‘Hello from the Big Apple’: Sadiq Khan touches down in New York City as London Mayor starts US tour to boost tourism and tech May 9, 2022 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has arrived in New York City and met with former mayor Michael Bloomberg as the London leader began a US tour aimed at boosting the British capital’s tourism and tech industries. The mayor of London tweeted he had caught up with his “good friend” Mr Bloomberg, who was in charge of [...]
Watch LIVE: Russian President Vladimir Putin address his nervous nation with no victory in Ukraine in sight May 9, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed his nation in Moscow as millions of Russians are desperate to hear what the leader’s next move will be in Ukraine. While the president speaks, Russian forces have pushed forward in their assault on Ukraine, seeking to capture the crucial southern port city of Mariupol as Moscow prepared to [...]
Sadiq Khan: London must make ’the most of Brexit’ and attract US talent and investment May 9, 2022 SADIQ Khan said London “needed to make the most of Brexit” as he met with big business leaders in the US yesterday. The Mayor of London is in New York as part of the first leg of his trip to the US in a bid to drive tourism to the capital. He said yesterday his [...]
Putin ‘running out of missiles’ amid claims quarter of Russian Army now lost: Kremlin loses momentum in Donbas May 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin could be running out of missiles and armaments because of how much his forces have had to fire during the Ukraine war so far, according to the head of Britain’s Armed Forces. The Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, said Russia has now lost 25 per cent of all its forces [...]
Local Elections 2022: Ex Tory minister Nick Boles boasts on Twitter it is the ‘first time I’ve voted Labour since 1997’ May 6, 2022 A former Conservative minister has boasted on Twitter he voted Labour for the first time since 1997 Nick Boles took to social media to say he had not backed his former party in the local elections, amid a national backlash against the Tories over partygate and the cost of living. The former MP, was Minister [...]
S4 Capital posts whopper results despite auditing delay share slump May 6, 2022 Despite the auditing delay, S4 Capital delivered better late than never results this morning, with revenue doubling to £686.6m. Sir Martin Sorrell’s brainchild posted a 44 per cent surge for in 2021 gross profit, and the number of project billings doubled to £1.3bn thanks to “whoppertunities”. The ad and marketing giant added that operational EBITDA [...]
Putin in rare apology over Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s claim Hitler had ‘Jewish blood’ May 6, 2022 Russia’s president has issued a rare apology after backtracking on his foreign minister’s claim that Adolf Hitler had “Jewish blood”. In a phone call to Israel’s prime minister Naftali Bennett, the Kremlin’s leader said sorry after fury was sparked earlier in the week. Bennett had condemned the “lies” by Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, while foreign minister [...]
All eyes on £598m superyacht reportedly owned by Putin which moves out of Italian port May 6, 2022 A $700m (£598m) superyacht reportedly owned by Russian president Vladimir Putin may be on the move from an Italian port for the first time in months. There was reportedly a flurry of activity this week on board the Scheherazade, a 450ft vessel which was docked in Marina di Carrara, Tuscany. According to the Telegraph, locals [...]
Shares soar for Sorrell’s S4 Capital following results announcement May 5, 2022 Shares in S4 Capital soared over 15 per cent today after the firm confirmed it would be publishing its delayed results tomorrow. The news comes after Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 stock took a battering last month after the second PwC’s auditing delay, with investors jumping to the worse case scenario conclusions. Eyebrows were first raised [...]
New Sports Direct boss asserts Mike Ashley is ‘not pulling the strings’ amid of price increase warning May 5, 2022 Sports Direct’s new chief has asserted that the retailer’s former boss and his future father-in-law is “not pulling the strings.” In his first interview since stepping into Mike Ashley’s shoes as chief executive of Frasers Group, Michael Murray warned prices would likely go up. The high street titan was facing headwinds “going through the roof,” [...]