EasyJet secures £1.4bn state-backed bailout to help struggling budget airline survive coronavirus pandemic By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:14 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 22:15 GMT, 8 January 2021 EasyJet last night secured a £1.4billion state-backed bailout to help the struggling budget airline survive the pandemic. The firm said the five-year … Read more
Russian state-backed hackers have been targeting Joe Biden’s presidential campaign for the last two months, it emerged last night. The hackers targeted staff at campaign strategy firm SKDKnickerbocker – which is working with Biden and other leading Democrats – but failed to gain access to the company’s networks, sources said. ‘They are well-defended, so there has … Read more
Twitter has unveiled new labels marking the tweets and accounts of ‘state-backed media’ as well as official government entities, in a move it says will ‘increase transparency and accountability.’ Twitter on Thursday announced the new steps to prevent the spread of content from state-affiliated media used to advance a government’s political agenda — a move … Read more
Investors lose out in £221m Norwegian deal: Airline to go in ‘hibernation’ for a year’ after securing state-backed loan By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 20 May 2020 Norwegian Air has secured a £221million state-backed loan after completing a huge refinancing that virtually wiped … Read more