Man fined over noisy cockerel. But what counts as a ‘nuisance pet’? Opinion A neighbourly dispute over a noisy cockerel has seen a man in Hampshire taken to court. But when does an annoying neighbour become a statutory nuisance?
Abrdn shakes up top team in turnaround push Investing Abrdn’s new chief executive Jason Windsor has revamped his leadership team today as part of efforts to breathe life into the beleaguered asset manager after years of sluggish performance. In an statement today, the vowel-stripped FTSE 250 investment house revealed it had promoted its client head, Xavier Meyer, to chief of investments, and Richard Wilson, [...]
Will Labour’s planning bill actually get Britain building again? Opinion The UK's planning system is in need of a radical overhaul. Will Labour's Planning and Infrastructure bill deliver? Sam Richards takes a look.
Production firms backed by James Corden and LeBron James in major merger November 18, 2024 A production company backed by James Corden, which is behind plans for a £450m film studio in Sunderland, is to merged with a business founded by LeBron James. The merger between The SpringHill Company and Fulwell 73, which is expected to complete in the coming weeks, will be backed by Fenway Sports Group, RedBird Capital [...]
Supreme Court rules Sky acted in bad faith with trademark November 13, 2024 UK media giant Sky acted in bad faith when it applied for its trademarks, the Supreme Court said today in a long awaited and closely watched decision.
Law firm Birketts expands global reach using London as launchpad November 11, 2024 Law firm Birketts has been revamping its brand beyond East Anglia, using its London move as a springboard to go global
Why the new Fujifilm camera is a five-star must-have November 7, 2024 Reviewing the new Fujifilm camera: the best of both worlds As I traipse across London Bridge, burdened like a packhorse, I recall a time before digital equipment weighed me down. And once again I find myself wishing: if only digital cameras could be more like their film forefathers. But the new Fujifilm camera, the X100VI, [...]
Paddington In Peru review: Ben Whishaw return can’t compete with Hugh Grant classic November 7, 2024 Seven years on from its release, Paddington 2 isn’t just one of the best family films of the 2010s, it’s one of the best films full-stop, having become an absolute modern classic. Building on the wholesome inaugural Paddington film released in 2014 to critical success, director Paul King established a film franchise stuffed full with [...]
Balfour Beatty wins £575m contract to rebuild major interstate highway in Texas November 5, 2024 Balfour Beatty has won a contract valued at more than half a billion to rebuild part of Interstate 35, the major Interstate Highway running through central US, in Texas The deal, valued at £575m and awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation, will see a four-kilometre section of the route on the south side of [...]
UK fund withdrawals reach largest on record amid Budget panic November 4, 2024 UK equity fund withdrawals reached their largest on record in October as investors pulled billions out of markets to escape tax rises in the Budget. Investors sold a £2.7bn stake in funds throughout the month in anticipation of Chancellor Rachel Reeves hiking capital gains tax, up from £564m of withdrawals in September, according to data [...]