Topps Tiles stays in black as soaring costs on supplies cools July 5, 2023 Topps Tiles was on track to deliver profit in line with expectations, as it was aided by strong sales in the third quarter and an easing of supply pressures. The home supplies retailer said inflationary pressures on the cost of goods and shipping costs reduced during the period, despite overall UK inflation still sitting at [...]
Watch: Boris Johnson invokes Sir Winston Churchill during historic address to Ukraine’s Parliament: ‘This is your finest hour’ May 3, 2022 Boris Johnson invoked Sir Winston Churchill in an historic address to Ukraine’s Parliament, saying it was the country’s “finest hour” as it battled Russia”. Addressing members of the Verkhovna Rada, as well as president Vlodymyr Zelensky, the Prime Minister saluted Ukraine’s “courage with which you are meeting” the war being waged by Moscow. Praising the [...]
Inside the Kremlin: Putin living in an alternate reality with Russia in Ukraine ‘for the long haul’ May 10, 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has created an alternative reality to convince the population that the country is under siege from its enemies, according to a leading security expert. Keir Giles, a senior consulting fellow at Chatham House, the international affairs think tank, said Putin’s speech at the Victory Day parade in Moscow was “the same [...]
Volvo: Record-breaking year for car maker as UK sales near £2bn August 7, 2024 Volvo's UK sales jumped closer to the £2bn mark after another record-breaking year, it has been revealed in newly filed accounts.
Rishi Sunak ‘in touch with allies’ about Wagner group rebellion in Russia June 24, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he is in touch with allies about the armed rebellion led by the Wagner mercenary group in Russia, which UK defence officials have described as “the most significant challenge” to the Kremlin in recent times. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of the private military company a “betrayal”, after [...]
Carwow valued at £250m as it taps US investor in funding round July 14, 2024 San Francisco-based Bessemer Venture Partners has put its weight behind the UK online vehicle marketplace.
What’s next for crypto at Eurovision this year? May 4, 2023 Monty's not sure if he's coming or gong with Eurovision and the coronation, but he's expecting the weird to get even weirder.
The bear market story and what next – in six charts June 23, 2022 It’s been the worst start to a year for markets since the Great Depression. We tell the story so far in six charts. Like a bear with a sore head, many investors probably wish they had stayed in hibernation in 2022. It has been a brutal year so far, the worst since the Great Depression [...]
Let’s be honest, Larry Fink is right and we should give up on broken ESG investing November 2, 2023 ESG and green investing has found itself unable to deliver and at the heart of a culture war, writes Matthew Lesh
Sunak says ‘nothing is off the table’ as Zelensky asks UK for fighter jets February 8, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said “nothing is off the table” after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky asked the UK to supply him with fighter jets to battle Putin’s army. The two leaders spoke at a joint press conference at an army base today after the Ukrainian wartime president flew to the UK and implored the [...]