Number 10 does not deny Boris Johnson and wife had pal over at Christmas October 18, 2021 Number 10 has refused to deny Boris Johnson and Carrie Johnson had their friend Nimco Ali stay for Christmas last year as London was in lockdown, but insisted the pair “followed coronavirus rules at all times”. It is thought that Ali, who is godmother to the Prime Minister’s young child Wilfred, was in a childcare [...]
Troubles ahead for UK customers of collapsed energy firms October 18, 2021 Up to 380,000 customers of collapsed energy companies could suffer from bill shock and damaged credit ratings due to errors when moving their new suppliers. Data from solutions company Sagacity has predicted that 10 per cent of the 3.8 million customers that had to be transferred to new energy providers might suffer from data gaps [...]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Review October 18, 2021 Despite being a patchy mess, 2018’s Venom rose to surprise box office success thanks to a charming star in Tom Hardy, and an audience that was growing weary of sombre superheroes (Aquaman succeeded in the same year for similar reasons). A sequel was inevitable, but has it done enough to flesh out the cult anti-hero? [...]
Bank of England to hike rates in just over two weeks, warn top international banks October 18, 2021 The Bank of England will scale back the wave of stimulus it unleashed in response to the Covid-19 crisis in just over two weeks. That’s the warning from two leading international banks, who both ratcheted up their expectations for the first rate hike in over three years today. Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs brought forward [...]
Bank of England to hike rates in just over two weeks October 18, 2021 The Bank of England will scale back the wave of stimulus it unleashed in response to the Covid-19 crisis in just over two weeks. That’s the warning from two leading international banks, who both ratcheted up their expectations for the first rate hike in over three years today. Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs brought forward [...]
The Velvet Underground: An enjoyable rockumentary October 18, 2021 It’s becoming something of a rite of passage for successful directors to make documentaries about their favourite bands. Ron Howard covered The Beatles (with Peter Jackson’s Get Back series on the way), Shane Meadows explored The Stone Roses, and this year Edgar Wright shared his love for Sparks. This week director Todd Haynes (Carol, Dark [...]
By 2028 the cybersecurity industry could be worth $418B October 18, 2021 The year 2021 is turning out to be a big year for cybersecurity stocks. When work became remote and cloud computing became more essential, organisations found themselves facing new challenges head-on. Businesses are now more aware than ever that they must protect themselves from data theft and other cyberattacks. Subsequently, demand for high-end protection software [...]
Walking, cycling and urban greening: Meet London’s green development priorities October 18, 2021 London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that, as part of his plan to make London net zero by 2030, new developments will need to be greener and prioritise energy efficiency and space for walking and cycling. Set today by Khan, the three pieces of new guidance – called Be Seen Energy Monitoring, Urban Greening Factor [...]
EDF owned Pod Point set to raise £120m in London IPO next month October 18, 2021 Pod Point, an electric vehicle charging company majority owned by EDF Energy, is set to rally £120m in fresh funds from its London float which is due to land on the exchange next month. The initial public offering (IPO), which the firm announced last week, will see Legal & General Capital Investments sell off a [...]
Bitcoin ETF anticipation puts all-time high in sight October 18, 2021 Anticipation of the first Bitcoin ETF in the United States launching this week saw the largest cryptocurrency by market cap firmly establish itself above the $60k mark over the weekend.
