Trump Turnberry on its incredible festive packages Life&Style Nic Oldham, is general manager at Trump Turnberry, the only resort in the UK to receive the Five Star Rating from Forbes Travel Guide, and one of only two hotels in Scotland this year to be rated Five Star in the guide. We chatted to him about the special festive packages on offer and what [...]
HMRC takes Royal Bank of Canada to the UK’s highest court over corporation tax Legal The tax agency has taken the Canada's largest bank to the UK Supreme Court over corporation tax payments on a North Sea oil production
Arm set to cancel chip design licence for Qualcomm Tech Qualcomm has accused British chip designer Arm of strong-arm strategies after the company said it would cancel its chip design licence with the American manufacturer. Qualcomm, which uses Arm’s designs for its chips, claimed on Tuesday the move was an attempt to hike royalty rates. It also said it could disrupt an ongoing intellectual property [...]
Hard Truths by Mike Leigh, London Film Festival review: I couldn’t bare the misery anymore October 17, 2024 Hard Truths by Mike Leigh, review and star rating: ★★★☆☆ As one of Britain’s greatest living film-makers, Mike Leigh launched the careers of British acting royalty, including Gary Oldman, Alison Steadman and Tim Roth. But goodness gracious me, he’s a right old misery guts. To mark the release of his new film Hard Truths, Vulture [...]
The Capitalist: Guildhall’s gossip police on patrol as M&S boss skips Investment Summit October 17, 2024 Dispatches from Labour's Investment Summit, M&S's CEO's big night out and hijinks at Cheltenham: catch up on City gossip in The Capitalist.
Simon Cowell’s talent agency YMU significantly cut loss ahead of sale October 14, 2024 The talent agency that represents the likes of Simon Cowell, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman significantly cut its pre-tax loss in the year before it was sold. YMU, whose clients also include Nicole Scherzinger, Stacey Solomon and Ant and Dec, has reported a pre-tax loss of 32m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies [...]
No showstopper performance for The Great British Bake Off maker October 8, 2024 Turnover and profit at Love Productions, the maker of TV shows including The Great British Bake Off, both fell back during its latest financial year. The business has reported a turnover of £71.7m for 2023, down from the £79.3m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show that its pre-tax profit also [...]
The best way to do the Alps, with champagne on tap, amazing food and perfect ski runs October 6, 2024 Combining service worthy of The White Lotus with facilities straight out of Succession, Chalet Inoko in Val d’Isere high in the Alps is among the most spectacularly opulent ski destinations in the world, says Adam Bloodworth “Just say yes,” Armond, the long-suffering hotel manager in the inaugural season of The White Lotus, demands of his [...]
Abba star Bjorn invested in my start-up – now I give artists the royalties they deserve October 1, 2024 The music tech start-up that managed to secure backing from some of the biggest names in the music industry
Science in Sport: Revenue down by a quarter but restructuring will ‘return firm to growth’ September 16, 2024 Nutrition specialist Science in Sport has said it is confident that the business will “return to growth” after a sharp drop in revenue during the first half of the year. The London-listed company, which sells a range of protein powders, electrolyte products and nutritional supplements, said that revenue fell by 25.4 per cent to £25.7m [...]