Baseball back to London as MLB chief says he’d “love” a team in the capital in next decade May 9, 2022 BIG LEAGUE baseball will be back in London next year, with the sport’s most important figure saying he would “love” to have a team based in London permanently. Major League Baseball (MLB) will play a series of games in the capital over the next five years after the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan struck a [...]
Elon Musk’s £36bn Twitter takeover could face price slash May 9, 2022 Investment firm Hindenburg Research has said Elon Musk's $44bn (£36bn) Twitter takeover could be repriced lower if the eccentric billionaire walks away from the bid.
Transport for London debt downgraded by ratings agency due to “uncertain” financial future May 9, 2022 A MAJOR ratings agency has downgraded Transport for London’s (TfL) debt due to the “uncertainty” of its long-term funding, in a further sign of the financial difficulty the operator finds itself in. Moody’s announced it had downgraded TfL’s long-term debt as a result of weaker economic growth and higher inflation delaying the service’s return to [...]
Cultural capital: Museums, galleries and libraries get £128m cash injection May 9, 2022 Cultural venues including museums, galleries and public libraries will get a £128m injection of cash to improve accessibility to the arts and safeguard the future.
Buckingham Palace: Queen will not attend Queen’s Speech May 9, 2022 The Queen will not be reading out the Queen’s Speech at the state opening of Parliament on Tuesday. The monarch will not attend the state opening after “episodic mobility problems”. Prince Charles will instead outline the government’s priorities for the months ahead. A statement from Buckingham Palace Statement said: ““The Queen continues to experience episodic [...]
Investors fled equities in April in worst month of flows since March 2020 May 9, 2022 Global exchange traded products notched their worst month of flows since March 2020 in April as investor jitters spread amid soaring inflation and the continued turbulence of war in Ukraine.
Wake Up Punk review: Egos drown out discourse in search for true meaning of punk May 9, 2022 Just what exactly is Punk in modern society? It’s a question posed by Vivienne Westwood and son Joseph Corré in this new documentary. Sadly, the film never seems to find an answer as egos and hypocrisy drown out the discourse. The main narrative surrounds Corré’s protest in 2016, where he burned around £5m of his [...]
Malboro maker Philip Morris eyes up rival Swedish Match for £12bn May 9, 2022 Malboro maker Philip Morris in in talks to acquire European smokeless tobacco rival Swedish Match for an estimated $15bn (£12bn)
Police conduct two controlled explosions in the heart of Westminster after ‘suspicious vehicle’ leads to evacuation May 9, 2022 Two controlled explosions were conducted by the Met Police near Westminster Abbey after a “suspicious vehicle” forced the closure of numerous roads and evacuation of the QEII centre. The force said streets were cornered of-around the famous landmark and that it was “dealing with an ongoing incident involving what is believed to be a suspicious [...]
EU mulls plans to ban insurers from insuring ships carrying Russian oil May 9, 2022 The European Union is considering banning insurers from insuring ships carrying Russian oil, as another means of draining Russia of the financial resources it needs to continue bankrolling its war in Ukraine. If brought into force, the new sanctions would come as another blow to Russia’s energy export industry, as the EU also weighs up [...]
