Bitcoin price rise sends blockchain job vacancies soaring in the UK – and interest from candidates January 31, 2018 The number of jobs related to blockchain technology is rocketing – as is interest in the positions – according to new jobs data, on the back of the rising price of bitcoin. Blockchain job vacancies tripled in December 2017 to 83 job listings per million, up from 26 per million in the same month a [...]
Dyson Cyclone v10 review: A cordless vacuum that can finally send poor old Henry off to the big dirty carpet in the sky January 31, 2018 In today’s world of smart doorbells and smart thermostats and smart smoke alarms, people have become accustomed to their household appliances looking like props from a science fiction movie. But British company Dyson, founded in 1991, blazed the trail. Back then, the nation’s favourite vacuum cleaner had googly eyes and called itself Henry – [...]
Manchester United remain most popular club online in China as Anthony Martial tops Premier League players January 31, 2018 Manchester United may trail title rivals Manchester City in the Premier League, but at least in China they continue to reign supreme. Named the richest football club in the world last week, United have retained the mantle of being the best-performing European football club online in the burgeoning market in the seventh annual Red Card [...]
SSE share price up as it starts early talks with the CMA over its merger with Npower January 31, 2018 SSE has revealed it is in early talks with the competitions watchdog over its plan to merge and spin off its household energy supply and services businesses with German-owned Npower. The firm, Britain’s second-largest energy supplier, announced late last year that it planned to create an independent supplier with Germany’s Innogy. SSE said it has [...]
TV presenter Noel Edmonds secures Therium litigation funding for Lloyds HBOS legal battle January 31, 2018 TV presenter Noel Edmonds has secured millions of pounds of litigation funding for a legal battle with Lloyds Banking Group over the actions of HBOS before it was acquired. Therium Capital Management, which specialises in funding expensive legal cases, has agreed a "seven-figure" funding package for Edmonds' claim. The former Top of the Pops and [...]
Sir Humphrey’s conclusion – Brexit is going to hurt after all January 31, 2018 | City Talk The famously verbose Sir Humphrey – the civil servant star of Yes Minister – was a master at sugarcoating things. Yet his real life equivalents – Whitehall’s top civil servants – pulled no punches in a leaked analysis of the impact Brexit will have on Britain’s economy. The searing assessment imagined a worst-case scenario and [...]
Sparking change: Formula E reveals plans to overtake motor sport rivals January 31, 2018 Nothing beats having an original Darth Vader helmet in your office to show you mean business. Alejandro Agag has a sickeningly impressive CV. Revered in his native Spain for political and business prowess, he was an MEP in his twenties before becoming a key ally of Silvio Berlusconi. Meanwhile, Agag continues to dine out on [...]
Is your local M&S closing? Full list of the store closures announced today January 31, 2018 Marks and Spencer announced this morning that it is shutting down a raft of its stores. Here is a full list of the stores set to close by the end of April: Stores closing by April Birkenhead Bournemouth Durham Fforestfach Putney Redditch M&S said staff from these stores will be moved to other outlets nearby. [...]
Bounce founder signs lease for 1 Poultry as flagship for Puttshack crazy golf concept January 31, 2018 The founder of Bounce ping-pong bars and co-founder of Flight Club darts bars has tapped the City of London for his latest social entertainment venture. Entrepreneur Adam Breeden, who also founded All Star Lanes bowling, is to open a crazy golf bar in the basement of the iconic 1 Poultry building. Puttshack is a new [...]
Capita share price drops more than a third: This is how City analysts and experts reacted January 31, 2018 Outsourcing giant Capita announced the suspension of its dividend as part of a transformation plan this morning – and shares duly plunged by more than 40 per cent. The group has been struggling with a subdued market for some time now: former boss Andy Parker stood down last year after revealing a 33 per cent [...]