In memoriam: The Queen, Pele, Shane Warne, business leaders and celebs who died in 2022 December 30, 2022 The death of Her Majesty the Queen punctuated a year dominated by economic turmoil, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and political upheaval. As 2022 winds down, it’s time to reflect on those who passed on, from the world of politics, sport, entertainment and, business. Queen Elizabeth’s death aged 96 after more than 70 years on [...]
Prime: Aldi limits sale of KSI-Logan Paul energy drink after store carnage goes viral December 29, 2022 Discount store Aldi has been forced to limit sales of a new energy drink made by KSI and Logan Paul after customers were shown clamouring to buy the item. A video shared on Twitter by a user called Mark Hall showed raucous Aldi shoppers grabbing the drink today, with staff members attempting to only allow [...]
The year in City A.M. front pages December 28, 2022 As 2022 comes to a close, we look back on how the turbulent last 12 months were reported on from our very own newsroom. It would be fair to say the last year has been a tumultuous one. It started with the ending of pandemic restrictions and the onset of a cost of living crisis. [...]
02 Academy in Brixton has licence revoked after two deaths at concert December 22, 2022 The 02 Academy Brixton has had its premises licence suspended following two deaths this week during crowd problems. The famous south London venue has its licence taken away by Lambeth Council in wake of the incident on 15 December, in which two people died and multiple suffered serious injury. The council’s relevant committee took the [...]
Love Island, I’m a Celebrity top Ofcom complaints for 2022 December 22, 2022 Reality TV shows Love Island and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here received the most complaints by viewers according to Ofcom. Data from UK communications regulator Ofcom noted that British viewers were upset by the content broadcasted by the two reality TV shows. While complaints about Love Island focused on alleged bullying behaviour [...]
Small businesses suffer with rising costs, Vodafone steps in to help December 22, 2022 Telecom giant Vodafone has announced a free broadband scheme to support UK based small business. Vodafone has said that it will give a year’s free broadband to small businesses signing up for a 24-month contract. This is accounting for the rising costs of living, inflation and impact on small businesses. 10per cent of UK small [...]
Tech wins: UK sector retains No1 spot in Europe December 21, 2022 Despite a rough year on all financial fronts, UK’s tech sector retained the top spot in Europe. The country’s tech sector showed resilience with the fast-growing UK tech companies raising funds at near-record levels (£24b),which was substantially more than France (£11.8 b) and Germany (£9.1 b) combined. UK’s tech sector has raised nearly £100b over [...]
Elon Musk’s year in Tweets: Ukraine, buying Twitter, Trump, Bitcoin and blue ticks December 21, 2022 Elon Musk’s time as Twitter CEO has been controversial. Even before his purchase of the social media platform, the business magnate and investor was an avid Twitter user. After a turbulent year online – and off – we have done the painstaking task of trawling through the Tesla billionaire’s feed, for high (and low) points [...]
3 Ways To Keep Your Job Search Going This Month December 21, 2022 Have you seen the meme? The one where the man answers every work related question from mid-December on with “that’s 2023’s problem”? Funny? Yes. Clever? No. Those who want to make career strides in 2023 know that among the parties, carol services and mince pie-filled lunches comes a continued effort to maintain momentum––especially if you’re [...]
Meta under fire may face £10m fine from EU December 20, 2022 Meta, Facebook’s parent company has been accused of flouting competition rules by an EU commission. If the charges are proven, they may face a penalty of up to £10m. Meta is likely in breach of the European Union’s anti-trust regulations. The EU’s preliminary review has found that Meta has tied access to the social media [...]