Lessons in Nihilism at Wilton’s Music Hall: The Tiger Lillies x David Hoyle mash-up is a hoot February 26, 2024 If you were a Nineties' teenager into moody art and politics, you may have spent long evenings listening to The Tiger Lillies.
Hunt defends new electricity generator levy in Downing Street showdown December 15, 2022 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt defended the introduction of a new tax on legacy electricity generators at a Downing Street roundtable this week.
Gazprom’s European gas supplies drop to decade low amid fractured unity over sanctions February 20, 2022 Gazprom's European gas supplies has fallen to 10-year lows, while Germany and Italy fret over sanctions reducing their energy reserves.
Shell caps off bumper trading year with record £32.2bn profits February 2, 2023 Shell capped off a highly lucrative year of trading with bumper fourth quarter earnings of £7.9bn - with full year profits of £32.2bn.
Raab: ‘Nothing off the table’ on sanctioning Russian oil and gas assets March 1, 2022 The UK government is still considering sanctions on Russian oil and gas supplies, according to comments made by deputy prime minister Dominic Raab today. Raab told the BBC: “I think we will look at that very carefully… As we take action to starve the Russian war machine, there is nothing that is off the table.” [...]
World Cup: England v Wales peaks at 17.6m viewers on BBC November 30, 2022 England v Wales peaked at 17.6m viewers on BBC One last night as the Welsh get knocked out of the tournament. The whopping figure does not include people watching in public spaces or people using a streaming service, according to data from Digital i. The numbers smash viewing figures from the Lions’ first game of [...]
Trafigura suffers $577m charge after alleged nickel fraud February 11, 2023 Trafigura was hit with a $577m charge in the first half of 2023, after discovering some nickel cargoes it received did not contain the metal.
Clifford Chance to wind down Moscow offices amid scrutiny over law firm’s links to oligarchs March 10, 2022 Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance has set out plans to close its Moscow offices, as City of London law firms face mounting pressure to sever all ties to Russia. Clifford Chance’s decision to “wind down” its Moscow offices comes just an hour after Magic Circle law firm Allen & Overy said it would be [...]
Exclusive: HSBC customers threaten to switch banks unless it cuts Russian oil ties March 11, 2022 More than 1,700 HSBC customers have written to the bank urging it to cut its ties with Russian oil and gas businesses, research shared exclusively with City A.M. has revealed. It comes amid lingering controversy over HSBC’s backing of China’s national security law as it was imposed in June 2020 and has stamped out many [...]
Putin warns ‘retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast’ if West intervenes in Ukraine April 28, 2022 Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned the Kremlin’s “retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast” if the United States or a Nato country intervenes in the Ukraine war. In a television address, he responded to President Joe Biden committing to more military aid to Kyiv continuing to ramp up sanctions on Moscow with European allies. This comes [...]