Youtube and Netflix among most-watched channels as streaming booms August 7, 2019 YouTube and Netflix are now the third and fourth most-watched video services in the UK, as streaming continues to eat away at traditional TV viewing. British adults watch on average 34 minutes of Youtube and 18 minutes of Netflix per day, overtaking both Channel 4 and BBC Two. Read more: The new King of the [...]
Finalist November 9, 2022 Start-up of the Year supported by World Mobile Swash Swash is reinventing data ownership through new incentivisation streams and a collaborativedevelopment framework, governed by the ethos of Web 3. It enables individuals, developers, and businesses to cultivate new realities of data ownership and value creation. It is the largest data unionin the market with over [...]
Jet Airways pilots call for Indian PM to intervene as airline grounds all international flights April 15, 2019 Pilots at the troubled airline Jet Airways are protesting outside their company headquarters as the carrier announced it was grounding all international flights. Employees of the Indian carrier, which is straddling a debt pile of more than £900m, gathered outside its headquarters and demanded that the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, intervene. One pilot told the BBC: [...]
Brexit three years on: markets and the economy in six charts June 24, 2019 On 23 June 2016, the UK public voted on whether or not to stay in the European Union (EU). Many expected the UK to remain in the EU, but by a majority of 52% to 48% the Leave campaign won. The UK was scheduled to leave the EU at 23:00 UK time on 29 March [...]
Indian airline Jet Airways grounds all international flights as money woes grow April 12, 2019 Struggling Indian airline Jet Airways has reportedly cancelled all its international flights today, after it grounded 10 aircraft yesterday for financial reasons. The cash-strapped airline has cancelled all international flights, Indian media reports. Read more: Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal to stand down from board According to its website, its flights scheduled to depart today [...]
Lawrence Dallaglio: England can benefit from cancelled match and World Rugby not to blame October 10, 2019 As the Rugby World Cup is thrown into turmoil by Typhoon Hagibis, England have fled the eye of the storm. World Rugby’s unprecedented decision to cancel two fixtures in Tokyo and Yokohama that were set to be hit by 100mph winds has ensured England will top their pool ahead of France and likely meet Australia [...]
BMW widens diesel car recall to encompass 1.6m vehicles October 23, 2018 BMW has tripled the number of diesel cars it is recalling amid concerns around a leaking exhaust cooler. The car manufacturer is recalling a total 1.6m vehicles in total due to the fault, with a reported 268,000 from the UK, and including 480,000 it has recalled from Europe and Asia in August. Read more: BMW prepares to [...]
Samsung Unpacked 2019: Your guide to the launch event as Samsung prepares to unveil Galaxy S10 February 19, 2019 Samsung is gearing up to unveil a spate of new smartphones and wearable gadgets at its Unpacked 2019 event tomorrow night, but several leaks might have taken the wind out of its sails. The South Korean tech giant is expected to launch three new smartphones at a dual launch event in San Francisco and London, [...]
Government laments Honda’s ‘devastating’ move to close Swindon car plant as firm warns UK ‘no longer viable’ February 19, 2019 The government today called Honda’s decision to close its Swindon car manufacturing plant a “bitter blow” for the UK’s suffering car industry. Honda earlier confirmed reports that it intends to shut the factory in 2021, putting 3,500 British jobs at risk in the process. Read more: Honda to close Swindon factory, putting 3,500 jobs at [...]
Tesla hikes vehicle prices as it scales back drastic store closure plan March 11, 2019 Tesla will raise the prices of its high-end vehicles by roughly three per cent as it scales back a controversial plan to close most of its stores. The electric car manufacturer said the price hike will apply to the more expensive variants of the Model 3, as well as Model S and X, but not [...]