Global the big winner in new radio figures as Heart, Capital and LBC take top spot in London February 2, 2023 Global Media group have posted exceptional fourth-quarter results as record numbers of listeners tuned into their popular radio stations every week. The media and entertainment company amassed the highest-ever share of the radio market at 25.4 per cent, producing an unrivalled total of 258 million hours across all their platforms. An increase of listeners to [...]
British Steel ‘planning to axe 800 jobs’ despite bidding for £300m taxpayer-funded grant February 1, 2023 British Steel has been covertly planning to slash jobs despite ongoing talks with the government which could see the industrial firm receive a multi-million pound grant funded by taxpayers’ money, according to reports. The Chinese-owned group may cut 800 roles predominantly in its Scunthorpe headquarters in north Lincolnshire, Sky News has reported. The termination of [...]
Size matters: Womble Bond Dickinson merger with BDB Pitmans canned as it ‘would be more like a takeover acquisition’ February 1, 2023 Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans have scrapped plans for a merger, the firms confirmed today, as analysts suggested the relative size of the former would mean a merger would, in reality, be more like a takeover. The law firms, who first entered talks in Autumn 2022, said in a joint statement they had “decided [...]
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons review: Jenna Coleman can’t make lemonade from this February 1, 2023 Review and star rating: ★★★☆☆ You’ve got 140 words a day to communicate with, the same as the number of characters in a tweet. How about that? This is the premise for Lemons Lemons Lemons, a show as abstract and provocative as its title suggests – but its contents can’t quite make lemonade. It’s a [...]
7 ways to celebrate – or avoid – Valentine’s Day in London February 1, 2023 Valentine’s Day rolls around again this 14 February. We get it, it can be triggering, especially if you’ve recently been through a break up or aren’t feeling sure of what you want romantically right now. So these events are inclusive for everyone, whether you think Valentine’s Day is a commercial, exploitative waste of space or [...]
Bitcoin back into green territory as important day for markets looms February 1, 2023 The price of Bitcoin is trading up by a slight margin (0.24%) over 24 hours as it’s another day of wait and see for investors.
Flat owners win Supreme Court privacy case over Tate Modern viewing platform February 1, 2023 The owners of four flats overlooked by the Tate Modern in London have won a Supreme Court privacy bid over the use of the gallery’s viewing platform. Residents of the Neo Bankside development on the capital’s South Bank took legal action against the gallery’s board of trustees in a bid to stop “hundreds of thousands [...]
Nuclear Waste Disposal could create thousands of jobs February 1, 2023 | Sponsored Building a geologically safe nuclear waste site deep underground along with the Government’s planned creation of small modular nuclear reactors across the UK could mean thousands of new jobs over the next 25 years whilst ensuring the UK’s future energy needs. That’s according to Corhyn Parr, the woman responsible for the UK’s nuclear waste disposal programme. Ms [...]
Food inflation soars to highest level on record February 1, 2023 Food inflation has reached its highest level on record, with the sector predicting no stall in price increases throughout the year. Figures published in the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) shop price index show food inflation rose to 13.8 per cent in January, up from 13.3 per cent in December. This rise has pushed it above [...]
Nuclear- The Comeback February 1, 2023 | Sponsored It’s safe to say that nuclear power in the UK has some hurdles to overcome if it is wants to turn ambition into delivery. but the development of a fleet of small modular reactors (SMRs) alongside larger stations could propel the industry into a new atomic age with serious energy security and net zero benefits. [...]