Kylian Mbappe: Why Paris Saint-Germain believe star’s new €105m contract will pay for itself May 22, 2022 Paris Saint-Germain believe Kylian Mbappe’s lucrative new €105m contract, which helped to keep him out of the clutches of Real Madrid, will pay for itself. Mbappe signed a new three-year deal with PSG on Saturday worth around €35m a year, putting the 23-year-old France forward in the same pay bracket as team-mate Lionel Messi. It [...]
UCL: Train commutes could make Londoners feel less stressed September 28, 2021 Train commutes can reduce stress and anxiety for Londoners, if used to mentally prepare for the day or decompress on the way home, according to a new study. The study, by the rail industry and the University College London (UCL), found that nearly half of commuters saw their mental health and motivation improve when they [...]
EON boss warns 40 per cent of its customers face fuel poverty this winter May 22, 2022 EON's boss warns million more customers could be living in fuel poverty this winter, if the government doesn't step in to provide more help.
Ocean Outdoor lands £30m Canary Wharf advertising contract August 23, 2021 Advertising group Ocean Outdoor has secured a lucrative contract to operate out-of-home media services for Canary Wharf Group. London-listed Ocean has renewed its deal to run digital screens and billboards in the financial hub, landing a new long-term contract worth £30m. The agreement means the company will retain exclusive rights to sell 40 full-motion digital [...]
Patriot Pact: Ministers urged not to say ‘It’s Coming Home’ ahead of England final July 9, 2021 Ministers have reportedly been urged not to say ‘It’s Coming Home’ ahead of England’s Euro 2020 final on Sunday night amid fears of offending other countries. In a briefing note sent by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) mandarins warned the phrase “does not go down well overseas” and might damage a [...]
Even if Google’s chatbot isn’t sentient, we need to think seriously about AI June 16, 2022 Can a chatbot be sentient? That was one of the questions facing Google recently after it put an engineer on leave after he claimed their AI-driven bot talked about “having a soul”. Many of the solutions to the global crises we face will be driven by technological advances. Politicians from across the spectrum espouse the [...]
Football match-fixing on rise as ‘lone wolves’ take it to lower leagues and even youth level March 6, 2022 It is almost 30 years since Bernard Tapie’s Marseille were found to be match-fixing in French football and more than 15 since the Calciopoli scandal rocked Serie A. Yet far from being consigned to the past, the manipulation of results is on the rise across sport and becoming more prevalent outside of football’s top divisions, [...]
UK will not offer Indians more visas in post-Brexit trade talks April 19, 2022 The government will not allow more Indians to come to the UK through new visa routes in any UK-India free trade deal. City A.M. understands the prospect of special Indian visas has not been discussed in the first two rounds of trade negotiations and that international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has not put the issue [...]
Reality TV stars named and shamed in social media ads crackdown June 17, 2021 Four reality TV stars have been named and shamed by the advertising watchdog as part of a crackdown on influencers flouting ad rules on their social media profiles. Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry, X Factor reject-turned Playboy model Chloe Khan, bodybuilder Jodie Marsh and Towie’s Lucy Mecklenburgh are the first influencers to be named on [...]
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