Truss: Cancelled 45p tax cut was never a ‘priority policy’ October 4, 2022 Liz Truss has said the cancelled tax cut for people paying the top 45p rate of Income Tax was never a “priority policy” as she seeks to defend the U-turn. The Prime Minister said she does “support a lower, simpler tax system”, but that “what we couldn’t allow is a fairly minor part of the [...]
Wealthy buyers turn to cheaper London homes as sterling shrinks October 4, 2022 Buyers are seemingly turning to cheaper London homes amid a shrinking pound, despite a “rejuvenated level of foreign interest”. Demand for London homes worth more than £10m has fallen consistently in the first half of the year, while London’s prime market, of homes valued between £2m and £10m, has enjoyed an uptick. According to research [...]
Credit Suisse shares rise as crisis fears settle October 4, 2022 Shares in scandal-sticken lender Credit Suisse rose nearly five per cent this morning as fears of an impending crisis began to settle after a turbulent day of trading yesterday.
Re-imagining the route to market for film and TV through NFT series on Cardano October 4, 2022 Premise Pictures has released a series of 3D NFTs based on its original Ocean Rescue Battalion to be minted on the Cardano blockchain.
Gateley bolsters patent practice by snapping up biotech specialist law firm Symbiosis IP October 4, 2022 Gateley has acquired specialist biotech patent attorney firm Symbiosis for c.£2.5m as the listed law firm pushes forwards with plans to bolster its intellectual property (IP) offerings. The AIM-listed company’s acquisition comes just months after it snapped up Nottingham patent and trademark specialist Adamson Jones in January. The £2.5m deal will see Gateley pay £1.5m [...]
Allergy Therapeutics tumbles after halting UK manufacturing October 4, 2022 Allergy Therapeutics’ share price has tumbled today after announcing it has halted its manufacturing in the UK following an internal review of its operating processes. Shares plunged more than 10.5 per cent to 17.00p per share by 11:40BST. The recent losses weigh on an ongoing trend into the red, with the stock having lost more [...]
Optimism in the air as Bitcoin creeps closer to $20k October 4, 2022 There’s been a general upward trend in cryptocurrency prices over the last 24 hours, with Bitcoin up 3.7% and trading at $19,891 this morning.
Deliveroo partners with Channel 4 for Gogglebox-style ad series October 4, 2022 Deliveroo has teamed up with Channel 4 to create a Gogglebox-style series on how their food delivery had ‘saved the day’. Working with ad agency The Outfit, the food delivery giant will create 10 contextual ads filmed in an observational documentary style, which will be shown around Channel 4 hits like Made in Chelsea and Grand [...]
Productivity after sight-loss October 4, 2022 Hugh Bassett Worldwide, over 1.1 billion people are living with unaddressed sight loss. This can vary in severity,but in many cases, it is intuitive that this will lead to a lack of productivity. Sight loss can cause orexacerbate poverty through reduced employment prospects and work productivity, as well asadversely affect educational opportunities and outcomes. This [...]
Kwarteng’s ‘mini budget’ sends mortgage bills soaring £1,500 October 4, 2022 The government’s mini budget has sent the average mortgage borrower’s bill soaring by £1,500 a year, new figures have shown, in a hike that has been dubbed a ‘Kwarteng premium’ by some brokers.
