Just Stop Oil protestors block roads by Vauxhall Bridge in latest action October 7, 2022 Campaigners from Just Stop Oil blocked a key road in central London this morning in the latest wave of protests. Twenty-two protestors sat across the road near Vauxhall Bridge, blocking passing traffic. The group took action on a number of roads around Trafalgar Square earlier this week, with calls to end any new oil and [...]
Every little helps: Tesco reboots ‘kids eat for free’ scheme amid cost of living pressures October 7, 2022 Tesco has announced it will be bringing back its Kids Eat Free scheme during the October half-term, as the cost of living crunch continues to batter Brits. The offer means parents can spend as little as 60p to claim one free child’s meal worth up to £3.25 when showing their Clubcard at checkout. To cover [...]
October 8th – Punter Podcast Summary October 7, 2022 In our new feature, get all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s weekend tips in a short, summary episode of the Punter Podcast alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade [...]
EP: 163 Newmarket, York & Hong Kong October 7, 2022 The second leg of the Newmarket ‘Autumn Double’ takes place on Saturday when the jumps trainers try to mix it with the flat boys in the 2 mile 2 furlong Cesarewitch Handicap. The prestigious Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes for two year olds is also a feature on their card. York also race on Saturday, featuring [...]
Bitcoin is paving the way for El Salvador to be a real economic powerhouse October 7, 2022 Jason Deane finds out - at first hand - how countries like El Salvador may genuinely end up showing us the way forward.
Advances in eye health October 7, 2022 May Griffith, PhD, Marie-Claude Robert, MD, Samir Jabbour, MD, and Isabelle Brunette, MD Department of Ophthalmology, Université de Montréal The first-in-human attempt to regenerate the human cornea was a team effort led by May Griffith, who is currently a Université de Montréal (UdeM) professor of ophthalmology. Together with Isabelle Brunette and the Swedish clinical trial [...]
Marshalls’ shares plummet as firm warns of slowdown in sales October 7, 2022 Shares in building materials manufacturer Marshalls fell almost 20 per cent today after the firm warned of a slowdown in sales due to faltering demand. The West Yorkshire firm said its outturn will be “slightly below the bottom end of the current range of market expectations” as its sales start to slow. The warning comes [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Blackouts? What blackouts? October 7, 2022 Liz Truss was in Prague yesterday telling European leaders they’ll need to help to keep lights on across the continent this winter. This came as the National Grid warned that we could be faced with rolling blackouts if we don’t import enough energy. How have we come to this? Go back to a year ago, [...]
Pension crisis could scupper wave of infrastructure investment, analysts warn October 7, 2022 The crisis that rocked pension funds last week could force big investors to reconsider putting cash into illiquid assets like infrastructure projects and growth technology firms, experts have warned.
Shares tank 15 per cent for Argo Blockchain as it pens new crypto mining agreement October 7, 2022 Shares plunged nearly 15 per cent for Argo Blockchain after the cryptocurrency mining giant penned an agreement with an undisclosed party to host and operate mining machines at its Helios facility in Texas. Up to 32 megawatts of power capacity will be provided by the company, which is roughly enough to power over 10,000 mining machines. In [...]
