EP: 173 Cheltenham & Hong Kong December 7, 2022 The December Gold Cup and the International Hurdle at Cheltenham headline the weekend jumps racing in the UK, weather permitting. There are four Grade 1 races with an international feel at Sha Tin racecourse this weekend and City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile joins Wally Pyrah to preview the best of Sunday’s stellar card in Hong [...]
UK risks green ambitions with levies and planning hurdles, warns Siemens Energy December 7, 2022 The UK's planning restrictions and levies on renewable producers threaten what should be an attractive market for green projects.
Cryptocurrency prices marching in step with equity markets December 7, 2022 The price of Bitcoin, at $16,765, is trading down 1.5% in the last day, while Ethereum has shed 2.39% off its price.
‘They had their chance and walked away,’ Octopus boss slams rivals in Bulb battle December 7, 2022 Octopus Energy has hit back at rival firms challenging its takeover of Bulb amid a protracted legal battle over the fallen supplier's future.
December strikes: Who’s walking out when and how will it affect you? December 6, 2022 December is set to be a month blighted by industrial strife, with everyone from nurses and posties to train drivers and security staff to walk out. With inflation reaching a 41-year high at an eye-watering 11.1 per cent, thousands of workers have voted to down tools and ask for a real-term increase in pay. As [...]
Curve strikes $1bn deal with Credit Suisse to fund pay-later push December 6, 2022 Fintech payments firm Curve said it had struck a $1bn deal with Swiss lender Credit Suisse today to fund a growth push for its buy-now pay-later product, Flex.
Bitcoin losing its grip on $17k December 6, 2022 Bitcoin is down two percent this morning after failing to hold above the $17,000 line of resistance.
Orlando, Garrick Theatre, review: Emma Corrin stuns in poetically crafted gender play December 6, 2022 If you’re feeling exhausted or lost amid the conversations around transness and gender that pervade the news cycle, this gentle production of Orlando reminds how disarmingly simple it all is. “Isn’t it really just an ode to freedom and love?” director Michael Grandage asked about Virginia Woolf’s satirical novel. And Grandage proves that point across [...]
Fraud crackdown saves £400m for public purse, enough for 130k people’s healthcare December 6, 2022 The government’s fraud-fighting efforts have saved more than £400m, enough to cover 130,000 people’s healthcare. New figures released by the cabinet office show the cash was kept in the coffers thanks to new state-of-the-art data matching technology. The fraud clampdown comes after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the Autumn statement, the UK would set aside [...]
Christmas shopping: Sainsbury’s invests extra £50m into battling price inflation December 5, 2022 Sainsbury’s has announced it will pump an additional £50m into its cost of living value plan by March 2023. The supermarket said it has invested in a Christmas roast dinner at less than £4 a head, as part of a £15m investment plan to keep prices affordable on festive staples. Low prices and new special [...]