Government closes in on deal with EDF to extend life of coal plant as it scrambles to secure supplies June 13, 2022 The government is set to finalise an agreement to keep a coal-fired power station that was set to close, as it looks to ensure supply security this winter.
London Tech Week, Day One: Diversity under the spotlight June 13, 2022 There is no denying that UK tech is experiencing a golden age. As London Tech Week kicks off today with events across the capital, we have a great deal to celebrate. Figures today from the UK’s Digital Economy Council show that investment in UK startups is set to break records by the end of this [...]
3 Tips For The Best Remote Interview You’ve Ever Had June 13, 2022 The kitchen table, a hastily cleared corner of the living room, or for the lucky ones, a spare bedroom where we could set up a desk and second screen (the unlucky ones got an ironing board). We all made do during the pandemic when it came to working from home. Now though, as remote and [...]
Global ad industry set to grow 8.4 per cent despite Chinese slowdown and inflationary sting June 13, 2022 The global advertising industry is expected to grow 8.4 per cent this year, as global markets continue to make a slow comeback.
Two bodies found in Brazil during search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips June 13, 2022 Two bodies have reportedly been found in Brazil amid a search for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Phillips, 57, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian adviser at the Univaja association of people in the Vale do Javari Indigenous territory, were last seen earlier in June in the Sao Rafael community. [...]
Johnson says income tax cuts will only come after inflation falls June 13, 2022 Boris Johnson has said he will only bring in promised income tax cuts after the UK’s current bout of inflation has weakened. The Prime Minister today said the government wants to cut taxes “as fast as we can”, but that the priority is taming an “inflationary spike that we need to get through right now”. Johnson [...]
Unexpected economic reversal indicates UK is ‘perilously close to a recession’ June 13, 2022 An unexpected reversal in the UK economy indicates the country is “perilously close to a recession,” according to City economists. Gross domestic product (GDP) in the UK fell 0.3 per cent in April, marking the second month in a row the economy has shrunk, according to figures published today by the Office for National Statistics [...]
Dragons’ Den star Hilary Devey dies aged 65: Heartfelt tributes recall her ‘grit and warmth’ June 13, 2022 Dragon’s Den stars have paid heartfelt tribute to former businesswoman Hilary Devey following her death aged 65. The Bolton-born entrepreneur was praised for bringing ‘grit and warmth’ into the Den, which gives budding entrepreneurs investment into their fledgling ideas. Devey, who made her millions as CEO and Chairman of freight distribution firm Pall-Ex Group, joined [...]
FCA shifts Credit Suisse onto financial watchlist after string of scandals June 13, 2022 The UK’s top financial watchdog has moved embattled lender Credit Suisse onto a watchlist of institutions in need stricter supervisions, after the bank has been hit by a string of scandals in the past 18 months.
Brexit: UKIP donor Arron Banks loses libel lawsuit against Carole Cadwalladr after High Court backs journalist’s public interest defence June 13, 2022 Brexit campaigner Arron Banks has lost his libel lawsuit against Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in a decision welcomed by the investigative reporter as a “victory for public interest journalism”. The ruling comes after Banks sued Cadwalladr over claims made on two separate occasions – during a TED talk in 2019 and on Twitter in the [...]
