Eggsclusive: We use the Walkie Scorchie light beam to fry an egg September 3, 2013 The developers of the Walkie Scorchie skyscraper – aka 20 Fenchurch Street – had hoped their building would be known for its striking design and its blue chip clients. But instead City A.M. has revealed how the building has begun emitting a curious ray of light, started melting cars, set a carpet on fire and cracked [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 2 September 2013 September 1, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES China eyes UK nuclear controls The state-owned Chinese nuclear group that is in talks to invest in Britain’s new nuclear programme wants greater operational control of any new plants it finances, potentially creating a national security headache for the government. China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), is in talks with EDF of France [...]
Eggsclusive: We use the Walkie Scorchie light beam to fry an egg | City A.M. September 6, 2013 (Laura Lean/City AM) The developers of the Walkie Scorchie skyscraper – aka 20 Fenchurch Street – had hoped their building would be known for its striking design and its blue chip clients. But instead over the week City A.M. has revealed how the building has begun emitting a curious ray of light, started melting cars, set [...]
Eggsclusive: We use the Walkie Scorchie light beam to fry an egg | City A.M. September 6, 2013 (Laura Lean/City AM) The developers of the Walkie Scorchie skyscraper – aka 20 Fenchurch Street – had hoped their building would be known for its striking design and its blue chip clients. But instead over the week City A.M. has revealed how the building has begun emitting a curious ray of light, started melting cars, set [...]
Eggsclusive: We use the Walkie Scorchie light beam to fry an egg | City A.M. September 6, 2013 (Laura Lean/City AM) The developers of the Walkie Scorchie skyscraper – aka 20 Fenchurch Street – had hoped their building would be known for its striking design and its blue chip clients. But instead over the week City A.M. has revealed how the building has begun emitting a curious ray of light, started melting cars, set [...]
Hotel focus: Oitavos, Portugal November 3, 2013 TRAVEL writing tradition dictates that a property sitting amid mountains, forestry or, in this case, the windswept dunes of Portugal’s Atlantic coast, should be described as “nestled” among its surroundings. Not the Oitavos Hotel though. The five-star hotel near Lisbon looks like it has crash landed in the sand and grasses – a tower of [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 16 August 2013 August 15, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES UK state-owned bank builds brand The UK’s state-owned “zombie bank” responsible for winding down Northern Rock’s mortgages is attempting to become a brand in its own right as it also prepares to take over administration of the Help to Buy scheme. UK Asset Resolution has redesigned the websites and literature of nationalised banks [...]
Energy innovation is stagnating and the implications for growth are stark October 3, 2013 EVERY day seems to bring better websites, cooler startups and niftier smartphones. But there’s one area where technological progress is barely crawling along. Unfortunately, it’s one race we cannot afford to lose. I’m talking, of course, about energy. To get an idea of the problem we face, consider two stories from last week: Ed Miliband’s [...]
Ikea regrets Saudi airbrushing October 2, 2012 Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, has come under heavy criticism in its home market of Sweden after it airbrushed women out of its latest catalogue in Saudi Arabia, raising questions about its policies towards gender equality. Ikea, famous for flat-pack furniture, said it regretted removing the women from pictures in the annual booklet, which [...]
Ikea regrets Saudi airbrushing October 2, 2012 Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, has come under heavy criticism in its home market of Sweden after it airbrushed women out of its latest catalogue in Saudi Arabia, raising questions about its policies towards gender equality. Ikea, famous for flat-pack furniture, said it regretted removing the women from pictures in the annual booklet, which [...]