What If…? Episode 3 review: A Phase One Murder Mystery August 26, 2021 *** WARNING: This review contains spoilers for all current episodes of Disney’s What If…? *** Disney+ show What If…? has thus far presented some interesting questions, with satisfying answers. We see that Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) would have made a brilliant Avenger, and T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) would have been a hero wherever he called home. [...]
Azores and Canada added to green travel list, Thailand demoted to red list – CityAM : CityAM August 26, 2021 The Azores, Canada and Denmark have been added to the government’s green travel list, while Thailand and Montenegro have been shifted to the red list, the Department for Transport confirmed today. Switzerland has also been added to the green travel list. Finland, Liechtenstein and Lithuania were also added. Also Read: Travel traffic light update: Which [...]
How to mix: The Tomatini, AKA the spirit of the South of France August 26, 2021 The story of the Tomatini starts at the Plage de Passable in St Jean Cap Ferrat, the swanky neighborhood next to Nice on the French Riviera. The Plage or beach is just below the home of Arjun Waney, our chairman and founder and it’s where he spent most of his days during July and August [...]
Over 2m people receive less than £100 per week from state pensions August 26, 2021 More than 2m Brits receive less than £100 per week from state pension payments it has been revealed. Data analysed by Hargreaves Lansdown showed that millions of British pensioners are paid under the full state pension rate, which stands at £179.60 per week for those who retired after April 2016 and £137.60 per week for [...]
Lotus Esprit from Salvage Hunters TV show up for auction August 26, 2021 A unmistakable 1976 Lotus Esprit S1, restored on the TV show Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, is heading to auction next week.
German publisher Axel Springer to buy US news site Politico August 26, 2021 Germany publishing giant Axel Springer has inked a deal to buy US website Politico as it beefs up its portfolio of digital news brands. The deal will also see the Berlin-based business acquire the 50 per cent of Politico Europe it does not already own, as well as tech news website Protocol. The two sides [...]
Yodel drivers vote on strikes as country hit by shortages August 26, 2021 Yodel’s lorry drivers are voting whether to go on strike as sectors struggle with supply chain disruption. Drivers were upset over a range of issues including agency workers being paid more than staff directly employed by Yodel and claims that contractual agreements on pay for holiday and sick leave have not been honoured. Employees are [...]
Net fees slip at recruitment giant Hays as Covid rocked business confidence August 26, 2021 Net fees at recruitment giant Hays have dropped eight per cent as the firm grappled with the Covid-19 impacts of rocky business and candidate confidence. The group’s total fees fell from £996.2m to £918.1m in the year to 30 June. Meanwhile, the firm’s operating profit also dropped 30 per cent from £135m to £95m. Shares [...]
Forbes to go public through $630m Spac deal August 26, 2021 The publisher behind Forbes magazine has unveiled plans to go public through a blank-cheque deal that will value the company at $630m (£460m). The merger with Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited will raise around $600m for the business information brand. The deal also includes $400m in Pipe [private investment in public equity] funding that includes funds [...]
End of the road: Soho’s al fresco festival to end in September August 26, 2021 It has been one of the few positives to come out of the Covid-19 pandemic, but as the virus recedes it appears so will Soho’s al fresco revival. Westminster City Council has informed businesses that traffic will be re-introduced to Soho’s streets at the end of September, bringing to an end the weekend and evening [...]
