Why gorilla trekking in Rwanda means so much to me August 30, 2023 The gorillas of Rwanda were made famous by American conservationist Dian Fossey. Laurel Waldron followed in her footsteps After stories of hours-long searches in the rain, finding our animal after just 45 minutes, metres from where we were staying, seemed a fortuitous win. The ranger encouraged a move closer to the gorilla and I tiptoed [...]
Campaign cock-up of the week: Milkshake brings all the boys to Farage June 6, 2024 In this column, former No 10 advisor Giles Kenningham analyses the worst comms screw-ups of the election campaign. So what took the prize for the worst PR gaffe this week? What is it with politicians and food? Ed Miliband eating that infamous bacon sandwich. Peter Mandelson getting covered in custard at a carbon summit in [...]
Zharnel Hughes: Team GB sprinters like me, Azu and Hinchcliffe can win medals at Paris 2024 Olympics July 17, 2024 In just 17 days’ time British sprinter Zharnel Hughes will hope to be one of eight men lining up for the biggest race of all: the Olympic 100m final in the Stade de France, Paris. It is the showpiece of the Games, where legends such as Usain Bolt, Jesse Owens and Linford Christie darted into [...]
Wall Street creeps higher as investors await cues on tapering and inflation June 9, 2021 Wall Street’s main indexes edged higher today but a lack of clear catalysts kept trading slow while investors awaited inflation data and an upcoming Fed meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1 per cent, while the S&P 500 gained 0.2 per cent at the open. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.4 per cent, [...]
Surging tech megacaps power Nasdaq to another peak September 1, 2021 A surge among tech megacaps powered the Nasdaq to another record high during early trading on Wall Street today. The US’s tech-heavy benchmark has since fallen back from its fresh peak, but is still up 0.65 per cent to 15.358.32 points during mid-morning exchanges. The blue-chip S&P 500 jumped 0.18 per cent to 4,531.01 points [...]
Global markets plummet as Delta variant fears intensify July 19, 2021 Intensifying fears over the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid triggered a sharp sell-off in global markets on Monday. All US benchmarks nursed heavy losses during today’s session. The blue-chip S&P 500 and Dow Jones plummeted 1.9 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.4 per [...]
Technology companies dominate list of best places to work in the UK January 13, 2021 Here's the list of best places to work in the UK, and these tech firms dominate
Work-related stress and how to manage it effectively April 2, 2024 Dealing with stress in the workplace is a challenge that often comes with the territory of any high-pressure job.
‘Even luxury is subject to constraints’: Global prime rental growth slows August 19, 2024 After record growth in the past two years, global prime rents have cooled down to long-term levels as supply constraints start to ease and renters hit their price ceilings, according to new data. Average annual rental growth was 3.5 per cent in the 12 months to the end of June 2024, down from 7.4 per [...]
Russell Norman, the chef who made small plates and no reservations cool, dies from cardiac arrest at 57 November 24, 2023 Russell Norman, one of the UK’s best known chefs, has died of cardiac arrest aged just 57.