Chaos in the Canary Islands: La Palma airport closed due to volcanic ash buildup October 7, 2021 A buildup of ash and dust from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano on the runway forced authorities in Spain’s La Palma to close the island’s airport today, air traffic operator AENA said.
MP register update shows Boris Johnson used Heathrow lounge and Geoffrey Cox pocketed another £54k November 19, 2021 The latest update to the register of MPs’ interests shows that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was given use of the Windsor Suite at Heathrow Airport for three people on October 7, before he flew to Marbella on holiday. The Windsor Suite is a VIP lounge at Heathrow and has been used by royals including the [...]
Glaxo braces for City charm offensive to defend breakup plans September 26, 2021 FTSE 100 pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is heading on a City charm offensive to defend its plans to split out the firm into two listed businesses. GSK executives Sir Jonathan Symonds and Vindi Banga will try to win over City institutions at a crunch meeting on October 7, hosted by the Investor Forum. The news [...]
Crypto exchange Gemini calls on UK firms to get serious about regulation : CityAM October 7, 2021 Those in the crypto space need to engage proactively with regulators to help bring them up to speed according to crypto exchange, Gemini. At the Token2049 conference in London leading voices from the digital asset industry debated the best way to engage with regulation. “We’re in this crypto landscape now, it’s 12 odd years old, [...]
US based Bitcoin spot ETF will be approved by early 2024, mark my words September 1, 2023 Jason Deane rounds off the week by declaring he believes the US will see a Bitcoin spot ETF being approved early next year.
Sober October: the best alcohol free events in London September 25, 2023 If you hit it hard all summer, you’re not alone: in fact, far too many of us make a habit of drinking far too much on the regular. Statistics show over half of Londoners ‘drink to get drunk’, which means drinking to excess. Enter, Sober October… This October the month-long initiative by Macmillan Cancer Support [...]
Israel and Hamas trade blame for Gaza City hospital blast that killed 500 October 18, 2023 A massive blast has rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli air strike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants. The Health Ministry said at least 500 [...]
Lane7: Boutique bowling alley strikes out beyond UK as sales fly June 17, 2024 The rapidly expanding boutique bowling firm Lane7 is set to launch its first venues outside of the UK following a year of increased sales and major new openings.
Inflation drops below five per cent in boost for Bank of England and Sunak November 15, 2023 Although the Bank of England has left interest rates on hold for two consecutive meetings, members of the MPC have been warning that more needs to be done to tackle inflation.
Confidence in Bitcoin growing by the day March 24, 2023 Jason Deane eyes up all the week's action from the world of cryptocurrency, and discovers a sense of confidence in Bitcoin.