Kent Covid variant ‘no more deadly’ than original coronavirus strain March 31, 2021 The Kent Covid variant, which is now the UK’s dominant version of coronavirus, is no more deadly than the original strain, research by Public Health England (PHE) has found. A PHE study matched 2,800 cases of the B117 variant first identified in Kent against the original Covid strain and found there was no significant difference in [...]
‘A car like no other’ – new Ferrari Purosangue SUV revealed in full September 20, 2022 We take a closer look at the new Purosangue – the first four-door Ferrari – and meet the design and engineering teams behind it.
Fuller’s seeks to shore up cash as Covid burns up to £5m each month March 31, 2021 Fuller, Smith & Turner said on Wednesday it received a conditional extension to its debt maturities from its lenders. The extension comes after the British pub operator warned that its sales would plunge by around 80 per cent for the full year to March 2021. The company also said it was raising money from the [...]
Remembering the birth of the the metaverse January 18, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher looks back on the foundation days of the metaverse - a time when he was known as Damien the Dreaded and Redrum.
Cadbury-owner Mondelez to buy UK protein bar brand Grenade for £200m March 22, 2021 Mondelez, the US owner of Cadbury, is preparing to announce a £200m deal to buy British protein bar brand Grenade. It has secured a deal with Grenade’s majority shareholder to buy the sports nutrition firm, Sky News reported. The deal – which would be Mondelez’s most significant UK takeover since it acquired Cadbury in 2009 [...]
Why the Twisted Defender is the Land Rover we really need January 8, 2023 In 2016, after 67 continuous years of production, Land Rover ceased production of its iconic Defender causing CAMRA members to wail into their beer as though they’d lost a childhood pet. Men with beards and rubber shoes will tell you the car’s likeness should have gone straight onto a banknote. Land Rover recently launched a [...]
Revenue at Daily Mail publisher plunges as print circulation drops January 21, 2021 Underlying revenue at Daily Mail publisher Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) fell 15 per cent during the last quarter, as circulation of consumer print titles fell seven per cent. DMGT reported group revenue stood at £304m in the three months to 31 December 2020, down an underlying 15 per cent. The publisher, which also [...]
BrewDog: Best in show May 10, 2021 BrewDog is reinventing what it means to be a modern British business. CFO Niall McCallum CA tells Laurence Eastham why purpose drives the Ellon-based beer maker’s success. This article first appeared in ICAS’ CA magazine. BrewDog is a great Scottish success story. The brewery and bar chain, founded in 2007 by James Watt and Martin [...]
Omicron: Risk of hospitalisation two-thirds lower, Scotland study suggests December 22, 2021 Early data from Scotland suggests Omicron is less likely to result in hospitalisations compared to Delta , says the University of Edinburgh.
How to build an ethical business July 12, 2021 The demand for businesses to be ethical is rising. But how can companies ensure that sustainability does not come at the cost of financial stability? Christian Koch investigates. This article was written before the coronavirus pandemic had escalated in the UK, Europe and the USA and first appears in the April 2020 issue of CA magazine. [...]