Purplebricks delays appointment of new CEO as due diligence checks continue April 5, 2022 Online estate agent Purplebricks has delayed the appointment of its new CEO amid reports of probes of a historic personal insolvency. The troubled real estate firm revealed a delay in appointing Helena Marston on Monday, in an update to the London Stock Exchange. Purplebricks stated that “due diligence checks required by the AIM Rules are [...]
Cryptocurrency markets uncertain ahead of major Bitcoin conference April 5, 2022 The relative calm in the crypto markets continues today, with the Bitcoin (BTC) price up one per cent over the past 24 hours to around $46,600.
Inflation heats up as UK firms launch record price rises April 5, 2022 The cost of living squeeze that is already threatening to cool growth is tightening, driven by UK businesses lifting prices at the fastest pace on record to cope with a cost storm, a closely watched survey released today reveals. A combination of soaring staff costs, swelling energy bills and higher raw material prices has coaxed [...]
New Maserati Grecale: first official photos of V6, hybrid and electric SUV April 5, 2022 The new Maserati Grecale compact SUV will be launched with V6 and hybrid power. A fully electric version Folgore version follows in 2023.
Twisted Land Rover Defender EV review: Defending the faith April 5, 2022 Yorkshire-based Twisted has given the classic Land Rover Defender a modern electric makeover. John Redfern gets behind the wheel.
City A.M. Awards 2022: Personality of the Year April 5, 2022 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Ministers offer open banking boost with ‘smart data’ investment April 5, 2022 Ministers threw their weight behind the roll out of open banking technology yesterday as they confirmed a funding injection in the development of so-called ‘smart data’ in financial services.
London City Airport crowns March as most successful month since Covid start April 5, 2022 London City Airport today crowned March as its most successful month since the pandemic’s start. The airport reported that 189,000 passengers passed through its gates last month – 54 per cent up on February levels. While 31 March was its busiest day with more than 10,000 passengers, the airport said it was gearing up to [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Macron gears up for the first hurdle of the election April 5, 2022 France will head to the first set of polls this Sunday, with Emmanuel Macron widely expected to be re-elected – but not without a challenge. He currently sits with a projected 27 per cent lead, followed by right-wing Marine Le Pen who has around 20 per cent, hard-left Jean-Luc Melenchon with 15 per cent and [...]
Hiring boom: TUI recruits over 1,500 new people in digitalisation push April 5, 2022 TUI announced today it was hiring more than 1,5000 new people as part of its digitalisation push. Under the new recruitment plan, 500 people will be hired to work in the company’s technology and e-commerce divisions, while more than 1,000 will be stationed at holiday destinations. “TUI has continued to invest in the digitalisation of [...]
