The Corn is Green review: A twee revival at the National Theatre April 25, 2022 The National Theatre’s revival of Welsh actor and playwright Emlyn Williams’ The Corn is Green – the first major production in London since the mid-80s – is a comforting, middle-brow ITV period drama plopped onto the stage. The beats of this semi-autobiographical tale of an impoverished boy propelled from the pits to the cultural elite [...]
CVC and KKR mull bids for Toshiba as bosses explore sale April 25, 2022 Buyout giants CVC and KKR are mulling bids for Japanese conglomerate Toshiba as bosses explore a sale following a protracted battle with shareholders over the future of the group.
Liverpool FC become latest club to look at crypto firms as shirt sponsors April 25, 2022 Liverpool FC are believed to be lining up a cryptocurrency company in a shirt sponsor deal worth more than £70 million.
Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge review: Night rider April 25, 2022 The Cullinan Black Badge is an edgier kind of Rolls-Royce SUV, with more power and added attitude. Tim Pitt drives it.
One in ten big UK firms failing in legal requirement to have modern slavery statement April 25, 2022 A tenth of big British firms are failing to meet the legal requirement of having a statement on modern slavery. A recent sampling of 100 companies by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) found a tenth didn’t address the scourge, which generates £126bn annually. The FRC looked at 100 annual reports for firms which are regulated [...]
The Unbearable Weight of Talent: Nicolas Cage shines as Nicolas Cage April 25, 2022 In recent years, Nicolas Cage has joined that exclusive club of beloved cult stars. Like William Shatner, Christopher Walken, and Jeff Goldblum before him, the actor has a balance of craft and eccentricity that makes him a fascinating pop culture figure. Also like those stars, Cage is embracing his oddball reputation. He turned heads with [...]
Heart and Seoul in South Korea, as the nation reopens for tourism April 25, 2022 The baby octopus floats in its tank, blissfully ignorant, until, all too soon, its time comes. The tiny, wrinkled old woman, who, I later learn, has been manning this particular food stall in Seoul’s colourful, noisy, aromatic Gwangjang market for over thirty-two years, yanks it out unceremoniously and whacks it down onto the steel surface. [...]
Post Office under fire for stalling Horizon payouts for victims April 25, 2022 The Post Office have been accused of stalling Horizon scandal payouts after the criminal convictions of 72 postmasters were overturned.
A fresh £225m: UK life sciences continue to ride wave of Covid-19 momentum April 25, 2022 The UK’s life sciences sector has continued to ride the wave of momentum that has come with Covid-19, with investors increasingly alive to the sector’s opportunities. The Cambridge Innovation Centre (CIC) has raised £225m in an oversubscribed round for its second life sciences fund, it announced today. The venture capital investor, focused on life sciences [...]
City political chief hits back at London ‘laundromat’ label April 25, 2022 The City’s political chief has rebuffed claims that London has become a “laundromat” for dirty cash after scrutiny has ramped up in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
