1950 Porsche 356: Driving a piece of Porsche history February 9, 2024 Tim Pitt drives one of the earliest Porsche sports cars: a 1950 ‘Gmünd’ 356 worth £3 million.
Sports tech: Why super Speedo is making a splash yet again February 8, 2024 Speedo is no stranger to revolutionary tech. But 15 years on since the ban of a race suit they produced that was deemed “technical doping”, they’re back with a new bit of space age tech that could change the swimming world. Matt Hardy takes a deep dive. Pharmaceutical doping has been at the heart of [...]
Radio is very much alive, with the highest audience ever recorded October 28, 2021 Commercial radio is reaching 36.8 million people across the UK, the biggest audience it has ever recorded, according to official audience data provided by RAJAR, the body responsible for measuring radio audiences.
It’s on: Twitter’s board and Elon Musk negotiate into the early hours over £36bn bid to snap up the social media giant April 25, 2022 Elon Musk and Twitter’s board negotiated into the early hours of this morning over the Tesla chief’s bid to buy the social media platform, The New York Times reported. Musk said last week that he had lined up $46.5bn, or £36.2bn, in financing to buy Twitter, putting pressure on the company’s board to negotiate a [...]
Six Nations: From Ireland to Italy, how has each team got on this year March 14, 2023 It has been a truly compelling Six Nations thus far and Super Saturday is still to come. Two sides are still in the mix for the Championship – Ireland and France – but there is something for every other team to take away, too. So each with one match to go, how has this year’s [...]
Footballers’ political interventions are often a litmus test for public sentiment March 13, 2023 When footballers enter public debates, they often voice the concerns of the masses. This government shouldn't just dismiss Gary Lineker's comments; perhaps, it should stop and listen, writes Eliot Wilson
OneWeb takeover by Chinese state-backed rival raises national security concerns July 25, 2022 The proposed takeover of British satellite darling OneWeb by French rival Eutelsat has caught scrutiny over national security. The joint company, estimated to be worth around $6bn (£4.9bn), would create a satellite and communications powerhouse to compete against Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starlink – which currently dominates the satcoms industry. Eutelsat, which is partly owned [...]
‘Just me then?’ Rishi Sunak agrees to Andrew Neil grilling on Channel 4 but Liz Truss refuses to come July 25, 2022 Channel 4 said this afternoon that former Chancellor and Tory leadership hopeful Rishi Sunak has agreed to be interviewed by veteran political journalist Andrew Neil. However, his main rival – Liz Truss – has declined, the channel confirmed. The former chancellor will be grilled live at 7.30pm on Friday on the network, where Neil hosts [...]
Google pens McLaren deal as tech world takes over F1 world March 16, 2022 McLaren Racing has announced a major multi-year partnership with Google, marking the latest big tech company to dabble in the Formula 1. As a new partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team and the McLaren MX Extreme E Team from 2022, the F1 team will use Google products throughout race operation. Android and Chrome branding [...]
London now boasts $28bn worth of climate tech startups – more than anywhere else in Europe October 26, 2021 Climate tech investment is booming in London, where the combined value of startups in the sector has almost tripled in the last year to $28bn – ahead of rival tech hubs in Europe and beyond. London is second only to Silicon Valley in terms of the size of its ecosystem of climate tech companies, which [...]