Rishi Sunak backs Rosebank oil and gas field: We don’t reach net zero by ‘wishing it’ September 27, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed the approval of Rosebank, the UK's largest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea.
Hodgkinson takes European track gold as Sawyers shines in field for Britain March 5, 2023 Keely Hodgkinson defended her 800m European Indoor Championships title as the Brit stormed to gold in Istanbul. The 21-year-old completed the four laps of the 200m track in a time of one minute 58.66 seconds and clear of the rest of the field. Slovenia’s Anita Horvat came home in second, nearly two seconds behind Hodgkinson, [...]
Twitter’s top advertisers leave en masse following Musk entrance November 23, 2022 Twitter’s top advertisers are leaving the social media firm en masse, as Elon Musk’s grand plans scare away marketeers. More than a third of Twitter’s top 100 marketers have not advertised on the Elon Musk site in the last two weeks, according to analysis from the Washington Post. The analysis from Pathmatics data reckons that [...]
Richard Branson gifts holiday of a lifetime to Post Office scandal victim January 8, 2024 Business magnate and founder of the Virgin Group, Richard Branson has given away a free luxury holiday and a chance to stay on his private island to one of the most high-profile victims of the Post Office scandal. Alan Bates, who played a crucial role in bringing the misjustice to light, is understood to have [...]
JD Wetherspoon: Tim Martin’s chain reveals when its new London Waterloo pub will open August 27, 2024 Sir Tim Martin’s JD Wetherspoon will open a new pub in Waterloo Station next week, creating 70 jobs and serving Brits waiting for delayed trains. The budget boozer said it has spent £2.8m on developing the new watering hole, called the Lion & the Unicorn, inspired by a building from the 1951 Festival of Britain. [...]
Baillie Gifford US Growth: Investor patience ‘will wear thin’ over underperformance August 22, 2024 The £643m Baillie Gifford US Growth trust is at risk of investor patience wearing thin over its failure to keep up with the strength of US markets, analysts have warned. In the trust’s annual result, it revealed that its underlying assets grew by only 16.2 per cent throughout the year, compared to a 24.8 per [...]
The Instigators film review: Matt Damon is wasted in this forgettable comedy August 9, 2024 The Instigators review and star rating: ★★ One of Apple TV+’s key summer launches, The Instigators pairs Oscar winning veterans Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in a Boston based crime comedy. Damon plays Rory, a suicidal former US Marine going through divorce and in mounds of debt. Along with ex-con Cobby, played by Affleck, he [...]
Israel-Gaza latest: Mark Rowley calls for ‘sharper’ clarity on extremism laws October 29, 2023 Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has called for greater clarity from the government on laws policing extremism amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London during the Israel-Hamas crisis.
England ‘particularly bad’ at building houses where they are needed, research shows August 1, 2024 Nationwide the total number of properties grew 21 per cent between 1996 and 2021, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Crowds gather in central London for protest led by Tommy Robinson July 27, 2024 His protest is set to move from the Royal Courts of Justice to a rally in Trafalgar Square.