ITV inks new deal to screen Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor until 2019 September 16, 2016 Fans of X Factor and Britain's Got Talent will be relieved to hear that the popular TV shows will not be doing a Bake Off. Broadcaster ITV said today that it's signed a new contract with Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia UK allowing it to air the shows until at least 2019. It comes days after [...]
What is unconscious bias and how can it sabotage diversity? September 13, 2017 About a year ago, Sam became a proud parent. Sam was on parental leave for 9 months and is now back to work. Whilst reading those two sentences, what gender did you associate with Sam? Due to the fact that more women take parental leave compared to men, many of us spontaneously thought of [...]
One Night in Miami at the Donmar Warehouse is a powerful account of the night Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, with the help of Malcolm X October 13, 2016 “Why am I so pretty?” asked Cassius Clay – as he was called back in 1964 – on the night he defeated Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world. Rather than hit the clubs, the 22-year-old spent the night eating vanilla ice cream in a hotel room with three superstars of the civil [...]
Is it worth investing in European stock markets? June 9, 2017 Eurozone equities have made strong gains in 2017. The eurozone stock market, as measured by the MSCI EMU index, has returned 11.9% in the year to 31 May. Reduced political risk A large part of the reason for Europe’s recent gains is that investors are less worried about political risk. At the start of the [...]
Why we bought Provident Financial September 22, 2017 Provident Financial, the Bradford-based sub-prime lender, has gone up in flames in recent weeks from an investment perspective. Profit warnings and high profile departures have left the company untouchable to most, but it remains attractive to value investors Look up the definition of ‘bad news’. In a dictionary these days it would not be surprising [...]
Logan is the bloody and bold Wolverine film fans have been waiting for, and a perfect end to the series March 3, 2017 While not every outing was a gem, Hugh Jackman’s seventeen years as Wolverine have made him a superhero movie icon. Taller and prettier than the comic book character, he nonetheless won over the nerds during his six-film run (plus two cameos). The missing ingredient (“X factor”, if you will), however, has always been edge; his [...]
Suspicious package sent to German finance ministry found to contain explosives equipment March 15, 2017 Police have discovered explosive items, which could have caused somebody serious harm, in a suspicious package delivered to Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance. Ersten Untersuchungen zufolge enthielt das Paket ein so genanntes "Blitzknall-Gemisch" (gefährliche Pyrotechnik).^tsm pic.twitter.com/zOmWMax4mA — Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) March 15, 2017 The police described the contents of the parcel, which was delivered to the [...]
Team GB sprinters require medical attention following motorcycle crash in Tenerife January 18, 2017 British sprinters James Ellington and Nigel Levine required urgent medical treatment following a motorcycle accident in Spain on Tuesday night. The Team GB representatives at the Rio Olympics reportedly crashed into a car driving on the wrong side of the road in Tenerife where they were warm-weather training. Both athletes were said to be "conscious and [...]
Ashtead future boosted by infrastructure expansion and hopes of interest rate hikes in the US March 7, 2017 Equipment rental firm Ashtead's share price fell over two per cent today, despite hopes of it being boosted Donald Trump's proposed infrastructure expansion. The figures Underlying rental revenue in the first nine months of the firm's financial year grew by 13 per cent to £2.2bn with earnings similarly growing from £869m to £1.1bn. Operating profit was [...]
Jeff Bezos is planning Amazon-like delivery to the Moon for “future human settlement” March 3, 2017 That Jeff Bezos vs Elon Musk rivalry can't just be contained to measly planet Earth. Not a week since Elon Musk announced his SpaceX company will be sending two private citizens to the moon next year, the Amazon boss has told The Washington Post, which is owned by Bezos, his plans to set up Amazon-style delivery [...]