Best of 2021: Hamlet at the Young Vic December 30, 2021 Playing Hamlet is still seen by many as the pinnacle of an acting career. When we think of the greats in the role we think of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ian McKellan (twice, as of this summer). But Cush Jumbo inhabits the part so brilliantly in this new production at the [...]
Electric dreams to pricing nightmares for lithium? January 29, 2024 The electrification era is still very young, busts like lithium are commonplace
Millennials lag behind: Young entrepreneurs made just £500m out of £28bn while selling their firms July 18, 2022 More than £28bn was made by individuals selling their businesses in the past year, but just £550m was from those under 34. Those under 25 cashed in with only £27m in gains, representing under one per cent of the total, according private wealth law firm Boodle Hatfield. The next bracket up, those aged 25-34 were [...]
London’s drinking: Capital on the way back as Young’s toasts a healthy recovery November 11, 2021 Pub chain Young’s announced it would restart its dividend this morning after a healthy set of half-year results suggested the historic operator’s recovery is well on the way. Adjusted operating profit hit a healthy £27.1m in the six months to the end of September despite ‘lockdown’ and later restrictions on numbers still being in place. [...]
UK unveils cash pot for young space entrepreneurs February 3, 2022 The government has opened the gates to a new cash pot for young space entrepreneurs, ahead of the country’s first-ever launches from UK soil this year. The £50,000 prize money up for grabs will see entrepreneurs between the ages of 11 and 22 present their ideas to a panel of ‘dragons’ from across the UK [...]
Why Gen Z daughters won’t follow in their mums’ career footsteps October 24, 2023 Are young Gen Z women rejecting the feminism of their mothers?
Young’s chief looks to toast the recovery amid Autumn Internationals party atmosphere November 12, 2021 WITH a weekend of international rugby coming up, Young’s CEO Patrick Dardis is brimming with enthusiasm – and not just because his beloved Ireland are taking on the All Blacks tomorrow. “As you know, rugby is massive for us,” he says to me over the phone on a busy results day for the historic pub [...]
Jones praises young England side as Six Nations race goes on February 28, 2022 It was a match of three or four moments, moments that could prove defining in this year’s Six Nations. But in England’s 23-19 win over Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, it was so nearly a disaster for the home side. Up by 17 points early in the second half, England let their opposition back in, [...]
Furlough scheme protects route back to work for young Brits January 31, 2022 The furlough scheme shielded young Brits from the worst economic impact of the pandemic, allowing them to return to work rapidly, reveals a fresh study released today. Despite fears over a wave of redundancies after the furlough scheme was wound down at the end of September, three in four young people who were unemployed during [...]
Blur: To The End review – a touching, raw Britpop documentary July 18, 2024 Blur: To The End finds the once angry young men as part of the establishment they once derided, and a little wounded from the journey.