Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage

A refinery in Nigeria accused of dismissing workers for joining a union has emerged as key to the UK government’s hopes of saving the summer holiday amid a jet fuel shortage.Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisis was to import more fuel from the US and west Africa.The main refinery on the west coast of Africa exporting fuel to the UK for commercial flights is Dangote in Lagos, which started producing aviation fuel in January 2024.According to the market data company Kpler, about 130,000 tonnes of jet fuel was imported into the UK in March from the huge Nigerian plant.Owned by reputedly the richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote, the refinery has been accused by unions of being a “plantation of exploitation”

Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rights

More than 7,000 Just Eat couriers are taking legal action against the food delivery company in an attempt to gain better employment rights including the minimum wage and holiday pay.The employment tribunal, which begins on Tuesday and is set to run until 2 June, will determine if the couriers are classed as workers, a status that comes with improved rights, or self-employed independent contractors.Judgment is expected later in 2026.Just Eat dismissed about 1,700 couriers in the UK in 2023 when it returned to a gig economy model and scrapped an experiment that offered guaranteed minimum pay, sick pay and holiday pay in six cities in the UK and Europe.Under its “Scoober” experiment, couriers who Just Eat said handled less than 5% of UK orders at the time and also worked set shifts, were provided with e-bikes or e-mopeds and had the option to operate from a central hub, where they could pick up equipment and take breaks

Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slop

As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as one of the most influential – if short-lived – social media platforms.The app, which allowed users to record a looping six seconds of video, boomed in popularity after its launch in 2013, spawning a plethora of viral comedy sketches and internet memes. It hit 100 million monthly active users at its peak and helped launch the careers of influencers such as Logan Paul.It was snapped up by Twitter – now X – soon after its creation, but closed in 2017 after the platform failed to make the sums add up.Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s co-founder, is now backing an attempt to bring back a revamped version of the much-loved platform with a new philosophy: to be the short-form video app offering “freedom from AI slop”

GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay

US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.GameStop, which has quietly accumulated a 5% stake in eBay, said it was willing to pay $125 a share, split 50-50 between cash and stock.It is an ambitious move by the games company, which catapulted to fame during the meme-stock craze of 2021 but is worth far less than its takeover target. GameStop had a market valuation of roughly $12bn on Friday before its bid, while eBay – originally launched as a side hobby by its founder Pierre Omidyar in 1995 – is worth about $46bn

Kent v Derbyshire, Somerset v Yorkshire, and more: county cricket, day four – live

Taunton kept us guessing almost to the end. A great win for Yorkshire, and for Glamorgan, Notts, Surrey, Northants and, last but most memorably, Kent. Thanks for your company over the last four days. I’ll be back on Friday at Old Trafford, for the penultimate round of this spring block of games. Have a lovely bank holiday evening

Shaun Murphy v Wu Yize: World Snooker Championship final day two – live

In the meantime, though, we’ve got plenty for you to enjoy…… but do join me again at 7pm BST for the staggering denouement. No one has a clue what’s going to happen, but we can all relax into the absolute certainty that something will. See you soon!A brilliant afternoon’s entertainment; the evening session is going to be very, very special.Shaun Murphy 12-12 Wu Yize (5-86) Wu has played lovelily these last three frames, the long-potting which is so good it feels like cheating, returning after a brief holiday. He is five frames away form a first world title, and supplanting Shaun as the second-youngest man to win this competition