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Scotland may look to ease lockdown in early March – Sturgeon By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland might be able to consider a gradual lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions from the start of March, the head of the country's devolved government, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Tuesday. "If our progress continues, then I am cautiously and I stress cautiously, optimistic that as more and more people get vaccinated and with the protection of some of...

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Amazon to pay $61.7 million to settle charges it stole driver tips By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) agreed to pay more than $61.7 million to settle allegations it cheated Amazon Flex drivers out of nearly one-third of tips from customers for more than two years, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. The money paid to the FTC will be used to compensate drivers, the agency said. The FTC said Amazon in 2015...

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Downing investment trust buys Swedish hydropower plants from Fortum By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust on Tuesday said it has completed the acquisition of eight hydropower plants in Sweden from Fortum Sweden for about 65 million euros ($78 million). The hydropower plants in central and southern Sweden have an annual average production of 108 gigawatt hours, the investment trust said. ($1 = 0.8314 euros) ...

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Robinhood raises trading limit on five companies By Reuters

(Reuters) - Online trading platform Robinhood said on Tuesday it had raised trading limits on stocks of five companies, including GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The trading limit on GameStop shares was increased to 100 from 20, while restrictions on Express Inc, Naked Brand Group Ltd and Nokia (HE:NOKIA) were also eased, according to an update on...

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UK says Aung San Suu Kyi rightful Myanmar election winner, calls for her release By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi is the rightful winner of Myanmar's election and she should be released, a British junior foreign minister said on Tuesday, after a military junta seized power in the country. The Nobel Peace laureate's whereabouts remained unknown more than 24 hours after her arrest in a military takeover that derailed Myanmar's tentative progress towards full democracy....

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Captain Tom Moore has died – family says By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Captain Tom Moore, the British World War Two veteran who raised millions of pounds for health service workers on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, has died aged 100, his family said on Tuesday. "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our dear father, Captain Sir Tom Moore," his daughters said in a statement....

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UK retail welcomes government call for extended Northern Ireland grace period By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - The lobby group that represents the British retail sector on Tuesday welcomed a call from the UK government for the European Union to extend a post-Brexit grace period for Northern Ireland. British senior minister Michael Gove said there were serious problems with the post-Brexit arrangements for trade with Northern Ireland and called for an extension of the grace periods...

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Glencore appoints Anglo American’s ex-boss Carroll to board By Reuters

(Reuters) - Swiss commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN) said on Tuesday it had appointed Cynthia Carroll, the former chief executive officer of London-based miner Anglo American (LON:AAL), to its board of directors. Carroll, who led Anglo American for more than five years until she stepped down in 2013, will join Glencore's board immediately as an independent non-executive director. The...

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U.K. shares higher at close of trade; Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.89% By Investing.com

Investing.com – U.K. equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Beverage and General Industrial sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.89%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (LON:IHG), which rose 6.25% or 288.0...

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