DP World: Ministers had ‘conversation’ to salvage investment after row October 13, 2024 Ministers were forced to “have a conversation” with executives from DP World to secure its investment after a senior minister referred to one of its subsidiary P&O Ferries a “rogue operator”, the business secretary has said. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the investment – which was reportedly put in jeopardy following the scathing criticism of [...]
Labour conference: Reeves challenged over consumer ‘fear and foreboding’ September 23, 2024 Rachel Reeves has been challenged over claims the government has “generated a fear and foreboding” among consumers – but insisted she was “optimistic” about the economy. Ahead of her keynote speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool today, the Chancellor was challenged on Sky News over last week’s fall in consumer confidence to the [...]
The Capitalist: Lord Bethell bigs up the rave; Greggs goes bling; James Blunt kicks off September 12, 2024 Lord Bethell muses on the politics of the rave while Greggs releases the new must-have City accessory: catch up on the latest gossip in The Capitalist.
‘Madness’: Sky News moves Ian King Live out of Square Mile September 5, 2024 Sky News’ flagship business programme, Ian King Live, has left its iconic Square Mile address, relocating to Sky Group’s headquarters in Osterley, City A.M. has learned. The channel initially moved its business operations to 10 Fleet Place in September 2019, where it shared a studio with sister channel CNBC Europe. However, according to correspondence seen [...]
Global tech outage: Vital NHS system goes down along with Heathrow, London Stock Exchange and Sky News July 19, 2024 The London Stock Exchange, airlines, banks and media organisations went down in the early hours of Friday.
Election 2024: Reform UK wants to abolish BBC licence fee, Farage says June 30, 2024 Reform UK would campaign as the “leading voice of opposition” to abolish the BBC licence fee, Nigel Farage has said.
After Talk TV’s retreat, what does the future hold for UK broadcast news? May 4, 2024 Rupert Murdoch's Talk TV has migrated to an online only existence. What does the move say about the future of UK TV news?
Liz Truss admits she should have met Andrew Bailey while in No10 April 21, 2024 Liz Truss has admitted she should have met with Andrew Bailey while she was in No10.