M&C Saatchi chair steps down as advertising firm unveils largest ever pre-tax profit of £31m January 24, 2023 Gareth Davis said he would not seek to be re-elected as chair of advertising giant M&C Saatchi. Davis made the announcement as the firm reported a nine per cent year-on-year increase in net revenue of £271m during 2022. M&C Saatchi also revealed it had made its largest ever profit, £31m, during 2022; the 14 per [...]
Crypto market news live: Why Aptos is soaring 61.1 per cent this week as Bitcoin price is up 9.3 per cent January 24, 2023 Aptos is riding high this week, with record 61.1 per cent growth that has filled investors with confidence in the ‘Solana-killer’. The newly released token and blockchain, developed by the same team behind Meta’s abandoned cryptocurrency project Diem, was built to enable ease-of-use, widespread adoption and scalability with its proprietary programming language called Move. Consequently, [...]
Marston’s bucks hospitality trend as historic pub chain reports bumper festive period January 24, 2023 Pub and hotel operator Marston’s has reported bumper sales over the Christmas period as Brits treated a pint as an “affordable treat”. The historic London-listed firm, founded in 1834, said like-for-like sales were up 12.9 per cent on Omicron-affected 2022, for the 16 weeks to 21 January. Marston’s has however experienced difficulties in this time [...]
Borrowers warned of rise in ‘advance fees’ scams with over £700 lost on average and Londoners more likely to fall victim – Lloyds Bank January 24, 2023 The rising cost of living has lead to 82 per cent increase in financial scams that target victims by charging fees for products and services that do not materialise, according to Lloyds bank. Victims lost £711 on average, and although the amount lost is lower than £1,194 recorded the previous year, the bank said fraudsters [...]
Avatar’s success gives boost to struggling cinemas but future is still uncertain January 23, 2023 The highly anticipated Avatar sequel has ranked as the sixth-highest grossing movie ever, giving cinemas a much needed boost, although some analysts warn they are not yet in the clear. After six weeks on the big screens, “Avatar: The Way of Water” surpassed a staggering £1.6bn ($2bn) in box office sales on Sunday, Disney estimates. [...]
Bill Ackman invests £48.8m in luxury watchmaker Bremont January 23, 2023 Bill Ackman has bought a minority stake in British luxury watchmaker Bremont after being a loyal customer for many years. The American billionaire hedge fund manager has invested £48.8m alongside Bremont’s current lead investor private equity fund Hellcat, Bremont announced today. With the new investment from Ackman, Bremont is now valued at around £100m. Ackman’s [...]
Shotgun Wedding film review: Jennifer Lopez comedy is a tonal mess January 23, 2023 ★★☆☆☆ Jenny From The Block plays Darcy in Shotgun Wedding. Soon to be marrying her fiancée Tom (Josh Duhamel) at a destination island wedding. Family tension, attractive exes and cold feet are in the mix, but then the wedding party is taken hostage. The couple must put their new marriage to the test if they [...]
Babylon’s director should have known better and not let this movie fall into self indulgence January 23, 2023 Movies about movies tend to do well around Oscar season, and no one knows that better than Damien Chazelle. While La La Land famously didn’t win Best Picture in 2017, it did win six Oscars out of fourteen nominations, including Best Director. In Babylon, he returns to Hollywood but looks through a different lens. Starting [...]
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Doctor Who and Sherlock writers’ new show The Unfriend is unfunny and tedious – review January 23, 2023 ★★☆☆☆ Round up the audience at press night for Steven Moffat’s first London show and you’d have a pretty good BAFTA Awards attendee list. David Tennant, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Peter Capaldi and Sheila Hancock drift past me on the way in. “I got a BAFTA nom this morning,” one guest casually tells the guy [...]