Chelsea v Liverpool to mark return of safe-standing in the top flight November 8, 2021 Chelsea FC will host the first safe-standing football match in the top flight for nearly three decades. The London club will play Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on January 2 with thousands of fans able to stand up throughout the game. The Blues’ application to be part of a safe-standing trial has been approved by sports [...]
Global crypto market cap surges past $3tn as top coins rally November 8, 2021 The global crypto currency market is now worth a whopping $3tn (£2.2tn) according to data from CoinGecko. It comes after top ten crypto currencies have all experienced a price surge over the past week helping to push the market to new heights. Bitcoin has jumped above the $66k mark, up 6.4 per cent in 24 [...]
Australian treasury accused of pressuring ex-KPMG partner to omit $10bn gap in report November 8, 2021 A former KPMG partner has claimed he lost his job after being pressured by an Australian public servant to change a document that found a $10bn gap in the Treasury’s finances, according to reports. In a parliamentary hearing today, Brendan Lyon said he received “professional, ongoing attacks,” from public servants and that the Australian treasury [...]
Darktrace shares jump 10 per cent after broker says plunge driven by ‘fear not fact’ November 8, 2021 Shares in cybersecurity company Darktrace were up more than 10 per cent at midday on Monday after a fresh analyst note contradicted Peel Hunt’s “sell” analysis a fortnight ago and said the stock price plunge it provoked was driven by “fear not fact”. “Any share price capitulation is a result of fear not fact,” Berenberg [...]
London energy fund backs pay-per-mile EV taxi funding November 8, 2021 The Mayor of London’s energy efficiency fund (MEEF) has contracted FinTech company Zeti to deliver pay-per-mile funding of net-zero taxis across the capital. MEEF – a £500m investment fund – will make finance payments on a per-mile basis to boost the cash flow of fleet operators. The funding will have as its first beneficiary Colt [...]
Yü are welcome here: Ampoweruk’s customers rescued by independent supplier November 8, 2021 Yü Group is taking on over 8,000 customers stranded by Ampoweruk’s collapse last week. It has on-boarded the customers through Ofgem’s supplier of last resort process. They will join the firm on Sunday 7 November. Ampoweruk ceased trading last week alongside three other energy firms. The UK energy sector has been struggling with soaring wholesale [...]
Disney+ to offer discount on subscription service to boost audience November 8, 2021 With its second birthday coming up Disney+ is dropping the price of its subscription service to $1.99 for a month as it seeks to grow its subscriber base. The offer will begin today and will be valid until next week for new and eligible returning subscribers in the United States and some other countries according [...]
Norton Rose Fulbright joins junior lawyer pay war with salary raise to £95k November 8, 2021 Norton Rose Fulbright will increase pay for newly qualified lawyers by 12 per cent, as it joins the clamour for fresh legal talent, according to reports. The law firm announced a new “compensation strategy” which rewards new junior lawyers with an additional £10,000 a year, bringing their annual salary to £95,000, according to Legal Cheek, [...]
Housebuilders concerned over rising material costs November 8, 2021 Housebuilders are wrangling with supply chain disruption and rising material costs with the delivery of new homes under threat. 61 per cent of builders said these factors were the biggest obstacles adding pressure to their bottom line, in a survey of more than 50 English housebuilders by property consultancy Knight Frank. Concerns are also mounting [...]
Minister backs ban on MPs having second jobs after Paterson scandal November 8, 2021 Government minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has come out in support of a ban on MPs taking on consultancy work ahead of today’s emergency debate. The international trade secretary said she would support a rule change being mulled by the Commons standards committee which would bar MPs from paid lobbying on behalf of commercial interests. The comments come [...]
