European refurbished electronics marketplace Refurbed raises $54M Series B

Refurbed, a European marketplace for refurbished electronics which raised a $17 million Series A round of funding last year has now raised a $54 million Series B funding led by Evli Growth Partners and Almaz Capital. They are joined by existing investors such as Speedinvest, Bonsai Partners and All Iron Ventures, as well as a […]

Fully vaccinated UK arrivals from France will not need to quarantine

Ministers ditch plans for watchlist of amber countries such as SpainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of Britons have been given the green light to travel to Europe’s holiday hotspots, avoiding quarantine on return fr…

Independent retailer platform Creoate raises $5M Seed led by Fuel Ventures

Creoate is a startup, which lets independent retailers buy sustainable products from brands and wholesalers, has raised a $5m Seed round led by Fuel Ventures with participation from Vinted founder, Justas Janauskas.  Its competitors include traditional wholesalers who’ve supplied independent retailers for decades, and other startups such as Faire (US, raised $696M) and Ankorstore (FR, […]

Johnson’s scapegoating the young over Covid jabs is not a wise tactic | Larry Elliott

If the Conservatives want to win the hearts and minds of the under-25s they’d do better by incentivising vaccinationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Conservative party has a problem with the young. In the last general ele…

There’s a case for vaccine passports, but ministers are failing to make it | Andrew Rawnsley

The government’s hesitant and incoherent policy serves only to create suspicion and offer ammunition to anti-vaxxers • Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageMany will have heard of Typhoid Mary, but fewer will know her full stor…