The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 8 – S2E8 finale is pure Star Wars brilliance December 18, 2020 *** SPOILERS AHEAD: If you haven’t watched the most recent episodes of The Mandalorian Season 2, look away now*** So here we are at the end of season two, with The Mandalorian having been largely successful in its second season efforts. The show has managed to raise the stakes while not losing the episodic nature [...]
Nissan to cancel X-Trail production plans in latest car industry setback February 2, 2019 The UK car industry is set to suffer another blow next week when Nissan announces that it will be cancelling plans to manufacture its X-Trail model at its Sunderland plant. An announcement will be made on Monday by the company's executives and casts further doubt over Nissan's future investment in Britain, according to Sky News. [...]
Will pressure on Chinese tech firms spark renewed interest in value stocks? February 26, 2021 The flotation of Ant Group in December last year was supposed to be a landmark event. The initial public offering (IPO) was set to raise $37 billion, valuing Ant at over $313 billion and making it the biggest IPO ever. It was due to list in Hong Kong and Shanghai, rather than having a US [...]
Speakers October 24, 2022 Jane Thomason Chair Kasei Holdings Loretta Joseph Deputy Chair ADC Global Advisory Nick Jones CEO ZUMO Clem Chambers CEO Online Blockchain PLC Tony Dhanjal Head of Tax Koinly Jason Tucker- Feltham Founder&CEO Venrai Rob Gakell Founder and Partner Appold Matthew Green Lawyer Shoosmiths Jorge Sebastiao Ceo Gbo Marc Blinder CEO AIKON Jillian Godsil Editor Blockleaders.io [...]
SpaceX delays rocket launch again December 2, 2018 Elon Musk's SpaceX pushed a satellite launch back a day to Monday, Pacific standard time, after saying more inspections were needed on the Falcon 9 rocket. The company announced the third rescheduling on Twitter less than 12 hours before launch at the Vandendberg Air Force Base in California. SpaceX said it needed to “conduct additional inspections [...]
New wealth to be made and lives to be saved by democratising space October 16, 2020 Many of us forget that a large portion of our daily lives and activities are based around technology and data that originated from space applications. These range from influencing how the crops you consume yield to the visualizations your favorite artist uses during their concert. With the Space market set to reach a trillion dollars [...]
Westminster council proposes to scrap ‘depressing’ phone boxes January 6, 2020 Up to 1,000 phone boxes may be removed throughout the borough of Westminster. The Westminster City Council has proposed scrapping the vast majority of the near 1,000 phone boxes that are in the borough, arguing they are not used. Read more: Political fallout threatens the future of Westminster Holocaust memorial The council is proposing a [...]
The best films to watch on a Tier 4 Christmas day December 25, 2020 As many adverts have told us, Christmas will be a bit different this year. There will be people we won’t be able to see, and celebrations we won’t be able to have. However, one thing that 2020 can’t take from us is our favourite Christmas films. Whether you like them as sentimental, dramatic, funny, or [...]
Best of travel: South Africa’s finest nature reserves and safari March 2, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. Today we revisit Adam Hay-Nicholls’ trip to South Africa in search of the ultimate nature reserve safari. ••• There’s nothing particularly unusual for those used to a life of luxury about a five-star pool villa, except when [...]
Why Darren Campbell is telling the story of his rise from poverty to Olympic success – and brush with death – before it’s too late January 15, 2021 Darren Campbell was in no hurry to write a book until May 2018. A near-death experience has a way of rearranging priorities. Aged just 44, the British former Olympic champion sprinter needed intensive care after a bleed on the brain caused a series of seizures. The ordeal brought Campbell the stark realisation that he ought [...]