
CDC urges travelers to avoid cruise ships, vaccinated and unvaccinated - Metro.co.uk
The CDC advisory 'reflects increases in cases onboard cruise ships since identification of the Omicron variant'.

Ofgem sets out plans to soften energy price surge in April - In Your Area
It said this could help to reduce the bills of customers, with the Financial Times reporting it could spare customers a levy of up to £100

Furious Sofology customers are left sitting on deck chairs for Christmas - Daily Mail
Customers of DFS-owned furniture firm Sofology have been left without anything to sit on after a series of delivery disasters.

Elon Musk reveals plans to make the Tesla Bot an 'incredible buddy like C3PO or R2D2' - Daily Mail
Elon Musk said the Tesla bot, codenamed Optimus Subprime, could make a very good companion robot, similar to Star Wars' R2D2 or C3PO. The company could have a prototype in 2022.

Avoid cruises even if vaccinated, CDC tells Americans - BBC News
It says there has been an increase in onboard cases since the emergence of the Omicron variant.

New Selfridges owners plan a luxury hotel on site of its flagship Oxford Street store - This is Money
The 113-year-old business was sold by the Weston family to Thai retailer Central Group and Austrian property firm Signa for £4bn.

Covid-19: Calls to give NHS staff priority access to lateral flow tests - BBC News
Pressure on the testing system grows as the UK's daily cases reach another record high of 189,213.

Celebhaunt restaurant Piccolino announces shock closure in Alderley Edge - Manchester Evening News
It's one of Alderley Edge's best known restaurants - but it will cease trading as a Piccolino in the New Year

Man woke up from Manchester night out with £104 Uber bill - for an 11 mile journey - Manchester Evening News
The journey, which included two drop offs, was from Manchester City Centre to his home in Crumpsall, totalling just 11.95 miles

21 Predictions for Crypto and Beyond in 2022 - CoinDesk
What comes after crypto’s biggest year ever?

Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin ETF Rally Proved Short-Lived, and $100K Dreams Faded - CoinDesk
In October, the long-awaited U.S. bitcoin ETF approval sent BTC’s price toward an all-time high of almost $69,000. But extreme leverage preceded a sell-off back down to $47,100 by the end of the year.

World's ten richest people gained $400 BILLION in 2021 - Daily Mail
As the year came to an end, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was the biggest winner, adding $121 billion to his fortune, which is now the largest in the world at $277 billion, according to Bloomberg.