Get the cocktails right this Paddy’s Day March 17, 2022 Three of the world’s top cocktail virtuosos have released the definitive guide to Irish mixology just in time for the St Patrick’s Day festivities. Paddy Drinks: The World of Modern Irish Whiskey Cocktails, published by HarperCollins, features a comprehensive list of 90 recipes, although we don’t recommend you try them all tomorrow. It’s written by [...]
UK could see double-digit inflation, chair of John Lewis warns March 17, 2022 Britain may see double-digit inflation, the chair of the John Lewis Partnership has warned. Dame Sharon White’s comments came after the UK registered inflation of five-and-a-half per cent, with the Bank of England predicting it could exceed seven percent, as to raised interest rates on Thursday. Speaking on BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme, she said: [...]
India’s Reliance Industries considers divesting from Russian fuel March 17, 2022 India's Reliance Industries could avoid buying Russian fuels for its plants after the West imposed sanctions on the country.
Swedish vet app launches website in UK after pandemic pet boom March 17, 2022 A Swedish digital vet service has launched an e-commerce offering in the UK. After a pandemic-inspired pet boom, which has seen the likes of Pet At Home benefit, First Vet is planning to launch a website offering thousands of products. The products will be for sick and healthy pets including dogs, cats, rabbits, small animals [...]
Expect four more BoE rate hikes this year, economists warn March 17, 2022 Better than expected economic growth and a tightening jobs market will coax the Bank of England into lifting rates four more times this year. That’s according to some analysts’ read of the Bank’s decision to hike rates for the third successive meeting today, sending borrowing costs 25 basis points higher to pre-pandemic levels of 0.75 [...]
My morning in the metaverse March 17, 2022 Yesterday morning, Heineken (yes, the beer), hosted a press conference for their new drink. Instead of thinking about what tube or bus I would catch, I followed a link to the brave new world of the metaverse. Their new drink – Heineken Silver – will be the booze for Decentraland, the metaverse platform. I tuned [...]
Estée Lauder settles with former staff over algorithm redundancies March 17, 2022 Three former Estée Lauder staff have won a settlement against the cosmetics giant after the firm used an automated interview process to sack them.
Trevelyan says UK wants trade deal with Saudi Arabia, despite human rights record March 17, 2022 International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has said the UK will stand firm on its desire to strike investment and trade deals with Saudi Arabia, despite its poor record on human rights. Trevelyan told City A.M. at an event today that “trade deals will be done with those who wish to trade” amid furore this week [...]
Oil markets rebound after IEA warns of supply shortages March 17, 2022 Oil prices have soared nearly seven per cent, following IEA warnings of supply shortages this year with Russian oil increasingly cut off
OECD: Russia-Ukraine war to knock global economy March 17, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will shave around one percentage point off of global economic growth this year, reveals new forecasts by the group of rich nations. Disruption to flows of Russian and Ukrainian commodities as a result of the conflict will deliver a sharp blow to the Eurozone economy, according to the Organisation of Economic [...]
