Musk uses UK as test market for blue verification badges as £6.99 feature on Twitter goes live across Britain November 10, 2022 Twitter’s new social media platform’s subscription service has gone live across Britain. The service allows users to buy a blue verification badge for the first time. Twitter users on Apple’s iOS can now sign up and pay for the Twitter Blue service, which will give them the blue-tick badge next to their profile name on [...]
Domino’s pins hopes on World Cup boost and Just Eat tie-up after VAT hit eats away sales November 10, 2022 Domino’s Pizza said this morning the company saw sales fall after a VAT hit and as it came up against last year’s boost from the Euro football tournament, but is eyeing a strong end to 2022 amid the upcoming World Cup. The UK and Ireland takeaway pizza giant saw like-for-like system sales, excluding so-called split [...]
Sotheby’s sells Michael Schumacher’s iconic Formula One Ferrari for record-breaking £14m November 10, 2022 Sotheby’s said this morning has sold the iconic F2003-GA chassis no. 229 at Sotheby’s Luxury Week sale in Geneva for 14,630,000 CHF, or close to £14m, making it the most valuable Formula One car of the modern era ever sold. The previous record was held by another ex-Michael Schumacher Ferrari, an F2001, which sold for [...]
British Gas owner Centrica hands £250m to shareholders as profits surge November 10, 2022 British Gas owner Centrica will hand £250m to shareholders as high wholesale prices put the firm on course for massive profits.
Markets absorb disappointing earnings as crypto uncertainty knocks sentiment November 10, 2022 Having come off the back of three days of losses the US dollar rebounded strongly yesterday as markets absorbed further disappointing earnings numbers, and cryptocurrency exchange Binance backed out of the FTX takeover, due to an $8bn shortfall, prompting a rout in cryptocurrencies in the process. This jittery market backdrop prompted a sharp selloff in [...]
Did you watch? Matt Hancock’s frosty jungle debut met with ridicule, disbelief and laughter November 10, 2022 Matt Hancock’s highly anticipated arrival in the jungle was met with a mixture of shock, incredulity and uncontrollable laughter from his fellow I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmates. The former health secretary, 44, joined the cast of the ITV reality show on Wednesday, after facing much criticism over his decision from the [...]
Here we go again: Capital grinds to a halt as tube strike hits millions of Londoners TODAY November 10, 2022 Another tube strike by transport workers today will mean very limited services on most lines, with millions of Londoners to be hit by travel chaos. Passengers are urged to check before travelling today and tomorrow morning, when services are also expected to be affected by the strike. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union [...]
Brits told they should brace themselves for even higher food and drink prices November 9, 2022 Food and drink prices are expected to climb even higher than previously expected – with meat, fruit, vegetables, dairy and bread seeing the biggest increases, a new forecast has suggested. The rate of food price inflation will reach a peak year-on-year of between 17 per cent and 19 per cent in early 2023, the Institute [...]
Matt Hancock arrives in the jungle: ‘No, I don’t expect to serve in government again’ November 9, 2022 Former health secretary and West Suffolk MP Matt Hancock said he had received a lot of support for his decision to appear on ITV reality show I’m a Celebrity, and said it would be a good way to engage with a younger audience. However, Hancock said he “does not expect to serve in Government again” [...]
As Gavin Williamson clears his desk, attention shifts to judgement of brand new PM Rishi Sunak November 9, 2022 As senior Tory and former Education Secretary Sir Gavin Williamson has quit the Cabinet after just a fortnight in office, questions are raised about the judgement of the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Sunak will appear in the Commons to face MPs following the loss of his ally, who stood down after accepting that allegations [...]
