How TikTok accounts lure teens into fraud October 27, 2021 When he accidentally became a money mule, “Tom” was only fourteen. A friend transferred him 250£ and asked to withdraw them in cash. Days later “Tom”’s bank closed his account, and he hasn’t been able to open a new one anywhere since. He is now sixteen and believes he has a Cifas marker – meaning [...]
‘What’s wrong with Britain?’ Global outrage and astonishment as first deportation flight to Rwanda is about to take off June 14, 2022 While Conservative MPs cheered in the House of Commons after it emerged that a last-ditch legal bid to block the first Rwanda deportation flight had failed, outrage and condemnation about the UK’s latest immigration plans are growing worldwide. European media respond with astonishment to the news Britain is going ahead and deport illegal immigrants to [...]
Spotting an opportunity: Nigeria exploits anti-Moscow sentiment as oil giant offers to replace Russian gas in UK and Europe March 28, 2022 Nigeria has said it is ready and prepared to provide the UK and Europe with much more gas than it currently does in order to offer an alternative to Russian gas, according to a government minister. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, told various media cross Africa his country is ready to [...]
Eliran Ouzan: I was a web designer at 12, then earning money from websites aged 15 December 14, 2022 Jillian Godsil meets CryptoHub founder Eliran Ouzan - an entrepreneur who believes crypto is 10 years behind Web2.
Queen’s Speech starts to tip the scales for renters May 12, 2022 This week’s Queen’s Speech has been heavily criticised for failing to ease cost of living concerns, and for letting down struggling families and vulnerable groups in our society. And fairly so. Progress has been made, however, on one crucial area of concern for millions of people – “no fault” evictions. Their official name is Section [...]
Soophia Khan: Outspoken human rights lawyer jailed for contempt of court January 14, 2022 A prominent human rights lawyer has been jailed for contempt of court, after refusing to hand over files to the the body that regulates solicitors. High Court judge Mr Justice Leech sentenced 41-year-old Soophia Khan – often referred to as Sophie Khan in the media – to six months imprisonment, for breaching a High Court [...]
David Grutman, the “King of Miami” gives us his take on hospitality October 28, 2022 David Grutman is a hospitality impresario behind a string of restaurants, hotels and nightclubs in Miami. As he takes part in the AMEX Shaping Insights podcast, we caught up with him to quiz him on the state of hospitality Tell us about yourself I’m originally from Naples, which is about two hours from Miami, so [...]
Law giant CMS closes Moscow offices after coming under fire for links to oligarchs March 11, 2022 European law giant CMS has said it will close its Moscow offices and withdraw from the Russian market, after Conservative MP Bob Seely named CMS partner Geraldine Proudler as one of four “amoral” lawyers working for oligarchs to silence the press. In a post on Linkedin today, the law firm said it had decided that [...]
Worcester Warriors placed into administration after suspension September 26, 2022 Premiership rugby club Worcester Warriors have been placed into administration by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) after failing to provide proof of a “credible” financial plan. The financially stricken West Midlands outfit had until 5pm on Monday to provide the sport’s governing body, the Rugby Football Union (RFU), with detailed assurances [...]
Ron’s Gone Wrong, review: A family film with a tech twist October 18, 2021 It’s a sign of the times that an increasing number of family films are focusing on technology. The Jumanji movies moved from a boardgame to a video game console; Space Jam’s villain was a rogue AI; and one of the best family movies of this year, The Mitchells Vs The Machines, had our reliance on [...]