London’s tech scene pulls in record £2.5bn in 2017 venture capital bonanza January 5, 2018 London’s tech venture capital investment reached another all-time high in 2017 as firms raked in four times more cash than Paris, the nearest European rival. Venture capital investment into the UK’s tech sector reached an all-time high of £2.99bn, almost double the total invested in 2017, according to figures compiled by data firm Pitchbook for [...]
Dawid Malan defends Jonny Bairstow over nightwatchman decision as England stumble in fifth Ashes Test January 4, 2018 England batsman Dawid Malan defended Jonny Bairstow after the Yorkshireman declined the use of a nightwatchman and proceeded to lose his wicket in the final over of the fifth Ashes Test’s opening day. Despite debutant Mason Crane being padded up and ready to bat, Bairstow strode to the crease following the dismissal of skipper Joe [...]
Mark Zuckerberg promises to fix Facebook’s social problems January 4, 2018 Mark Zuckerberg has promised to protect Facebook from becoming a forum for fake news and inappropriate government influence this year. Since 2009, the Facebook founder has set himself a personal challenge at the start of each year. Read more: Facebook has ditched its “disputed” flag for fake news. Here’s why And today, he said his [...]
Ollie Phillips: Form and fitness worries mean it’s a really testing time for Eddie Jones and England January 4, 2018 They say that form is temporary, class is permanent and I think the next few weeks and the start of the Six Nations will be the acid test of that statement for England. On paper, England’s side for their opening clash of the tournament against Italy in Rome on 4 February is likely to have [...]
Wealth manager Full Circle has fallen into administration after losing a court battle January 4, 2018 Wealth manager Full Circle Asset Management has slipped into administration, after losing a court battle with a client who was seeking £1.8m in damages. Administrators were appointed at Kent-based Full Circle at the end of December, just weeks after a High Court judge ruled the firm must pay former client David Rocker an as-yet undecided [...]
Revealed: Peel Hunt’s top growth stocks for 2018, from Asos to Just Eat January 4, 2018 Brushing aside the warnings of a stock market bubble ready to burst, which have been flying around in recent weeks, broker Peel Hunt today released its list of top growth stocks for 2018. Based on earnings per share and sales, over the last two years and the next two years’ predictions, Peel Hunt’s selection ranges [...]
Aston Martin unveils its best sales in decade January 4, 2018 More than 5,000 James Bond wannabes got their hands on their dream cars for the first time since the financial crisis last year, Aston Martin said today – as it announced plans to resurrect one of its most iconic models. The luxury marque said today it sold 5,117 vehicles last year, the first time since [...]
Focus On Angel: House prices have almost doubled in this central part of Islington in the last ten years January 4, 2018 Though the name has pious connotations, the Angel is actually named after a pub. Well, the 17th century Angel Inn was a hotel, too, then a restaurant, but is now a Co-Op Bank. Although there is a JD Wetherspoons pub called The Angel next door. As an incredibly central part of the London borough of [...]
A.G. Barr defends reduced sugar Irn Bru recipe after thousands sign petition January 4, 2018 A proper brouhaha has broken out over proposed changes to the recipe of iconic Scottish soft drink Irn Bru. Iconic soft drink Irn Bru has inspired backlash over a proposed change to its recipe. A.G. Barr, the family company which makes the product, is planning to cut sugar content by half in favour of artificial [...]
What is Ripple? The cryptocurrency growing faster than bitcoin explained – and how to buy it January 4, 2018 Ripple has been on a tear over the past few weeks: XRP, the token that powers the blockchain startup’s network, RippleNet, first hit $1 about two weeks ago, and today it climbed to as high as $3.84. While bitcoin, the cryptocurrency king, soared more than 1,200 per cent last year, Ripple rose a whopping 35,000 [...]