Give it up for the world’s most extreme winemakers November 10, 2021 Every wine merchant has their hero or heroine – not necessarily their best sellers but the wines and winemakers they most admire. These are often viticulture’s unsung heroes – small producers who work with new techniques or revive old ones, sometimes toiling in the harshest terrain, where machines aren’t viable and human power is the [...]
Activist fund Gatemore buys stake in DFS and warns of buyout vulnerability November 10, 2021 Gatemore Capital management has bought a stake in DFS and told its fund investors that the sofa chain is undervalued by public markets and thus ripe for a private equity bid. Adding to its roster of listed British retailers, which includes Moss Bros, French Connection and Superdry, the activist fund told investors last month that [...]
McDonald’s executive apologises for racist text following drive-thru shooting November 10, 2021 The chief executive of McDonald's has apologised after activists said a text he sent about shootings in Chicago was "ignorant, racist and unacceptable".
Shares in Sorrell’s S4 Capital slump despite revenue growth November 10, 2021 Revenues boom for Sir Martin Sorrell’s digital advertising company, S4 Capital, which today said it plans to double in size by 2024.
Bitcoin is bigger than the Swiss Franc – is it time to consider crypto in your portfolio? November 10, 2021 As Bitcoin becomes bigger than the Swiss Franc, Gavin Brown asks 'is it time to consider crypto in your portfolio?'
Covid: WHO expert urges world leaders to wear masks as Europe cases climb November 10, 2021 A World Health Organisation (WHO) lead has urged world leaders to wear a mask, just days after prime minister Boris Johnson was seen maskless during a hospital visit. Johnson had been seen posing with masked hospital staff in a corridor at Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland, without wearing a mask himself. Though the prime minister [...]
Keep off the grass: UK wildflowers at risk of extinction November 10, 2021 Research from British conservation charity Plantlife and Renault has revealed that in the UK one in five wildflowers is at a risk of extinction due to pollution. According to the data, since the 1930s 97 per cent of the country’s grasslands and meadows have disappeared, while floral diversity plummeted on road verges, usually home to [...]
Apple CEO Tim Cook admits to owning crypto November 10, 2021 Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has admitted to owning crypto and said he has been interested in digital assets for a while. While speaking at a financial conference in New York Cook was asked whether he owns Bitcoin or Ethereum. He replied “I do. I think it’s reasonable to own it as part of a [...]
ITV and Virgin Media O2 agree five-year integration partnership November 10, 2021 ITV and Virgin Media O2 have signed a new multi-year agreement that includes a full integration of the ITV Hub platform onto Virgin TV set-top boxes.
Heathrow’s e-gates fail again leaving passengers stuck November 10, 2021 E-gates at Heathrow airport have failed for the third time in three months, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in hour-long queues. The hub said it was working with Border Force to find a solution as quickly as possible. “This issue is impacting a number of ports of entry and is not an isolated issue at [...]
