ASMR is coming to the spa near to you April 2, 2024 ASMR is breaking through the screen and into the spa treatment room, says Kat Romero. Are you ready for a calming, whispering massage?
Paul Pogba handed four-year ban from football for failing doping test February 29, 2024 Pogba has been provisionally suspended since September.
City minister: Debanking trend is a ‘great business opportunity’ for newer lenders February 28, 2024 City minister Bim Afolami has told MPs that big banks closing high numbers of small firms' accounts offers "great business opportunities" for newer lenders with different risk appetites.
Ancer eyes Olympics after playoff win in Hong Kong in LIV Golf League March 10, 2024 Abraham Ancer set his sights on Olympic gold after he won a three-man playoff yesterday to win in the LIV Golf League in Hong Kong. The Mexican, who won on the Saudi Arabia breakaway tour for the first time in Hong Kong at the weekend, fended off Englishman Paul Casey and former Open winner Cameron [...]
Ryan Reynolds joins Wrexham co-owner and RedBird in buying stake in F1 team Alpine June 26, 2023 Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and RedBird Capital Partners, which has a stake in Liverpool’s owners, have invested in Formula 1 team Alpine. Otro Capital, Reynolds’ Wrexham AFC co-owner Rob McElhenney and their fellow actor Michael B Jordan, who owns a stake in AFC Bournemouth have also invested. The €200m (£171m) cash injection is for 24 [...]
Topps Tiles share price soars as retailer shrugs off slowdown in DIY demand April 5, 2023 Topps Tiles share price closed up nearly seven per cent today after the retailer posted bumper revenues for the first half of the year. The Leicester-headquartered business reported a 9.5 per cent jump in revenues to £130.5m in the 26-week period ending April 1, with some £9m of the revenue growth related to its acquisition [...]
Losses widen at Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Frankie and Benny’s owner The Big Table May 20, 2024 Losses widened at The Big Table, the owner of Café Rouge, Bella Italia and Frankie & Benny's, despite its turnover rising.
Mark Harper: Transport secretary ‘proud’ of decision to axe Manchester leg of HS2 October 5, 2023 Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he was “proud” of the decision to cut HS2 north of Birmingham as he shrugged off criticism from Tory former premier David Cameron and ex-chancellor George Osborne. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak used his speech at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday to confirm he has axed Phases 2a and 2b [...]
Lockdown DIYers push B&Q owner Kingfisher past £1bn profit March 22, 2022 Kingfisher’s sales shot up last year as the B&Q owner became the third UK retailer to exceed £1bn profit. The home improvement behemoth joined retail titans Tesco and Marks & Spencer when it revealed its profits had reached record levels on Tuesday. Lockdown DIYers sent sales past £13bn for the year to 31 January, thanks [...]
Growing ‘valley of death’ funding gap could scupper UK tech ambitions, industry bosses warn February 22, 2023 A growing ‘valley of death’ funding gap facing the UK’s tech sector could scupper the government’s Silicon Valley ambitions as firms struggle to raise cash and fuel growth, tech investors have warned. Venture capital funding into the UK faltered last year amid a global slowdown as soaring inflation and market volatility caused investors to pull [...]