BT: Openreach grows as business unit lags for Britain’s biggest telecoms firm February 1, 2024 BT is showing shoots of growth, with total revenue up three per cent in the nine months to December, after it added 432k Openreach customers.
AG Barr: Former cruise chief takes the reins at UK fizzy drinks giant February 1, 2024 The former chief of over 50 insurance provider Saga has been appointed as the boss of AG Barr, the drinks giant behind the production of Irn Bru.
Clapham manhunt underway after woman and two children hospitalised in suspected acid attack February 1, 2024 A manhunt is underway in south London after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at a woman and her two young children in south London, who have now been taken to hospital. Police responded to the incident in Lessar Avenue near Clapham Common at around 7.25pm on Wednesday. Three other members of the public were also [...]
That’s one in the bag! UK foodtech scale-up lists in… London February 1, 2024 Low-sodium salt manufacturer Microsalt will make its debut on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market this morning using the ticker SALT.
Sleeping with your boss? WWE scandal a reminder firms shouldn’t tolerate it February 1, 2024 The lesson for businesses from the WWE scandal is that the temptation to overlook the misbehaviour of powerful executives is not only immoral but unwise, writes Will Cooling
Off-peak Fridays sound fun, but Londoners will end up footing the bill February 1, 2024 The mayor's reckless promise of lower fare Fridays is a sign of more disingenuous election politicking to come, writes John Oxley
BAE Systems unveils AI military training programme February 1, 2024 BAE Systems is ramping up its innovation efforts, this time by being the first in its industry to create an AI-powered learning system meant to make military trainees “mission ready sooner”. In partnership with Cambridge-based and AI-powered tech scale up, Obrizum, the British defence giant has curated a platform that combines the arms of its [...]
The Notebook: Fascinating insights from Blackstone’s co-founder Stephen Schwarzman February 1, 2024 Rachel Reeves has now promised not to reimpose the cap on banker’s bonuses that was finally removed by the Government last year.
GoHenry boss Louise Hill: I’d have loved to stay UK-owned February 1, 2024 Each week Charlie Conchie interviews the biggest names in the world of finance and tech. This week he sits down with Louise Hill, the founder of kids’ money-management business GoHenry, which was taken over last year “I blame my kids,” laughs Louise Hill from her office in Farringdon. The founder of children’s finance app GoHenry used to [...]
Revealed: Sadiq Khan’s bumper New Year’s Eve firework budget hit £4m February 1, 2024 It said the authority "does not hold the final costs for the 2023 event - these are still being reconciled" and it was also unable to say what the most expensive individual firework was during the display.
