Knight Frank: UK house price growth will peak as cost-of-living climbs April 13, 2022 UK house price growth is thought to have peaked and will begin its descent away from record figures as the cost-of-living crisis in the country swells, researchers at Knight Frank forecast. With runaway inflation and rising energy bills, the list of obstacles in front of house buyers has continued to grow exponentially since the pandemic. [...]
English Cricket Board and KP under fire over The Hundred adverts April 13, 2022 Press Association The UK’s ad watchdog has warned the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and its sponsor KP Snacks about directing junk food promotions at children after banning two adverts for The Hundred featuring crisps and toffee popcorn. The first ad, an email offering free bats and balls sent by the ECB to people [...]
Extinction Rebellion miss the point: the City is at the heart of climate fight April 12, 2022 They may not be everybody in the City’s cup of tea, but Extinction Rebellion certainly liven up the place. Yesterday’s protest outside the Lloyd’s building by lunchtime had a party atmosphere: the sight of a broker or two enjoying a takeaway pint in the sun listening to the group’s band was probably a Lime Street [...]
Retaliation not on the cards, say analysts, after western cyberattack on Roscosmos April 12, 2022 Russia’s space agency has reportedly been on the receiving end of a cyber-attack, with ransomware born out of its own country. As claims swirled last month, Roscosmos boss and Putin ally Dmitry Rogozin diffused statements made by the group of hackers, calling them “scammers and petty swindlers”. “All our space activity control centers are operating [...]
Uniswap launches venture arm in Web3 push April 12, 2022 Uniswap Labs, the team behind the Uniswap exchange protocol, has launched a venture arm to invest in Web3 initiatives.
The A-Z of wine: This week, E is for… England April 12, 2022 We continue to march through the alphabet in search of new wines and old favourites. What’s this then? A green and pleasant land bedeviled by internal strife caused by a single contentious issue – namely, what do you call a soft bread roll? Also home to a burgeoning wine industry fuelled by centuries of wine [...]
Milan-based fund Azimut bets on celeb studded BroadLight April 12, 2022 Asset management firm Azimut Group has agreed to buy a 10 per cent stake in the Hollywood-studded BroadLight. BroadLight was founded by talent manager Rick Yorn and entertainment lawyer Kevin Yorn, who represent some of showbiz’s biggest names including Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Chris Rock. According to reports from the Financial Times, the idea [...]
Time Out calls time on London as printers pulled after fifty years April 12, 2022 Time Out will be halting London printers for good as the group pulls the magazine in the capital after over fifty years.
Johnson says sorry for breaking his own Covid rules as he vows to stay as PM April 12, 2022 Boris Johnson has apologised for breaking his government’s Covid rules to attend his own work birthday party in 2020 and has vowed to stay on as Prime Minister. The PM, chancellor Rishi Sunak and Carrie Johnson were all handed Fixed Penalty Notices by the Metropolitan Police today for a lockdown-busting work birthday party in Downing [...]
Exclusive: Circle plots sterling backed stablecoin after $400m capital raise April 12, 2022 Circle, the issuer of the world's second largest stablecoin, USDC, is expanding its UK presence after securing $400m in funding.
