Credit Suisse investors demand chance to hold bosses to account over Greensill March 27, 2022 Shareholders of Credit Suisse are piling pressure on the bank’s board to scrap plans for a vote that would absolve directors and executives for the Greensill scandal, after the firm failed to publish a full report into its failings.
Truss: UK could lift Russia sanctions if Putin withdraws from Ukraine March 27, 2022 The UK could lift its set of crippling economic sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin withdraws his troops from Ukraine and promises to commit “no further aggression”, foreign secretary Liz Truss has said. Truss said last night that an “off ramp” could be offered to Putin if he stops his invasion of Ukraine, but that [...]
Week ahead: City eyes fresh borrowing figures for signs of spending slowdown March 27, 2022 Investors will be keeping a close eye on fresh economic data this week for further signs of the cost of living crunch hitting spending. A flurry of downbeat economic announcements and data last week did not derail the capital’s premier FTSE 100 index, which added over one per cent to reach 7,483.35 points by the [...]
Gorillas on the hunt for fresh $500m funding injection March 27, 2022 Rapid grocery delivery firm Gorillas is looking for a fresh $500m funding injection to fuel its growth as investor cash continues to pour into the sector.
Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World review: An instant classic March 27, 2022 Director Joachim Trier rounds out his Oslo Trilogy, which began with 2006’s Reprise and continued with 2011 Cannes favourite Oslo, August 31st. For this final chapter, Trier has chosen a romantic comedy, one of the more challenging film genres with all its tropes and cliches to avoid. Yet, by subverting all of those conventions he [...]
UK minister says Russian regime change ‘up to Russian people’ in Biden rebuke March 27, 2022 Education minister Nadhim Zahawi has said it is “up to the Russian people” whether or not they remove Vladimir Putin in an apparent rebuke of Joe Biden’s comments in Poland yesterday. The US President said last night in Warsaw that Putin “cannot remain in power”, before White House officials quickly backtracked and said Biden was [...]
Camelot challenges Gambling Commission over National Lottery’s contract March 26, 2022 Camelot is expected to challenge the Gambling Commission over the regulator’s decision to award the National Lottery contract to multinational Allwyn. The group will take the gambling regulator to court, accusing the Gambling Commission of breaking the law when it discarded Camelot’s score in the system that measures the bids, the Telegraph reported. According to [...]
Chopper is 20 years old, and still a brutal, brilliant modern great March 26, 2022 The early 2000s were a goldmine for stylish crime classics. Films like Sexy Beast and Lock, Stock… might have stolen the headlines, but The 21st century had barely started when a gem from Australia introduced us to a new star. Eric Bana, a TV comedy actor, found instant stardom when he took the lead in [...]
Sadiq Khan calls on UK to do more for Ukrainian refugees March 26, 2022 London mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the UK to “do more” for Ukrainian refugees. “It is important throughout the next few days, weeks to make it far, far easier, and much more easier for those who are fleeing Ukraine to come here,” he told PA news agency before joining a demonstration in support of [...]
UK Government detains jets of Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler March 26, 2022 The UK Government announced today it has seized two jets belonging to Russian oil tycoon Eugene Shvidler as part of its crackdown against Putin’s allies. Transport secretary Grant Shapps said the two planes, impounded at Farnborough and Biggin Hill airports for the last three weeks, would be “detained indefinitely.” “Putin’s friends who made millions out [...]
