Watch on the Rhine, Donmar Warehouse, review: Not as desperately sad as it should be January 12, 2023 ★★★☆☆ In the opening moments of Watch on the Rhine, the word “misinformation” is pertinently thrown about. It feels thoroughly modern and in some ways, it is. The word has existed since the 1500s, which justifies its appearance in Lillian Hellman’s 1941 play about Kurt Muller, an anti-fascist protestor who flees possible incarceration in Germany [...]
Morses Club: Doorstep lender seeks London delisting in bid to secure survival as shares plummet 70 per cent January 12, 2023 Morses Club will seek shareholder approval to delist from AIM as it battles with continuing financial uncertainty deriving from customer complaints about unaffordable lending . The provider of non-standard credit said that trading on AIM did not provide the company with access to capital in the medium to longer term nor provide “significant liquidity to [...]
FTX: Crypto exchange’s bankruptcy team recovers over £4bn in boost for burnt customers January 12, 2023 Collapsed crypto exchange FTX has recovered more than £4.1bn ($5bn) in assets, its bankruptcy team said yesterday, as the firm scrambles for cash to cover the billions of dollars lost by customers and investors. FTX, founded by disgraced former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, was valued at $32bn just over a year ago but imploded in early [...]
British Gas owner Centrica predicts eightfold profit hike after energy price surge January 12, 2023 British Gas owner Centrica has predicted a near eightfold increase in its full-year profits, powered by soaring energy prices.
Marks & Spencer’s top 10 festive favourites: slow-cooked turkey, shortbread snow globes, light-up gin and shapewear to hold it in! January 12, 2023 Marks and Spencer saw a record Christmas trade during the latest festive period, with a record £80m sales alone on 23 December, the last Friday before Christmas. Incoming CEO Stuart Machin can also take comfort in a 7.2 per cent rise in the clothing and home category to £3.6bn. But it was the retailer’s Christmas [...]
Premier Inn-owner Whitbread shares rise after robust third quarter January 12, 2023 Premier Inn owner Whitbread saw sales grow 22.9 per cent in the third quarter as Brits turn to budget accommodation options amid looming recession and cost-of-living concerns. The hotel operator reported an increase in demand for sales with accommodation 37 per cent above pre-pandemic levels in the UK and 770 per cent in Germany. Total [...]
Bitcoin breaks through $18k as crypto recovery continues January 12, 2023 The price of Bitcoin broke through the key $18,000 level, trading at $18,180 this morning as Ethereum kissed $1,399.
The Traitors US lands in UK very soon – here’s everything we know January 12, 2023 The Traitors was the surprise TV hit of the Christmas season and now fans are delighted that the show will return this month. The original BBC series is available to watch on iPlayer still and was presented by Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman. The psychological ‘Whodunnit?’ show saw celebrities pitted against each other. Each [...]
Tesco: Bumper Christmas sales will put shares in the spotlight this morning January 12, 2023 TESCO enjoyed a bumper Christmas period, it told markets this morning, with like-for-like sales up nearly 8 per cent despite bruising economic headwinds. The supermarket told markets this morning it had seen customers switching to Tesco across December. The boost meant revenues hit a cool £19.7bn in the UK and Ireland for the quarter to [...]
FCA says more than 750,000 at risk of mortgage default as interest rates rise January 11, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that more than 750,000 people are at risk of defaulting on their mortgage in the next two years. In a letter sent to the Treasury Select Committee on December 14, the regulator said that at the end of June 2022, there were nearly 200,000 regulated mortgages in payment [...]