Spray, jelly and antibiotics: How tea could transform in the next decade August 15, 2016 Forget Bubble Tea, loose-leafed and the ever-civilised afternoon tea – this is what is set to happen to the nation's favourite hot beverage in the next 10 years. Britons consume around 165m cups of tea everyday, but research from Tetley and the Future Foundation has predicted a wave of technology and personalisation innovations that could [...]
Alibaba’s shares are on a tear after a huge revenue jump August 11, 2016 Alibaba certainly isn't feeling the effects of the Chinese slowdown just yet. Shares in Alibaba – the world's largest retailer – have climbed by almost six per cent in the US pre-market after it posted revenue far ahead of expectations. Alibaba's shares were already up around seven per cent so far this year. A rise in revenue was bolstered [...]
These 8 British companies will get a huge boost from sterling’s crash against the euro October 13, 2016 On Tuesday, the FTSE 100 surged to its record high of 7,128 points, boosted massively by the crash in the pound that has seen Britain's currency fall more than 17 per cent since the vote to leave the European Union. The index is full of mining companies, oil firms, and pharmaceutical giants that use the UK [...]
Gareth Bale turns up heat on Three Lions and claims no England players would get into Welsh side June 14, 2016 Wales forward Gareth Bale has cranked up the pressure on Group B rivals England as the two teams prepare for their crunch Euro 2016 clash in Lens on Thursday. Bale last week suggested that England “big themselves up before they’ve done anything”, which prompted a retort from Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson who suggested the [...]
Ryanair makes its latest pitch to customers by launching Ryanair Rooms June 9, 2016 Budget airline Ryanair will launch an accommodation service, offering customers a choice of hotels, hostels and more at the lowest prices. The low price accommodation service, Ryanair Rooms, will launch from 1 October, in a bid to expand its offering to its 116m customers in a challenge to the likes of Airbnb. The service will [...]
Beware Vermicious Knids: A US billionaire wants to launch an inflatable space hotel into lunar orbit by 2022 | City A.M. October 19, 2017 Roald Dahl might have warned of the dangers of space hotels, but that hasn’t put off billionaire entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, who has said he will put an inflatable “habitat” into space by the end of 2022. Hotel entrepreneur Bigelow’s eponymous space company, Bigelow Aerospace, announced a partnership with rocket maker United Launch Alliance to launch [...]
CD&R sells £370m stake in B&M discount chain February 3, 2015 THE NEW York-based private equity group CD&R last night launched a deal to sell up to 120m shares in B&M, the retail discount chain to raise around £370m. Sources suggested yesterday was the first time the group could dispose of shares since last year’s flotation. Shares in the group, which is run by the Arora [...]
Caterham Seven Sprint review: This limited-edition car isn’t as old-fashioned as it looks October 10, 2016 Whether it’s retro cars, vintage clothes or Instagram filters on photos, making new stuff look old has never been so popular. Perhaps we yearn for simpler times – or maybe we’ve just run out of ideas. Either way, if the retro-future looks half as good as the Caterham Seven Sprint, I’m all for it. The [...]
London IAAF World Athletics Championships 2017: How to get tickets and how much they’ll cost – full details and competition schedule announced April 19, 2016 Over 1.5m tickets to next summer's World Athletics Championships and World ParaAthletics Championships will be available for Londoners to buy from 1 August. Fans will be able to apply for tickets priced between £20 to £125 via a public ballot open from 1 August to 22 August. Any unsold tickets will then be put back [...]
These are 2016’s top 100 influential leaders in fintech (part 1 of 4) December 7, 2016 It is no secret that the financial services industry continues to be transformed by the digital revolution. According to PWC, roughly 20% of financial services business is at risk of disruption to fintech companies by 2020. It follows that investment into the sector continues to rise. In 2015, funding of fintech businesses more than doubled [...]