Netflix abandons work on Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s animated series ‘Pearl’ May 2, 2022 Netflix has stopped work on Meghan Markle’s animated family series. The streaming giant announced it would drop the Duchess of Sussex’s ‘Pearl’ series, as it faced plummeting stock prices and falling subscriber numbers. This comes after Netflix announced its first quarter results at the end of last month, with its stock down 26 per cent, [...]
‘Hitler also had Jewish blood’: Russian foreign minister causes fury with remarks about Zelensky and ‘de-Nazifying’ Ukraine May 2, 2022 Russia’s foreign minister has caused fury after claiming Hitler “had Jewish blood”, in a bid to justify the Kremlin’s so-called ‘de-Nazification’ of Ukraine. Moscow’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov was condemned by Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid, after making his comments to Italian media this week, while referring to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian [...]
UK audit chief in the running for HS2 top job May 2, 2022 The head of the UK’s accounting watchdog is reportedly in the running to lead the High Speed 2 rail construction project, raising further questions about the future of the country’s audit regime. Sir John Thompson, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), is in the frame for becoming the new chair of the project, [...]
‘Welfare value’ of Britain’s green spaces stands at £25bn, with Hyde Park topping the list May 2, 2022 The “welfare value” of Britain’s natural open spaces exceeds £25bn, with London’s Hyde Park topping the list at £24m. A new study funded by the government looks at pars, woods, riversides, beaches and country parks across Britain, assessing how locals enjoy the green space. Research by academics at the University of Exeter produced the outdoor [...]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe makes eleventh-hour £4bn bid for Chelsea Football Club April 29, 2022 British tycoon Sir Jim Ratcliffe has swooped in with a sensational eleventh-hour £4bn bid to buy Chelsea Football Club.
EP: 127 Newmarket Guineas Weekend & Hong Kong April 29, 2022 Saturday and Sunday provide flat racing fans with the first two Classics of the season for 3 year olds as Newmarket hosts the prestigious 1,000 Guineas for fillies and the 2,000 Guineas for colts this weekend. French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard sends two horses over to Newmarket. Malavath to contest the fillies classic over a mile [...]
It’s been a funny old week in the world of Bitcoin April 29, 2022 This week can only be described as the “week of international events” for Bitcoin as news has come thick and fast from all corners.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 29th April 2022 April 29, 2022 | City Talk Risk Stages a FightbackCrypto ConsolidatesUSD at a Crossroads…(We Think) Yesterday saw another significant round of USD buying as month end is upon us. For those who watch price action closely, the final leg higher in the USD yesterday could actually signify a short term high has been put in place. This all came despite the [...]
Couple of outsiders might Trail Native home in the Guineas April 29, 2022 NEWMARKET’s Qipco 2000 Guineas (3:40pm) marks the first Classic of the season and also the first chance for UK Tote customers to bet on domestic action with the World Pool. A field of 15 runners are set to go to post, and other than odds-on favourite NATIVE TRAIL the race has an open look to it, so [...]
The City A.M. awards: A spectacular night in the Square Mile April 29, 2022 Almost two and a half years since the last City A.M. gala dinner, the brightest lights in the London business community gathered in person once again to toast the Square Mile’s success in what was an extraordinary year. Held for the first time in the Guildhall, the awards recognise those who made the City great [...]