Partner fees at regional law firms are catching up with City rivals Legal The vast majority of law firms are expecting increased revenues, but City partners are seeing their fees slowly drop whereas regional law firms are catching-up
Darker than Saltburn: Barry Keoghan is amazing as a topless gunman in gory new thriller Life&Style Bring Them Down at the London Film Festival, review and star rating: “Darker than Saltburn’ ★★★★ It’s been exactly a year since Saltburn premiered at the London Film Festival, elevating Barry Keogan to elite-level grave-shagger and enigmatic prettyboy of the moment. You won’t need reminding that in the year since, he’s joined Paul Mescal in [...]
Sketch: PMQs falls flat – do Sunak and Starmer not get the rules? Politics With the Tories immersed in a leadership contest and Labour emerging from weeks of freebie headlines and internal drama, Westminster watchers will have turned to this week’s PMQs for a much needed injection of drama. Grab your popcorn, it’s box office time. Surely the acting leader of the Conservative Party could at least muster up [...]
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is hellishly good September 26, 2024 Mike Mignola’s Hellboy stories have an odd legacy in the comic book movie boom. Guillermo Del Toro’s brace of 2000s adaptations, starring Ron Perlman as a monster-busting demon, were cult favourites but never quite blockbuster material. A 2019 reboot starring Stranger Things’ David Harbour was a notorious flop; now the creator of the comics wants [...]
Angling Direct: ‘Robust’ performance spurs hope of reeling in £100m revenue target August 21, 2024 Angling Direct has reported a “robust” first half of the year and said it was confident of achieving a 25 per cent increase in UK revenue to £100m in the medium term. The Norwich-based specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer reported UK growth of 5.9 per cent in the six months ended 31 July 2024. [...]
The fight for B Corp’s soul August 6, 2024 Last month, the French media giant Havas was stripped of its B Corp certifications after signing a global media buying contract with Shell. Ali Lyon explores what the decision means for the industry
San Carlo: Success continues at restaurant chain beloved by celebs including Rihanna and David Beckham July 1, 2024 Italian restaurant group San Carlo, whose celebrity fans include Rihanna, Russell Crowe, and David Beckham, has continued its post-pandemic comeback with its highest sales yet, according to newly-filed accounts.
I found the real side of Lanzarote, with nudist beaches, amazing food and a beautifiul underground lagoon June 24, 2024 Lanzarote isn't all package holidays - it has stunning underwater lagoons, brilliant food and nudist beaches
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child theatre owner stages sales success June 18, 2024 Nimax Theatres, the West End operator behind iconic London venues including The Palace, Garrick and Apollo Theatres, is celebrating another year of profit as sales outstrip their pre-pandemic levels for the second year in a row.
Accountancy watchdog launches probe into UK network firm of Baker Tilly International May 16, 2024 The accountancy watchdog has launched a probe into MacIntyre Hudson over an audit of a unnamed company financial statement