Respect, the explosive biopic of Aretha Franklin, has it all September 9, 2021 The music biopic is a subgenre fraught with obstacles. First, you have to find the right lead – a Janis Joplin film has been in development for years with everyone from Amy Adams to Pink attached. Secondly, you have to secure the back catalogue – last year’s Stardust failed to capture the spirit of David [...]
Cutting edge tech rarely sits still, so why is ESG slowing things down? November 2, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher turns his attention to energy consumption in world economics and what effect ESG is having on progress.
Downfall of a Prime Minister: How handling of Chris Pincher scandal spiralled into Boris Johnson’s worst crisis July 10, 2022 An isolated Boris Johnson has agreed to leave Downing Street this September – following haemorrhaging support across the Tory ranks in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal. The Prime Minister announced his resignation yesterday. After a dramatic wave of Government resignations this week and a slew of former allies withdrew their backing his political [...]
WhatsApp down globally, 40m Brits and hundreds of millions impacted around the world October 25, 2022 Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp went down for over an hour this morning in dozens of countries around the world, including the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Kenya, India, France and most of the United States and Canada. City A.M. can confirm that the outage was for both personal chats as well as group chats and hundreds [...]
Protests and glitches on El Salvador’s first day of Bitcoin as legal tender September 8, 2021 Angry protests and confusion amongst citizens, technological glitches and a drop in market value plagued El Salvador yesterday, as the country made history by becoming the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender. As the change took hold, Bitcoin crashed to its lowest price in almost a month, plummeting from $52,000 [...]
Disney elects first woman chairman in its 98 year history December 2, 2021 Walt Disney has elected Sarah Arnold as chairman. She is poised to become the first woman chair in the company's 98 year history.
How Ukrainian crypto and tech entrepreneurs are helping to defend the home front May 20, 2022 Denys Andrushchenko of WTFbit Group hails the heroics of Ukraine's crypto entrepreneurs who mobilised in the face of Russian aggression.
JD Wetherspoon hit by supply chain disruption as beers unavailable September 1, 2021 Pub goers hoping to order a pint of Carling or Coors have been left disappointed after JD Wetherspoon confirmed shortages of some products. The pub chain did not know how many sites had been impacted by beer shortages but said it was only aware of supply issues with Carling and Coors beers. Some customers have [...]
Supreme Court rules care companies do not have to pay sleep-shifts March 19, 2021 The Supreme Court has dismissed appeals this morning to pay hourly for sleep-in shifts, a sigh of relief for care companies and investors but a setback for carers and healthcare staff. The ruling in the Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake case means the time a worker is required to sleep on site does not count towards minimum [...]
Is Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir the ultimate UK holiday? June 13, 2024 Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir is the ultimate foodie getaway