Volkswagen Golf Estate Alltrack review: An SUV without the stigma December 27, 2021 In a world of SUVs, the four-wheel-drive Volkswagen Golf Estate Alltrack is a niche choice – but quite a compelling one. We drive it.
Pandemic kills off entrepreneurial opportunities as army of self-employed in UK drops by shocking 700,000 December 27, 2021 The UK has nearly 700,000 less self-employed people two years into the pandemic, according to new figures published this morning. The self-employed workforce fell from a peak of nearly 5m in 2019 to to 4.3m this year, according to analysis by Rest Less, which offers advice to older people. As well as the impact of [...]
‘New Hubble’ telescope lifts off December 25, 2021 The $10bn successor to the Hubble telescope has successfully launched into space today. The James Webb telescope launched from French Guiana after years of work which, scientists believe, will make it around a hundred times more powerful than its famous predecessor. It is hoped the telescope will be able to pick up images of the [...]
A Unique approach to seeking out the right blockchain December 24, 2021 Jillian Godsil interviews Gregory Zaitsev, Chief Technology Officer at Unique Network.
Cryptmas: Crypto makes a popular last minute Christmas gift, study reveals December 23, 2021 Shoppers looking for last minute Christmas presents should consider gifting their loved ones crypto according to a new study.
UK, US and EU received more Covid vaccines in last six weeks than all of Africa throughout the whole of 2021 December 23, 2021 More doses of Covid-19 vaccines were sent to the UK, EU and US in the last six weeks than African countries received all year, according to new analysis shared with City A.M. this morning. Between 11 November and 21 December 2021, the EU, UK and US received 513m doses of vaccines while countries in Africa [...]
Exclusive: ‘No quick fixes’ in 2022 as Deutsche Bank’s global investment chief discusses inflation and central banks December 22, 2021 Inflation and central banks will be in focus next year. In fact, 2022 should be the year where central bank policy really starts to change gear, with other central banks to follow the Fed’s line on tightening, according to Christian Nolting, Global Chief Investment Officer at Deutsche Bank. “But there will be plenty of other regime [...]
Londoner on the run: Convicted money launderer who smuggled millions out of the UK wanted by the NCA December 22, 2021 The National Crime Agency is appealing for information on the whereabouts of a convicted money launderer who talked of moving up to £50m out of the UK every month. Abdul Fahad, 41, of Meads Lane, Ilford, was arrested by NCA officers in 2018 after bundles of cash totalling more than £100,000 were found in his car. He was charged [...]
Christmas in Canary Wharf: UK’s largest banks face £8.5bn HMRC bill with £35.8bn of tax under consideration December 22, 2021 Large banks face a potential £8.5bn tax liability from the UK tax authority, according to new figures obtained by Freedom of Information (FOI). The FOI to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), carried out by City law firm DLA Piper, showed that, at the end of March 2021, additional tax liability under investigation had increased by [...]
State news agency Xinhua releases NFTs amid China crypto crackdown December 22, 2021 Chinese state media agency Xinhua has announced plans to launch a line of NFTs despite a stringent nation wide crypto ban.