UK defence sector raked in £28bn last year as war drives military spending June 26, 2024 The UK defence sector grew by 36 per cent between 2013 and 2023 and raked in £28bn last year as war drives military spending globally, according to a new report.
Vodafone boss warns poor mobile networks put Britain’s AI goals at risk June 25, 2024 “5G standalone in the UK, which is the capability you need for this type of communication, is simply not available and will not be available even in three, four, five years time,” Della Valle told The Times.
London-based Marex files for New York IPO in huge blow to the City December 8, 2023 London-based commodities broker Marex has filed for an initial public offering in New York in a huge blow to the City after a drought of floats this year.
US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau wants PGA Tour-PIF deal sorted ‘quickly’ June 17, 2024 DeChambeau concedes he is “part of the reason” for the schism in men’s golf.
Falling price of butter leads the way as grocery inflation drops again October 10, 2023 Grocery price inflation has fallen again with the average price of a pack of butter now 16p less than a year ago, figures show. Prices across grocers were 11 per cent higher than a year ago for the four weeks to October 1, down from the previous month’s 12.2 per cent, analysts Kantar said. It [...]
Retail sales lay limp in September as Indian summer rocks sector October 10, 2023 UK total retail sales continued to limp along in September with growth up just 2.7 per cent against a figure of 2.2 per cent for September last year as an Indian summer and cost of living pressures walloped the sector. Non-food sales declined 1.2 per cent on a total basis over the three months to [...]
F1 Driver Standings after Verstappen wins in Canada June 9, 2024 Max Verstappen returned to winning ways in Montreal after finishing out in front in a thrilling F1 Canadian Grand Prix. The Dutchman was in a three-way fight for the lead with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes’s George Russell for much of the grand prix, which was heavily impacted by strategy caused by rain. Verstappen crossed [...]
Government must ramp up ‘spin-out’ investment to capitalise on AI boom, top chief warns October 9, 2023 Government must ramp up investment in the UK’s ‘spin-out’ ecosystem to ensure Britain capitalises on a wave of artificial intelligence research and so-called deeptech coming out of universities, a tech chief has said.
Cleavage by Cleo Watson review: So absurd it could just be true June 5, 2024 Full of the scandal but free from the stakes, Cleavage is the second 'wholly fictitious' book from Boris Johnson's former aide, and it's a riot.
Bundesliga chiefs revive private equity talk in bid to keep up with Premier League August 17, 2023 German football chiefs insist they remain open to investment from private equity firms despite Bundesliga clubs previously resisting similar moves. The league’s co-chief executive Marc Lenz said they would continue talks with the teams aimed at growing the German top flight, which is one of Europe’s so-called Big Five. “The discussions were stopped in May [...]