Scream VI review: Slasher sequel hits the spot, but only briefly March 16, 2023 Scream VI begins with a familiar refrain: a phone ringing. It then continues a familiar refrain, rehashing the same plot points, characterisation, and exact conversations from the previous five instalments. The original Wes Craven film was a genuine masterpiece, repositioning the lumbering slasher movie as a smart, self-referential pop-culture touchstone that would spawn a thousand [...]
London Underground walkout hangover to compound Thursday’s rail strike – but can you get to work tomorrow? March 15, 2023 Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out on Thursday 16 March and on Saturday 18 March in a dispute affecting train services in and out of London. Network Rail expects between 40 and 50 per cent of train services to run nationally but there will be wide variation across the [...]
Budget: Can Jeremy Hunt’s R&D tax plans stop Britain becoming an ‘innovation wasteland’? March 15, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has attempted to soften the blow of changes to the research and development (R&D) tax scheme today after backlash from small businesses and warnings the UK could become an “innovation wasteland”.
Budget: Five changes to energy policy – and one that got away March 15, 2023 City A.M. looks at the five biggest developments in the energy sector announced in Hunt's budget - and the one that got away.
Budget: Chancellor abolishes lifetime pension allowance saying ‘no one should be pushed out of the workforce for tax reasons’ March 15, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has abolished the pension lifetime allowance and increased the annual tax free pension allowance by 50 per cent to £60,000 a year. The measure was one of several unveiled in the Budget and aimed at encouraging an estimated 3.5m people of pre retirement age back into the workforce. Hunt said: “Turning 50 [...]
Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey review: No pot of honey March 15, 2023 For characters in classic literature, there is nothing more frightening than the spectre of the Public Domain. After 95 years, admittedly a not unenviable lifetime, works of fiction are no longer protected by copyright, meaning it’s open season for whoever wants to publish, adapt, borrow from or utterly pervert a piece of fiction, no matter [...]
Strikes: Over 1,000 local BBC TV and radio journalists begin 24-hour walkout over proposed cuts to service March 15, 2023 BBC services face disruption as staff begin a 24-hour strike in protest against proposed cuts to the broadcaster’s local radio output. Around 1,000 journalists are expected to walk out on Wednesday, as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Spring Budget, prompting changes to the local TV and radio schedule in England. Around 25 journalists left Broadcasting [...]
Bitcoin breached $26k for the first time since June last year March 15, 2023 The price of Bitcoin was holding steady around $24,900 this morning, while Ethereum (+2.07%) was trading for $1,710.
Eon plans big investment hike in grids and retail business after optimistic outlook March 15, 2023 Eon - Europe's biggest operator of energy networks - plans to boost investment in its grids and retail businesses to £29.1bn (€33bn).
London rents: Why homeowners are £3,000 better off than tenants in the capital every year March 15, 2023 London homeowners are a hefty £3,000 better off than those who rent, however the price to secure a deposit in the capital has soared to new highs due to inflation and a limited pool of supply. According to data by Halifax, those lucky enough to have a place to call their own in the capital [...]