The Invisible Man review: A brilliant self-contained horror story February 27, 2020 It is absurd to think The Invisible Man was conceived as a foundational part of a ‘Classic Monsters’ shared universe, the beginning of a franchise that might sit alongside Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. The project was unveiled with a now-infamous, heavily photoshopped picture of celebrities including Johnny Depp, Russell Crowe and Tom Cruise, who were to [...]
Panic station: Major disruptions at London Victoria December 18, 2019 Commuters travelling home from London Victoria faced major delays and cancellations this evening, as a signal failure caused severe disruption at one of the country’s busiest stations. Victoria was brought to a standstill, with images on social media showing hundreds of passengers held on the station concourse waiting for Southern, Southeastern and Gatwick Express trains [...]
City Moves for 17 December – Who’s switching jobs at MIRA, Future Finance and Roxi December 17, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes MIRA, Future Finance and Roxi MIRA Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has announced the appointment of Anna Elmfeldt as managing director and head of Nordics. In her new role Anna will be responsible for identifying new investment opportunities in the Nordics for MIRA’s suite of infrastructure and real asset funds. [...]
McLaren tycoon Ron Dennis takes stake in music streaming firm Roxi November 21, 2019 McLaren founder and British F1 tycoon Ron Dennis has taken a stake in Roxi, the British music firm hoping to take on streaming giants such as Spotify. Roxi today announced that Dennis has taken a 10 per cent stake in the firm, which has a number of celebrity backers including Robbie Williams, Sheryl Crow and [...]
City Moves for 24 October – Who’s switching jobs at Legal & General, SnapLogic and Angling Direct? October 23, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Legal & General, SnapLogic and Angling Direct Legal & General Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has announced the appointment of Margaret Ammon as chief risk officer. Currently chief risk officer for the asset management branch of M&G, Margaret will join LGIM in February 2020 and be responsible for the oversight and [...]
Weekly Grill: Scott Paton, head chef at Boringdon Hall, tells us about the joy of peaches and an unwanted sausage September 3, 2019 Who are you and what do you do? I’m Scott Paton, head chef at Boringdon Hall Hotel. I oversee all food outlets within the 5-star country house hotel in Devon. Tell us about your new menu We have a new multi-course experience in the pipeline, a journey through the history of the hotel, which dates back to [...]
Music streaming firm Roxi plans London float as it looks to take on Spotify July 15, 2019 British music streaming firm Roxi Music has appointed advisers for an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this year. Roxi, which boasts a string of celebrity backers including Alesha Dixon, Sheryl Crow and Robbie Williams, said it will float on the Aim market in the fourth quarter 2019. Read more: Music [...]
CBRE makes £267m swoop for London developer Telford Homes July 3, 2019 Real estate giant CBRE is set to snap up FTSE housebuilder Telford Homes as it plans to cash in on the UK’s growing build-to-rent market. The US property giant has reached an all-cash agreement to buy Telford for roughly 350p per share in cash, valuing the deal at £267m and representing an 11.1 per cent [...]
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey receives annual salary of $1.40 for 2018 April 9, 2019 Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was paid a salary last year for the first time since he was appointed as chief executive of the social media giant in 2015. Dorsey was paid $1.40 in 2018, likely alluding to Twitter’s former 140 character limit, joining the ranks of other tech billionaires such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg [...]
Morality matters: How tolerant are we of intolerance? April 5, 2019 To boycott or not to boycott? It’s a very live issue. The BDS movement – boycott, divestment, sanctions – which grew out of the Israel/Palestine conflict and seeks to punish Israel for its policy towards the Palestinian state and people, has shown how factionalised and controversial sanctions and boycotts can become. With passions running white-hot [...]