Crypto will face years of legal arguments before a cohesive framework is in place March 3, 2023 Jason Deane notes that last week's positive sentiment in the crypto markets is suffering from a bear market hangover.
Octopus Ventures leads seed funding round in pet-tech firm Katkin October 28, 2020 London-based pet food company Katkin has secured £4.5m of funding in a seed round led by venture capital firm Octopus Ventures. Katkin was set up by siblings Brett and Nikki O’Farrell to produce healthy cat food after realising the options available didn’t provide cats with the nutrition they needed. The wet food contains 95 per [...]
Paw-rogued: Larry the cat on alert as new pup moves into Downing Street September 2, 2019 A new puppy has moved into Downing Street today to join Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his stay at number 10. The dog, which is a Jack Russell cross, is moving from Wales where it was rescued from a puppy farm. Read more: The fur flies on Downing Street as two of politics’ top cats [...]
City A.M. TV: Daily Market Snapshot February 3, 2021 With such a strong rally this week, and a marked retracement of recent losses, the key near term question is whether this is a ‘dead cat bounce’ – OR – simply a resumption of the medium term uptrend. From a price action perspective, the jury is still out. In particular, despite a strong rally in US [...]
Cancel culture: Will 2022’s cancelled celebrities make 2023 comebacks? December 24, 2022 If we’ve learned anything about cancel culture in the last few years, it’s that being cancelled doesn’t necessary mean, well, being cancelled. Harvey Weinstein had been cancelled. But then there he was, sipping on a drink in a public bar, without a care in the world. J.K. Rowling had been cancelled too. But then there [...]
Last chance to join the English Whisky Festival this Friday September 1, 2021 There is still time, if you hurry, to get tickets for the two-day virtual English Whisky Festival, which runs from 3-4 September. Organized by Exploring English Whisky, the event gives you the chance to sample the handiwork of 17 of the country’s 30-plus whisky makers. Some are well known: the St George’s Distillery at Roudham [...]
The Batman – Robert Pattinson stars in a new twist on a familiar hero March 7, 2022 Strap in, everyone, blockbuster season has officially begun. It’s the first opportunity for Hollywood to return to some kind of normal release schedule since 2019, and who better to bring back the crowds than The Dark Knight himself? Robert Pattinson’s debut as The Batman is the 8th Batman-related film in the last decade. It won’t [...]
London renters compete for homes with Powerpoint presentations and pet CVs as stock levels sink March 3, 2022 Prospective renters are going above and beyond to win landlords’ affections as stock levels for homes have diminished. The disappearance of Covid restrictions has sparked a revival for the capital’s rental market, while estate agents report historically low levels of stock. High demand has seen rents surge past pre-pandemic levels and London landlords are once [...]
CVS reaps longer-term rewards of last year’s lockdown pet boom September 23, 2021 Veterinary services group CVS has reaped the rewards of the UK’s increasing number of pet owners, with its pet health care plan hitting 455,000 members over the past year. Revenue hit £510.1m in the year to 30 June, up by 19.2 per cent in comparison with 2020’s figure – signalling the longer-term impacts of last [...]
Internet reacts in horror to ‘terrifying’ and ‘demented’ Cats movie trailer July 19, 2019 The first trailer for upcoming movie ‘Cats’ based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber has caused a stir on social media. The star-studded line-up unveiled its official taster last night ahead of its December release date. Read more: E3 2019: The biggest games, trailers and announcments But instead of excitement, the CGI human-cat hybrids [...]