Farage ‘completely wrong’ and appeasing Putin with Ukraine claims, says Sunak June 22, 2024 Nigel Farage’s claim the West provoked Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was “completely wrong and only plays into Putin’s hands”, Rishi Sunak has said.
Mahomes, Kelce, McIlroy and others pump £200m into F1 team Alpine October 17, 2023 Sporting stars including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua have invested £173m in Formula 1 outfit Alpine. The team confirmed in June that a 24 per cent stake had been sold to investors made up from Orto Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, which included [...]
Trustpilot flies in former Just Eat exec who took it into FTSE 100 as its new CEO July 17, 2023 Trustpilot has appointed Adrian Blair as its new chief executive, replacing founder and CEO Peter Holten Mühlmann. Blair will join from Cera, the digital health company, where he was chief business officer. In this role he was responsible for engineering and data at the firm. Before Cera, Blair was chief executive at accounting automation platform [...]
Theatre Camp film review: Theatre fans will adore this big-hearted comedy August 24, 2023 The Show Must Go On is the mantra of this Disney-made comedy, which has The Bear actor Molly Gordon as its writer, co-director, and star. She plays Rebecca-Dianne, an acting coach and former student of a surreal New York theatre camp. When their founder Joan (Amy Sedaris) falls into a coma, it’s up to her [...]
The cranes of Manchester tell a tale of a city that said yes to Yimbyism December 21, 2023 As the novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard wrote: “There are few things I find more beautiful than cranes”. Officially, the symbol of Manchester is a bee – but it might as well be a crane. These skeletal structures are symbols of the skybound rise of England’s third largest city which this week smashed Welwyn Gardens out [...]
Global appoints STV boss Simon Pitts as new chief amid boardroom reshuffle March 6, 2024 Global Media Group has appointed Simon Pitts, former STV boss, as its new chief, effective from the first quarter of 2025.
Putin ‘running out of missiles’ amid claims quarter of Russian Army now lost: Kremlin loses momentum in Donbas May 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin could be running out of missiles and armaments because of how much his forces have had to fire during the Ukraine war so far, according to the head of Britain’s Armed Forces. The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, said Russia has now lost 25 per cent of all its forces [...]
Walthamstow’s Renegade Winery in hot water after champagne giant Louis Roderer pops off over ‘trademark infringement’ October 25, 2023 Renegade Winery has been hit with a legal letter by Louis Roderer after the champagne giant said its “Crystal” wine infringes its trademark
FTSE 100 close: London markets slip into red as optimism from China stimulus wears off September 4, 2023 The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.16 per cent at 7,452.76 while the midcap FTSE 250 index fell 0.1 per cent to trade at 18,524.14.
London drivers hit hardest as UK car insurance costs rocket to record high January 16, 2024 UK car insurance costs increased the highest amount on record last year, according to a closely watched index.