A chief exec pay boost won’t make up for ministers failing to stick up for scale-up firms July 26, 2023 Adding an extra zero onto chief executives’ salaries won’t restore the London Stock Exchange to its former glory.
The Analyst: A Silicon Valley report card February 18, 2022 Ian Whittaker has been a City analyst for more than two decades, and what he doesn’t know about media, advertising and the creative services industry isn’t worth knowing. Here’s his monthly column for City A.M. THE YEAR is going quickly. From an analyst perspective, a lot of that has to do with the fact that [...]
Ex-Magic Circle lawyer who injected food with blood found not guilty by reason of insanity May 8, 2022 A London lawyer, who caused £500,000 worth of damage by injecting his own blood into food in supermarkets, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Leoaai Elghareeb, 37, was found not guilty, after he entered three supermarkets – Sainsbury’s Local, Tesco Express, and Little Waitrose – on Fulham Palace Road carrying a bucketful [...]
Man Capital buys new Major League Soccer franchise in San Diego for record £400m May 18, 2023 London-based Man Capital has been confirmed as the owner of a new San Diego franchise in Major League Soccer after agreeing a record deal with US football chiefs. The family office of Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Mansour, the Conservative Party senior treasurer, is understood to have paid around $500m (£402m) for the team, who will begin [...]
Apple rekindles relationship with Imagination Technologies with new deal January 2, 2020 Apple has struck a new licensing deal with a British chipmaker it had previously cut ties with three years ago. Apple previously used chips that were made by Imagination Technologies, before breaking off the partnership in 2017. Read more: Apple supplier Imagination Technologies swings to biggest ever loss Today, Imagination said it had “formed a [...]
The London restaurants with Christmas food menus to book now November 23, 2023 These London restaurants have amazing Christmas food menus
McLaren 750S review: new British supercar takes on Ferrari November 20, 2023 The McLaren 750S is an intense and intoxicating supercar that rivals the Ferrari 296 GTB. Tim Pitt drives it on the road and track.
Halloween in London: the best spooky things to do October 26, 2022 Halloween is this coming Monday which means London’s bars and restaurants have all manner of spooky Halloween events to celebrate. Whether you’re looking to go pumpkin carving, partying with themed cocktails, or just for some decent food, here are the best Halloween events in London this weekend. Pumpkins in Covent Garden It’s not quite the [...]
EU could force Apple to ditch iPhone charger January 17, 2020 Apple could be forced to abandon the Lightning connector, as the European Parliament mulls the introduction of a common charger to fit all devices Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will debate the issue on Monday, calling for a charger that will “fit all mobile phones, tablets, e-book readers and other portable devices”. According to [...]
ITV snaps up Tiny World producer Plimsoll Productions for £103m June 14, 2022 ITV has snapped up a majority stake in indie producer of natural history programmes Plimsoll Productions as the company diversifies its content offerings.