Scotland: Ex-SNP leader John Swinney running to be First Minister – as Kate Forbes confirms she won’t stand May 2, 2024 Former SNP leader John Swinney confirms he is running to succeed Humza Yousaf as First Minister of Scotland.
Virgin Galactic completes first successful commercial flight in win for Branson June 29, 2023 Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its first commercial flight, taking paying customers to space after nearly two decades of preparation. The British-billionaire’s spacecraft, VSS Unity, took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 4.04pm GMT this afternoon, carried under the wing of mothership VSS Eve. After jetting nearly 50,000 ft, the [...]
Natwest shareholders approve proposal to buy back 15 per cent of shares from government April 23, 2024 Natwest shareholders have approved the bank's proposal to buy more of its stock from the government to accelerate its privatisation, potentially leaving the Treasury with fewer shares to offer retail investors.
Here’s how all the MPs running the London marathon did April 21, 2024 Running a slightly different type of race, a record number of UK MPs and peers entered the London marathon this year.
Betting and Gaming Council drafts in former Entain boss who rallied against ‘problem gambling’ as chief April 8, 2024 In her role at Entain, Hurst has previously said that "gambling isn’t the problem – problem gambling is the problem".
UK solar projects risk being ‘tainted’ by Uyghur forced labour, government told September 5, 2023 UK solar energy projects could be at risk of being “tainted” by forced Uyghur labour due to large-scale human rights abuses taking place in China, the government has been warned. Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair Alicia Kearns has tabled an amendment to the Energy Bill – which MPs are set to debate today – calling [...]
Google hires three top female execs to roles backing UK firms with AI tech growth November 28, 2023 Google has appointed three female senior new executives to drive forward the tech giant’s support for UK businesses. The search engine behemoth said the appointees will report straight to Debbie Weinstein, the vice president and managing director for Google UK & Ireland, and will help focus on the use of AI technology in growing British [...]
Mohamed Al Fayed: Tributes paid to former owner of Harrods and Fulham FC September 2, 2023 Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed has been described as “an extraordinary tour de force” after his death at the age of 94. Mr Al Fayed, who was owner and chairman of Fulham Football Club for 16 years, died on Wednesday. His family announced on Friday he had “passed away peacefully of old age”. Paying [...]
Financial SaaS firm OpenGamma closes $21m funding round to ramp up growth February 1, 2022 Financial software-as-a-service firm OpenGamma has closed a $21m funding round as it readies to ramp up growth plans.
Why the network state is the next logical evolution to current forms of governance: Part 2… May 18, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher with his second instalment of 'The Network Web3/Blockchain/Money State' as he hails decentralisation.