Koko founder on £70m relaunch: ‘Camden’s always gonna have edge’ April 28, 2022 Camden’s iconic Koko venue – closed for three years and the victim of a devastating fire in 2020 – finally reopens tomorrow following a £70m renovation. To put that into context, that’s one fifth of the cost the original contractor quoted for building The Shard. It’s a staggering renovation for the historical venue, which has [...]
Working up a sweat to earn cryptocurrency June 28, 2022 Crypto AM meets Oleg Fomenko, co-founder of Sweatcoin, who says the app has now been fully 'battle tested'.
Easy does it for travel and leisure as they underpin the FTSE 100 today February 23, 2021 After a promising start European markets struggled to maintain their early market optimism today. However, some decent gains continue in the likes of travel and leisure stocks, with multi-month highs in a lot of cases. Over the last three days this renewed buoyancy has been evident in anticipation of a possible reopening, and with a [...]
Cutting edge tech rarely sits still, so why is ESG slowing things down? November 2, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher turns his attention to energy consumption in world economics and what effect ESG is having on progress.
Rowing a very long way: meet the two entrepreneurs who crossed the Atlantic for charity February 5, 2022 Among all the noble ways to raise money for a charitable cause, Guy Rigby and David Murray chose an unconventional one – to say the least. The two businessmen rowed across the Atlantic for seven weeks, breaking the world record as the oldest couple to ever row across any ocean. Indeed Guy is 68 and [...]
Bitcoin Island: The Isle of Man is Turning Orange July 22, 2022 In April 2015, an article was published on the BBC News website about “Bitcoin Island” – a place where you could use Bitcoin to buy a pint of beer from The Thirsty Pigeon and then scan a QR code to pay for your taxi ride home. The price of one bitcoin was a mere £230, [...]
What’s next for food delivery following the junk food ad ban? October 5, 2021 It’s been a confusing 12 months for UK food advertisers. First, there was the proposed ban on junk food TV advertising before the 9pm watershed. Then there was the announcement of more sweeping measures to obliterate online junk food advertising in the UK. Just a few months later, relief swept the food and drink industry [...]
Andaz Mayakoba is a near-perfect beach resort on the Mexican coast July 3, 2023 Playa del Carmen lies halfway between Cancun and Tulum, both geographically and spiritually. It’s not quite the tourist hellscape of the former, a haven for spring breakers and the kind of traveller who wears sports socks with sandals, but neither does it have the bohemian charm of the latter, which has positioned itself as the [...]
St Patrick’s Day: London celebrations canned due to coronavirus March 13, 2020 London’s St Patrick’s Day parade has been cancelled after performers dropped out due to mounting fears over the outbreak of coronavirus. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said this morning that key performers were no longer able to take part in the annual Irish celebration. Khan said he was “incredibly disappointed” that the parade – which [...]
Less tax, higher public services, Singapore-style December 3, 2021 IT’S possible to have your cake and eat it too: high quality and universal public services at a fraction of the cost to taxpayers along with a strong economy. This is not just some figment of my imagination. It’s the country where I grew up: Singapore. The Singapore government spends about £3,500 less per person [...]