Edinburgh Fringe could be forced to close due to rising costs, warns chief executive April 11, 2023 The head of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has warned the annual Edinburgh Fringe event is under “existential threat” due to rising costs faced by companies and venues. Speaking on Barry Fearn’s Leading Conversations podcast, Society chief executive Shona McCarthy said the lack of support had left the Fringe “cracking at the seams” before the [...]
‘An evil act of targeted violence’: Five dead after US bank worker livestreams Kentucky shooting spree April 11, 2023 A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle killed five people at his workplace on Monday morning while livestreaming the attack on Instagram, authorities said. Police arrived as shots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and killed the gunman in an exchange of gunfire, Louisville Metro Police Department chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel said. The [...]
Junior doctors launch four-day strike over pay: What does it mean for you? April 11, 2023 Junior doctors across England have launched a four-day strike in a worsening dispute over pay which threatens huge disruption to the NHS. An estimated 350,000 appointments, including operations, will be cancelled as a result of the walkout by members of the British Medical Association (BMA). Doctors mounted picket lines outside hospitals from 7am on Tuesday [...]
Crisis-hit MJ Hudson offloads divisions to Apex – with suspended CFO leaving the business April 10, 2023 Asset management consultancy MJ Hudson, which has been embroiled in controversy for months after telling markets it no longer had confidence in its own accounts, has sold some of its divisions to the Bermuda-HQed financial services giant Apex. The deal was communicated to staff at the back end of last week, with a fractious all-hands [...]
Sunak: I believe Northern Ireland has bright future April 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak is focusing on fulfilling the promise of the Good Friday Agreement as he prepares to host Joe Biden in Northern Ireland to mark 25 years of the peace deal. The Prime Minister said “making good” on the pledge of a “better future” for the nation is first and foremost on his mind ahead [...]
Tesco share price: Analysts watch grocer’s market share April 9, 2023 Tesco is expected to reveal a dip in profits for the past year as the supermarket group grappled with rampant food and drink inflation. The UK’s largest retailer will update investors and analysts over its financial performance for the year to February in an update on Thursday April 13. A consensus of analysts has said [...]
Warm weather helps shoppers hit the high street at start of Easter bank holiday weekend April 7, 2023 Retail footfall jumped this morning as shoppers hit the high street for the bank holiday weekend, new data reveals. Shopper numbers were up 4.8 per cent on last week as dry weather tempted customers out to the High Street, according to data from MRI Springboard. However, the uptick was lower than expected as shoppers shunned [...]
New tax year: First saver to max out ISA allowance took just six minutes after midnight April 7, 2023 Some savers have already maxed out their new 2023-24 Isa allowances within hours – or even minutes – of the new tax year starting. Fidelity International Personal Investing said the first customer to maximise their new Isa allowance of £20,000 did so at six minutes past midnight on Thursday April 6. Ed Monk, associate director, [...]
Cost of living fears outweigh mental health and climate change as biggest concern for parents – poll April 7, 2023 Fears about the cost of living outweigh those of mental health, climate change, social media and bullying for a third of UK parents, a survey suggests. Almost a quarter of parents (24 per cent ) said finances and savings were a key concern for their children’s futures but just 9 per cent said they were [...]
Could Putin pull Russia out of key Ukraine grain deal, and what would the impact be on global markets? April 7, 2023 Russia could pull out of a wartime deal that allows the export of Ukrainian grain to global markets if the West fails to remove obstacles to Russian agricultural exports, Moscow’s top diplomat has said. The deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July, unblocked shipments stuck in Ukraine’s blockaded and mined ports, alleviating [...]
