Abu Dhabi is booming. We checked into the Shangri-La to get the lowdown April 4, 2023 Abu Dhabi is booming, so Olivia McEwan checked into one of the best hotels to get the lowdown THE WEEKEND: The Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri occupies a private stretch of beach on the Khor Al Maqta canal, positioned to offer views over the main island of Abu Dhabi from each of its 213 rooms. Its [...]
Phillip Schofield responds after brother found guilty of sexual abuse of boy April 3, 2023 Phillip Schofield has responded following his brother’s guilty verdict for sexual abuse. “As far as I am concerned, I no longer have a brother,” the This Morning presenter said. Timothy Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over the course of three years. More than five-and-half hours of deliberating took place [...]
I went to Auschwitz with Holocaust survivors. It was shocking, but so memorable April 3, 2023 Survivors, now in their 90s, return to Holocaust sites to take visitors on tours for the annual March of the Living. Daniel Edward went along I’m not generally a nervous traveller, it would be something of a professional impediment, but I must admit to being nervous of visiting some of the most horrific sites of [...]
CSRD. A new EU ESG regulation that will impact AIM listed companies April 3, 2023 | Sponsored In November 2022 the reporting standards under the upcoming EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSDR) were approved. Compliance comes into force from 2024 and will replace the EU’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). As non-EU and smaller firms come into scope 49,000 companies will be impacted, a 4-fold increase from the 12,000 firms impacted by NFRD today. [...]
Graham Potter’s time as Chelsea manager left more questions than answers April 3, 2023 And so Graham Potter joins the graveyard of former Chelsea managers. At the current rate, it will soon be rivalling Brompton Cemetery, next to Stamford Bridge, for inhabitants. His main legacy: bringing the term “glow-up” to a wider audience. As for his epitaph, it’s unlikely to be complimentary. To some, the former Brighton, Swansea and [...]
Confusion on Twitter as Elon Musk fails to take blue ticks off site – despite saying they’d go on 1 April April 3, 2023 Twitter has failed to take legacy blue checkmarks off the social media platform after it committed to remove them on April 1. The business, led by billionaire owner Elon Musk, has also confused many people by making older verified users indistinguishable from those who have paid for the checkmark. It comes after Mr Musk said [...]
Bitcoin treads water above $28k as traders anticipate Friday’s inflation numbers April 3, 2023 Bitcoin is changing hands for $28,330 this morning, largely flat on the day, and over seven days as traders await jobs news on Friday.
Navigating ESG Reporting Initiatives & Accreditations April 3, 2023 | Sponsored The plethora of ESG reporting initiatives, accreditations and ratings can be extremely confusing and certainly overwhelming to those not in world of sustainability every day. It is estimated there are over 600 ESG reporting frameworks and standards globally and in addition there are accreditations and ESG ratings that firms can obtain. Currently initiatives are voluntary for AIM [...]
UK economy on tightrope between recession and growth as exports slip but inflationary pressure eases in March April 3, 2023 Manufacturing fell in March, although fears the UK economy is entering a recession may be premature as inflation eased and average supplier lead times improved. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global /CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 47.9 in March, down from February’s seven-month high of 49.3 and an earlier flash estimate of 48.0. [...]