Stop blaming bad weather for empty shelves, it’s a lack of competition in the food industry March 10, 2023 Supermarkets up and down the country have blamed bad weather for empty shelves, but monopolies in the food industry have left supply chains more and more fragile, writes Nick Dearden.
Over 50s aren’t staying out of work because they’re sick – it’s because they’re rich March 10, 2023 Britain’s stagnant workforce, with 270,000 economically inactive over 50s, is keeping our productivity down. But to get them back in the labour market, we need to let them stay out of the office, writes Ben Cope.
The £150 James Bond cocktail only available at Harrods March 9, 2023 James Bond fans don’t make as much noise as other fandoms. They’re barely heard against the racket of Star Wars and Marvel obsessives, who dress up and quote each other. Perhaps that’s because Bond fans are chasing more sophisticated pleasures. One such pleasure is the new James Bond-themed cocktail menu at Baccarat bar at Harrods. [...]
Hammerson: Shopping centre champ fails to reassure investors on retail outlook as shares fall March 9, 2023 Shopping centre giant Hammerson has failed to reassure investors on the outlook for retail, with shares dropping 11 per cent after the firm said its portfolio value had fallen. The group, which owns Brent Cross shopping centre, increased its adjusted earnings by 60 per cent for the year to hit £105m, up from £66m the [...]
What do Aviva’s results mean for the insurer’s share price? March 9, 2023 British insurance giant Aviva today set out plans to buy back £300m worth of its own shares from investors, after posting what analysts and the firm itself described as “strong” results for 2022. Aviva’s announcement saw its share price jump by almost four per cent in trading this morning, before settling at a rate almost [...]
You, Netflix, season 4 part 2 review: So boring I switched off March 9, 2023 You, Netflix, review and star rating: ★★ Netflix’s You began as a sort of intellectual comment on the over-use of social media, a ponderous, gorgeously shot ode to how the internet just might – just might – be a little bit unhealthy. It had been done a hundred times before, but somehow, You came at [...]
Mystic Meg: 5 amazing facts about the late TV psychic March 9, 2023 Mystic Meg, who came to define the image of the psychic for British audiences, has passed away aged 80. Meg has passed away after a short illness, following a career which peaked in popularity during the wave of interest in psychics in the 1980s, and she continued to make her predictions until this month, publishing [...]
Crypto market cap dips below $1 trillion as inflation anxieties bubble to the surface March 9, 2023 Bitcoin has dipped below $22,000 and is trading for $21,699 (-1.46%) this morning, while Ethereum is trading for $1,538 (-0.89%).
FTSE 100 live: London takes fright as Powell testimony scares off blue chip investors March 9, 2023 London’s main index took another step back on Thursday as a second day of testimony in front of Washington lawmakers by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell largely stuck to the hawkish tone of the previous day. The FTSE 100 was last at 7,868.64, down 61.28 points or 0.77 per cent while the FTSE 250 which includes [...]
Scientists urge government to publish semiconductor strategy before it’s too late March 9, 2023 The government must publish its semiconductor strategy, argue the Institute of Physics and the Royal Academy of Engineering.