Jersey: the UK island an hour’s flight from London that feels totally foreign August 14, 2023 Jersey, an hour’s flight away, feels like a true escape, finds Libby Brodie THE WEEKEND: Famed for its blue waters and creamy fudge, Jersey is the charming British island only an hour’s flight from London. It’s popular with families, foodies and anyone craving sun and sea on their staycation. Only being 14 miles away, [...]
Forget Jack Daniel’s: discovering the real whiskey history in Nashville Tennessee August 14, 2023 Forget Jack Daniel’s, the real whiskey pioneer is the African-American who taught him. Josh Barrie raised a dram to a Nashville legend He’s in a cowboy hat and has a gun at his hip and he’s giving out swigs of moonshine liquor. This is Dan Call Farm, Shelbyville, the birthplace of Tennessee whiskey. At least [...]
L’Occitane share price soars as billionaire owner mulls deal to take business private August 14, 2023 Luxury French skincare brand L'occitane saw its share price jump 8.82 per cent this morning on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange following news its billionaire owner was mulling plans to take the business private.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars boss rakes in £1.77m pay packet after record year August 14, 2023 The boss of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was handed a bumper £1.77m pay packet, up 72 per cent from last year, after sales and profit at the carmaker hit record levels in 2022. Rolls-Royce’s latest company filings show the group delivered a record 6,021 cars in 2022 – with the US, Greater China and European markets [...]
Price stability remains as Bitcoin holds below $30k August 14, 2023 Bitcoin continues to hold steady around $29,300 despite a short dip in the early hours this morning to $29.1k.
SoftBank aiming to buy back Arm stake ahead of high-stakes New York IPO August 14, 2023 SoftBank is reportedly in talks to buy back the remaining 25 per cent stake in Cambridge-based chip designer Arm its own investment unit established in 2017. In a strategic move ahead of Arm’s impending float in New York, Japanese tech company SoftBank is looking to regain Vision Fund’s quarter stake in order to fully own [...]
London losing out due to ‘tourist tax’ as US and Gulf visitors opt for Paris and Milan instead August 14, 2023 London is losing out on wealthy foreign visitors splashing their cash in Oxford Street due to the so-called ‘tourist tax’, amid renewed calls to scrap it and make the capital more competitive. The removal of VAT free shopping for international tourists continues to hurt London retailers, with visitors from the US and the Gulf cutting [...]
Shaftesbury secures £200m loan as property giant juggles debt arrangements August 14, 2023 Newly formed London property giant Shaftesbury Capital has launched a new 10-year loan of £200m secured against a portfolio of assets within the Carnaby estate. The major London landlord said the financing highlights the “attractiveness” of the company’s mainly retail and leisure portfolio to a “broad range of institutional capital”. The loan will sit alongside [...]
More streaming mergers are ‘inevitable’ say experts August 14, 2023 A tie-up trend is taking root in the streaming industry. Video on demand providers are scratching around for more subscribers and trying to secure their footing in a crowded market.
Victorians not to blame for present water woes, report reveals August 14, 2023 Government and industry claims that the UK's problems with sewage leaks are caused by ageing infrastructure have been challenged.