Ethereum Futures ETFs near launch, and JPMorgan’s UK subsidiary bars crypto payments October 2, 2023 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of the flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) went up steadily throughout the week.
Big Freddie Burns moment personifies great game of rugby June 19, 2022 What constitutes a great game? Is it a record amount of points, tries upon tries and showboating rugby? Is it gripping, tense and decided in the final 20 seconds with a drop goal? Saturday’s Premiership final between Leicester Tigers and Saracens ended in the manner of the latter. It wasn’t a record-breaking points haul like [...]
Ukraine shoots down wave of Moscow’s Iranian-made exploding Kamikaze drones January 2, 2023 Russia has deployed exploding drones in another night-time attack on Ukraine, officials said, as the Kremlin pressed its strategy of targeting civilian infrastructure to wear down resistance to its invasion. The barrage was the latest in a series of relentless year-end attacks, including one that killed three civilians on New Year’s Eve. According to the [...]
Frozen the Musical review: A crowd-pleaser that plays the hits February 4, 2022 When Disney’s Frozen hit screens back in 2013, only those hiding under rocks escaped round-the-clock renditions of Let It Go by children across the land. The announcement of an adaptation for theatre, initially on Broadway and then the West End, was hardly a surprise. With an extravagant set featuring icicle-laden bridges, mountain cabins and luxurious [...]
Square Mile and Me: Enness CEO Islay Robinson on his career – and a flaming suit mishap August 1, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Global Mortgages, takes us through his career, from a flaming suit mishap to his love for London What was your first job? My first job was crushing boxes at a market when I was about 14. [...]
Chris Tremlett: England are still dangerous despite wobbly start October 24, 2022 Jos Buttler’s Twenty20 side may have somewhat botched their run chase against Afghanistan in their World Cup opener on Saturday but they’ll be over the moon to have the first game hoodoo off their back. It doesn’t matter what kind of form you take with you into a World Cup; that opening match can be [...]
Nationwide’s Virgin Money bid heralds new era for mutuals’ challenge to big banks March 18, 2024 Nationwide, the world's largest building society, is gearing up for the UK's biggest banking tie-up since the financial crisis as it looks to finalise a £2.9bn takeover deal for high street rival Virgin Money in the coming weeks.
Cop26 sponsor NatWest named and shamed for links to Arctic oil and gas drillers September 27, 2021 NatWest is under scrutiny from campaigners due to it financing fossil fuel developers while sponsoring the Cop26 climate summit NatWest is the banking sponsor of the Glasgow conference — where countries will pledge to reduce carbon emissions as part of a wideranging global effort — but was still providing underwriting and loans to energy companies [...]
PM aiming to schmooze globe’s top finance brass at green summit October 5, 2021 The chiefs of the globe’s top finance brass will attend a green summit hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The bosses of Wall Street behemoths JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs and asset manager big beasts BlackRock and Blackstone will be among those Johnson is hoping to schmooze to generate billions of pounds of investment for the [...]
Israel and Hamas trade blame for Gaza City hospital blast that killed 500 October 18, 2023 A massive blast has rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli air strike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants. The Health Ministry said at least 500 [...]