Hundreds of civil servant roles moved to Manchester as government pushes ‘levelling up’ mission February 14, 2022 The government announced this afternoon it will be opening a culture hub in Manchester, adding up to 400 jobs as part of its "levelling up" programme.
Telecom chiefs call on EU lawmakers to make Big Tech ‘share the burden’ of investment February 14, 2022 Chiefs at Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone have called on European lawmakers to push Big Tech to contribute to expanding internet infrastructure.
New research shows pandemic causes surge in gambling addiction in women February 14, 2022 The pandemic has led to a wave of gambling addictions in people with no history of addiction - particularly single mothers - a new report by the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) has revealed.
Subscribers flock to Discovery+ as Winter Olympics doubles reach February 14, 2022 The opening week of competition at Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has driven massive increases in engagement on discovery+ and Eurosport digital services, as well as strong overall linear viewership across Europe.
Police watchdog tells Met to revisit complaint by Caroline Flack’s mother February 14, 2022 The police watchdog told the Metropolitan Police to revisit Caroline Flack’s mother’s complaint that her daughter’s fame impacted police behaviour two years after the Love Island host’s death. A spokesman for the Met told the BBC that the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has instructed the police to reinvestigate an aspect of the old [...]
The vinyl comeback: How 12on12 are bridging the gap between music and art February 14, 2022 City A.M. chats with 12on12 founder Claudia Moross about the re-emergence of vinyl and its new collaboration with Grammy-award winning producer Swizz.
Transport crisis: Key bus routes set to be axed as government support nears end February 14, 2022 Essential bus routes may be axed as soon as the end of this month if emergency government funding support is not extended, transport firms have warned.
Stall in tax-free childcare spells danger for closing gender pay gap February 14, 2022 Government spend on Tax-Free Childcare rose by just two per cent to £240.5m in the past year, despite enhanced take-up by parents, and rocketing prices further straining the return to the office. There are fears that the sharp slowdown in government spending in this area could make childcare unaffordable for some parents, especially as the [...]
UK’s top crypto chief calls out City watchdog for curbing innovation February 13, 2022 The City watchdog has come under fire from the chief of Britain’s biggest cryptocurrency firm after he suggested that the UK is falling behind its EU cousins. Peter Smith, the chief exec of Blockchain.com, told The Telegraph that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had taken a “risk-management first approach” that came “at the expense of [...]
Just Eat chief says Nasdaq departure doesn’t spell Grubhub sale February 13, 2022 Just Eat chief Jitse Groen has said that the firm’s decision to de-list from the Nasdaq should not be taken as an indication of plans to sell its Grubhub subsidiary. The firm first launched in US markets in June last year as it snapped up US delivery firm Grubhub for $7.3bn, but said it would [...]
