UK voters’ concerns on inflation reach highest level in four decades July 26, 2022 UK voter worries on inflation are at their highest since the 1980s as the country faces a severe cost of living crisis and prices of essentials surge. The July 2022 Ipsos Issues Index by research company Ipsos showed that 45 per cent of adults in the UK view inflation as one of the most pressing [...]
Warhammer maker Games Workshop posts ‘astonishing year’ as sales and profits surge July 26, 2022 Core revenue for Warhammer maker Games Workshop climbed 9.5 per cent this year to £386.8m as hobbyists flock to their games.
Bridgepoint boasts success despite economic challenges and announces solid first half of 2022 July 26, 2022 Shares in private growth investor Bridgepoint surged today after it shrugged off recessionary fears to post a jump in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year. The FTSE-250 firm said revenues topped £140.1m in the six months to the end of June, up from £122.2m in the same period last year, as underlying pre-tax [...]
Watchdog dismisses concerns that music streaming causes harm to artists and backs consumer choice July 26, 2022 The UK competition watchdog has found that music streaming delivers good outcomes for consumers and dismisses concerns that the concentrated market is causing harm or driving the issues raised by artists.
It could be Destiny for Lord Riddiford to win again July 25, 2022 SPRINT races at Goodwood are virtually all downhill making this one of the fastest five furlongs in the calendar. It’s unsurprising then that a proven ability to handle the track is an important factor, and several in this race, the Nicholson Gin Handicap (4:10pm), have shown form here in the past. Celsius is a course [...]
Three UK Tech Hubs You Can Get A Job In Right Now July 25, 2022 Remote working has opened up possibilities for the way we work like never before. Lots of us are (re)thinking the way we work, and a move can be an attractive possibility. A new city or region can offer a fresh – and more affordable – way of life plus a chance to switch things up. [...]
All eyes on Silicon Valley as Big Tech braces itself for a tense earnings week July 25, 2022 2022 has undoubtedly been a year of turbulence for tech stocks, battling major sell-offs and supply chain woes.
EP: 149 Goodwood – Wednesday July 25, 2022 Baaeed the unbeaten Shadwell owned superstar will look to keep his 100% winning record in tact as he takes on last year’s winner, Alcohol Free in the eagerly awaited one mile Sussex Stakes at Goodwood on Wednesday afternoon. Trainers Andrew Balding (Alcohol Free) and George Scott (Rocket Rodney) discuss their chances of success at the [...]
Sausage roll-ing in to town: Greggs and Primark launch new fashion range with ‘snackfest’ tour July 25, 2022 Greggs and Primark are teaming up for a new clothing range, which will be launched on a ‘snackfest’ UK bus tour. The kings of sausage rolls and low cost clothes announced the new range on social media this morning. Gregs and Primark, which collaborated on a similar project earlier in the year, announced the range [...]
National Crime Agency seized almost £27m in crypto over the past year July 25, 2022 The UK’s National Crime Agency seized £26.9m worth of cryptocurrency from 2021-2022. The law enforcement agency did not report any crypto seizures the year before as it seized £40.1m in physical assets and monies, according to its annual report. It seized £32.9m worth of those assets in 2021-2022. “With no change in the volume of [...]