Live music fails to hit the high note with gig royalties down a third April 25, 2022 Live music royalties from gigs were down by more than a third in 2021, despite gig goers flocking back to the mosh pits.
Standard Chartered snaps up virtual land as lenders accelerate metaverse investment April 25, 2022 Emerging markets lender Standard Chartered has announced a push into the metaverse today as it snaps up a plot of land in decentralised gaming world The Sandbox.
Key dairy producer Arla Foods warns about ‘cancel culture’ in industry, driven by millennial and Gen Z shift to veganism and rising costs April 25, 2022 A sense of “feeling ashamed towards dairy in public” is putting some farmers on the brink of calling it quits, a major milk and cheese producer has claimed. Arla Foods launched a campaign called ‘don’t cancel the cow’ in response to supply and demand pressures, including claims that younger people are avoiding dairy – and [...]
Twitter sale could be agreed as early as today as Elon Musk enters ‘final stretch’ of negotiations April 25, 2022 Twitter is in the final stretch of negotiations in its sale to Elon Musk, with a deal potentially being reached as early as today. As reported by Bloomberg, the social media firm is hammering out the terms of a transaction, according to inside sources. On April 14, the eccentric billionaire announced an offer to buy the [...]
P&O to restart Dover-Calais services amid accusations of planning cuts to agency workers’ salaries April 25, 2022 Troubled ferry operator P&O announced today it will restart its Dover to Calais services this week amid accusations it was planning to further cut the salaries of agency workers. P&O is selling tickets for Channel crossing after the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) cleared its vessel, the Spirit of Britain, on Saturday. Freight services will [...]
Gray report into partygate could be so bad PM is forced to quit April 25, 2022 Sue Gray’s report into the partygate scandal could be so bad that Boris Johnson is forced to resign, according to new speculation. The Times reports that officials in Number 10 are expecting Gray’s report to be “excoriating” and “incredibly difficult for the Prime Minister”. The full release of Gray’s report into the many allegations of [...]
Marys Seacole at the Donmar Warehouse review: Dazed and confused April 25, 2022 Mary Seacole, a British-Jamaican nurse who, among other endeavours, cared for wounded British soldiers during the Crimean War, has only recently been given the recognition she deserves. With her new play, Sibblies Drury transcends the single history of Mary Seacole, and presents us with a number of Marys, across various time periods and settings. Mary [...]
Surging inflation and escalating lockdowns in China hit oil prices April 25, 2022 Oil prices have plummeted a further five percent, to their lowest levels in almost two weeks, compounding last week's heavy declines.
Coca Cola beats quarterly revenue expectations as thirst for hospitality returns April 25, 2022 Coca-Cola Co surpassed quarterly revenue expectations after raising prices and the reopening of theatres and restaurants. In results published on Monday, the firm said demand for soft drinks had come back with zest after entertainment and hospitality venues had reopened with the easing of Covid restrictions. Net revenue lifted 16 per cent to $10.5bn in [...]
UCL hit by nearly 60m email attacks since start of 2022 April 25, 2022 University College London was whacked with almost 60 million malicious email attacks in the first three months of this year, according to official figures. The data, which was obtained through the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, revealed that a total of 58,628,604 spam, phishing, malware and edge block [...]
