Brace yourselves: Major London Victoria disruption to continue tomorrow affecting Thameslink, Southern and Gatwick Express July 5, 2018 There is major disruption to and from London Victoria station due to a fault with a signalling system, and that is now expected to last into tomorrow. National Rail provided an update this morning saying the disruption will continue until at least 7am on Friday 6 July. Passengers have been advised not to travel via [...]
Nathan Leamon interview: England’s analyst on how statistics are shaping modern cricket September 17, 2018 Cricket is a game of numbers. While all sport uses them to record the score and to quantify performance – goals scored, points kicked, finishing time – cricket is the most innately linked. From the first Test match between England and Australia in 1877 runs, wickets, overs, extras, maidens and more have been meticulously documented. [...]
Nathan Leamon interview: England’s analyst on how statistics are shaping modern cricket September 17, 2018 Cricket is a game of numbers. While all sport uses them to record the score and to quantify performance – goals scored, points kicked, finishing time – cricket is the most innately linked. From the first Test match between England and Australia in 1877 runs, wickets, overs, extras, maidens and more have been meticulously documented. [...]
Brazil backs Bolsanaro: what next? October 31, 2018 The will and ability to reform Financial markets, at least, had been rooting for a defeat of the left-wing candidate Fernando Haddad, successor to former president Lula, on the basis of the very different economic policies espoused by the two candidates. Superficially, this seems odd given that Bolsonaro has repeatedly voted against reform and spoken [...]
IG Group boss hits out at Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and “crazy” football advertising amid spreadbetting crackdown January 23, 2018 The boss of Britain’s biggest spreadbetting firm has slammed football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for fuelling problem investing. Peter Hetherington, the chief executive of IG Group, also labelled the level of complex financial product advertising at football games a “disgrace”. “The fact that Cristiano Ronaldo tweeted his 49m followers what a great idea it was to [...]
Aston Martin in pole position as world’s fastest growing car brand as Brexit currency devaluation helps drive 268 per cent growth in brand value March 5, 2018 James Bond’s carmaker of choice Aston Martin saw its brand value grow by 268 per cent in 2018. The spectacular growth saw it top the table as the fastest growing car brand in the world in 2018 with a brand value of $3.6bn (£2.6bn), according to a report by research organisation Brand Finance. The British [...]
Apple launches red iPhone 8 to support fight against AIDS April 9, 2018 American tech giant Apple today announced it is launching a new red version of its iPhone 8. The red phone will be available in both the standard iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models. Proceeds from the sale of the phone will support Product (RED), an organisation that supports the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. [...]
The problem with bitcoin’s own ‘P/E’-style valuation measure December 8, 2017 As the perceived worth of a single bitcoin criss-crossed its way around the $10,000 (£7,455) mark for much of last week, on The Value Perspective blog, we revisited articles from 20 June 2017 and 20 October 2017, when one bitcoin respectively bought you $2,779 and very nearly $6,000. Each time our primary concern was there [...]
A job application filled out by former Apple boss Steve Jobs has just sold for $175,000 March 16, 2018 A job application filled out by former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, hs just been sold at auction for $174,757 (£125,728). The questionnaire, completed by then-18-year-old Jobs in 1973, was snapped up by an anonymous London internet entrepreneur. The man that would go on to revolutionise the tech industry with his [...]
Theresa May says Windrush citizens caught up in Home Office scandal will be compensated ‘where appropriate’ April 21, 2018 Members of Windrush generation who have been unfairly treated by the Home Office will be compensated “where appropriate”, Theresa May has said. Speaking at a press conference to mark the closing of this week’s Commonwealth heads of government (CHOGM) summit, the prime minister said compensation would be offered to resolve the “anxieties and problems” of [...]