UK commits £76m of dormant assets to tackle cost of living crisis March 7, 2023 The government has committed £76m of dormant assets to go towards tackling the cost of living crisis as it seeks to unlock over £800m for community funding over the next few years. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed today that an initial £76m will be distributed to 69,000 people under the Dormant [...]
Election 2024: Houses, ULEZ and tax – what we learned from the Tory manifesto June 11, 2024 With just over three weeks to go ahead of polling day, here are the top five things we learned from Rishi Sunak at the Conservatives’ manifesto launch.
Airline Emirates join Great Britain SailGP team as title sponsor February 16, 2023 Great Britain’s SailGP team have today announced international airline Emirates as their title sponsor. They will become the first ever title partner and see the outfit rebranded as Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team ahead of this weekend’s race in Sydney. On the three-year deal, Great Britain’s SailGP chief executive Sir Ben Ainslie said: “Myself and [...]
Who owns Red Bull Racing? Who is the Team Principal? What is their value? March 3, 2024 All you need to know about Red Bull Racing.
BAT: Lucky Strike maker reaps rewards of vape shift with 1.5m new customers as profit nears £6bn July 26, 2023 Lucky Strike maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has seen dramatic revenue growth in its ‘new categories’ division thanks to its acceleration of investment in ever-more popular cigarette alternatives. Its revenue from vaping and tobacco-free products hit £1.6bn, a 29 per cent increase from the first half of 2022, and BAT said it is making “good [...]
Cleverly under fire over joke about spiking wife’s drink with date rape drug December 24, 2023 Home Secretary James Cleverly is facing calls to quit after joking about spiking his wife’s drink with a date rape drug.
Saudi Arabia is an unrivalled opportunity for global business August 1, 2024 Interview with Sir Nigel Knowles, CEO of DWF Group Sir Nigel Knowles is not afraid of a challenge. For almost twenty years, he was the Global Co-CEO and Managing Partner of the corporate law giant DLA Piper. Now, as CEO of DWF Group, a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services, he has [...]
The next Mayor of London needs to stand up for financial services as well as housing July 24, 2023 Whoever wins the race to become Mayor of London should remind the government that levelling up cannot mean levelling down London, writes Chris Hayward
Let’s be honest, Keir Starmer’s Labour party don’t know how to fix Broken Britain either September 7, 2023 As the Conservatives are hit with another scandal, this time over crumbling concrete in schools, Sir Keir Starmer is yet to come up with an original plan other than his vacuous 'missions', writes Matthew Lesh.
Bazball revolution in England will inspire next Bashir, Hartley or Ahmed February 26, 2024 With Dhruv Jurel’s safe shot for two runs on Monday in Ranchi, India inflicted a first ever series loss upon England’s revolutionary Bazball playing style. The unassailable 3-1 scoreline in the five-match series is the first abject presentation of Test failure under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. They’ve drawn three times in [...]