Tackling challenges in climate and nature May 15, 2023 Some of Scotland’s leading research scientists may have raised a glass of the world’s first “climate positive” gin to celebrate The James Hutton Institute receiving the King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. Gin produced from the humble garden pea which avoids more carbon production than it creates is just one innovation that scientists at [...]
Square Mile and Me: Emma Kane on building a City institution and her musical past March 23, 2023 Each week we ask the City’s movers and shakers to give us a tour of the Square Mile they know. Today, it’s Emma Kane, UK CEO of SEC Newgate and chair of Target Ovarian Cancer What was your first job? My first job was as a professional tenor saxophonist but my first role in the [...]
Watch out Apple: London’s smartphone maker Nothing reveals fresh model following £166m Alphabet funding June 15, 2022 London tech start-up Nothing unveiled the design of its debut smartphone this morning after securing more than $200m (£166m) in funding from the likes of Alphabet’s venture capital arm EQT Ventures.
David Brown Mini eMastered review: British icon goes electric December 4, 2023 Tim Pitt takes on London traffic in the David Brown Mini eMastered, an electrified classic that is tailor-made for the city.
Formula E and teams try to create change, but does it cut through? July 29, 2023 Formula E is back in the capital this weekend and a number of teams are looking at how they’re promoting sustainability. Here’s our view. Usually when you walk into the ExCeL centre in east London’s Docklands you’re met with what can only be described as one of the most barren exhibition centres in existence. But [...]
Ruchir Sharma on bailouts, inequality and making markets free again July 8, 2024 A new book by Ruchir Sharma argues that a bigger state is exactly the wrong diagnosis for a government looking to boost growth.
Pubs and restaurants face ‘widespread business failure’ in absence of energy bill support August 30, 2022 Pubs and restaurants are facing “widespread business failure” in the absence of government support as energy bills swell, hospitality chiefs have said. In a letter to ministers, UKHospitality has warned that tens of thousands of jobs could be lost as the UK enters the colder months, as businesses are hit with increasing headwinds. Writing to [...]
Gordon Murray’s T.33 Spider is a £1.8 million hypercar head-rush April 11, 2023 The new T.33 Spider from Gordon Murray Automotive combines a super-light carbon fibre chassis with a 617hp Cosworth V12 and manual gearbox.
US President Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine ahead of Russian invasion’s first anniversary February 20, 2023 US president Joe Biden has been spotted in the Ukraine capital Kyiv on a surprise visit this morning. The 46th president was filmed walking the city streets with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine this Friday. Biden and Zelenskyy visited the Wall of Remembrance of the [...]
The Snail House: Richard Eyre makes debut aged 79 September 16, 2022 During the Covid pandemic, one of the positive effects of people being locked in their homes was the release of pent-up creativity. For most this began and ended with attempts to make sourdough bread, but others were considerably more productive. For instance Richard Eyre, the former director of the National Theatre, returned to writing, and [...]