Londoners rent out homes by the hour to offset rising costs, says Peerspace boss August 2, 2022 There has been a “huge uptick” in Londoners renting out their homes by the hour, as a cost of living crisis and an explosion in content producing for the likes of TikTok and YouTube collide, according to one property venture’s boss. After launching in the UK last year, Peerspace, a marketplace for “off the beaten track” [...]
LandSec buys up stake in home of BBC Breakfast for £425m November 3, 2021 UK commercial landlord Land Securities said this morning it had bought a 75 per cent stake in MediaCity, a media and tech hub at Salford in Greater Manchester, for £425.6m. MediaCity was a 50:50 joint venture between Legal & General and Peel L&P, and the latter will now retain a 25 per cent stake and [...]
Just do it: Nike fell off its virtuous high horse of inclusion during the World Cup August 29, 2023 Nike has spent years trying to be the sports brand of choice and of inclusion. In the World Cup, it lost its moral foothold, writes Eliot Wilson.
Brokeback Mountain play, review: Where’s all the gay sex?! May 19, 2023 Brokeback Mountain play review and star rating: ★★★ Where was all the spine-tingling intimacy? The kissing scenes that show what two men together can be like, the caressing of a shoulder with the tuft of hair, the chin nuzzling into the armpit, the gazes of adoration? Brokeback Mountain, originally a 1997 short story published in [...]
Ryan Giggs charged with assaulting two women April 23, 2021 Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs has been charged with assault and coercive control of his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, as well as a separate charge of assault of another woman. The Wales football manager in due in court next week after a six-month investigation by Manchester police. Police were called to Giggs’ home in Greater [...]
UK to level up local transport with £7bn investment April 4, 2022 The UK Government announced today it will invest £7bn to level up the country’s local transport system. Transport secretary Grant Shapps tweeted that the funding will be use “to roll out cheaper, better bus services outside of London”, providing upgrade to tram, cycling and rail networks too. Under the scheme, 31 counties, city regions and [...]
More than 14,000 ghost flights departed from UK airports during Covid February 23, 2022 New figures have revealed that more than 14,000 ghost flights have departed from UK airports throughout the whole Covid pandemic. With 4,910 flights, Heathrow was crowned the airport with most ghost flights, while Manchester and Gatwick came in second and third place, with 1,548 and 1,044 flights respectively. The figures, which include cargo flights and [...]
From Bristol to Blackpool, it’s time to create fertile ground for growth for our start-ups all over the country January 6, 2023 In the UK there has been a lot of talk about “levelling up” investment outside of London. For some time during the Johnson administration, it felt like no two days could go by without the words “levelling up” being foghorned from the spokespeople of various government ministries. Yet going into 2023, it’s still unclear exactly [...]
Young footballers ‘risking most of their wages on crypto’ prompts growing concerns June 21, 2022 Football has a “big problem” with young players risking the majority of their pay on cryptocurrencies, says a leading financial adviser to the sports industry. Players are being sucked in by social media content that ignores the major risks of investing in crypto, says Ben Smith, a partner at FLM. “I have seen lots of [...]
Chelsea sack manager Thomas Tuchel after 100 days of new ownership September 7, 2022 Premier League club Chelsea have sacked their manager Thomas Tuchel as the club reaches the end of its first 100 days under new management. Tuchel’s Chelsea fell to a humiliating defeat last night at the hands of Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League leaving the Blues on a three-match losing streak in all [...]