eToro.art brings NFTs to the social investment network April 28, 2022 Well-known social investing network eToro is moving into the world of NFTs with the launch of eToro.art, a new patron program to support NFT creators, agencies and brands. The $20 million dollar fund will be used to purchase blue chip NFTs but will also seed emerging creators and NFT projects. Its ambition is to become [...]
Piers Morgan’s TalkTV outshines GB News with 300k viewers for Uncensored April 28, 2022 Piers Morgan’s TalkTV show Uncensored show averaged 300,000 viewers in the UK, knocking BBC News, Sky News and GB News out of the park for prime time TV
Almost 100,000 Londoners carry TfL’s disability badge as Priority Seating Week ends tomorrow April 28, 2022 Almost 100,000 Londoners received a disability badge from Transport for London (TfL) over the last five years. The data was revealed by the body during this week’s Priority Seating Week to encourage Londoners to be more mindful of other people and give their seat up if they see someone who needs it more. “It is [...]
Former top executive at Russia’s Gazprombank flees Kremlin’s reach and joins Ukraine’s defence April 28, 2022 A former senior executive at a major Russian bank has fled the country and joined Ukraine’s army. Former vice-president at Gazprombank, Igor Volobuyev, said he “couldn’t stay with those people, shake their hands, watch the war on my phone as if this were a horrible film and pretend I didn’t care. Speaking to Ukrainian media [...]
PPHE Hotel Group revels in rising occupancy rates as pandemic conditions ease April 28, 2022 International hospitality group PPHE Hotel Group has rebounded strongly from the pandemic during the first three months of 2022.
Putin warns ‘retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast’ if West intervenes in Ukraine April 28, 2022 Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned the Kremlin’s “retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast” if the United States or a Nato country intervenes in the Ukraine war. In a television address, he responded to President Joe Biden committing to more military aid to Kyiv continuing to ramp up sanctions on Moscow with European allies. This comes [...]
Invidior unveils $100m share repurchase scheme with new drugs powering rebounding revenues April 28, 2022 Invidior has announced a $100 plan to return capital to shareholders, with the pharmaceutical firm on track to achieve its full-year guidance.
Whitbread issues stark warning on sector cost inflation April 28, 2022 Premier Inns owner Whitbread has cautioned hospitality sector cost inflation will hit a higher level than anticipated. The hotel chain owner said cost inflation this financial year was anticipated to reach between eight and nine per cent, one per cent more than previously expected. The group said it anticipated to largely offset these higher levels [...]
28-year-old man charged with four murders in Bermondsey stabbing, will appear in court today April 28, 2022 A man will appear in court charged with the murder of four people at an address in Bermondsey, South London. Joshua Jacques, 28, stands accused of killing Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on today charged with the murders. [...]
Meta shares surge despite Facebook owner’s weakest revenue growth for a decade April 28, 2022 Meta shares were lifted after the social media giant’s first earnings report, despite missing Wall Street analysts’ revenue estimates. Facebook’s owner saw shares surge some 13 per cent after, revealing it had managed to claw back some users, after previously reporting its first ever decline in user-numbers. Meta lost a staggering $230bn in market value [...]
