is 'critical'

Business

Rupert Murdoch abandons bid to reunite News Corp and Fox Corp

A proposed reunion of two parts of Rupert Murdoch’s empire has been abandoned by the media tycoon. The 91-year old and his son Lachlan...

by admin January 25, 2023

Rupert Murdoch abandons bid to reunite News Corp and Fox Corp

Business

Gambling company In Touch Games fined £6.1m for ‘social responsibility and money laundering failings’

Gambling firm In Touch Games has been fined millions by a regulator for “social responsibility and money laundering failings”. The Gambling Commission said the...

by admin January 25, 2023