Relx snaps up Leeds software firm TruNarrative in £130m deal August 25, 2021 Relx has snapped up Leeds-based software group TruNarrative as the FTSE media giant continues to beef up its business through a string of acquisitions. TruNarrative, which was founded in 2016 and offers software that helps customers reduce risk and financial crime, will merge with the company’s LexisNexis Risk Solutions division. The company did not disclose [...]
Just Eat to create 1,500 new jobs in Sunderland August 25, 2021 Just Eat has announced it will create more than 1,500 new customer service jobs in Sunderland as part of a £100m investment in the North East. The British food delivery giant said that recruitment for the roles is underway with 300 positions already filled. The multi-million pound investment will fund a 20,000 square meter workspace [...]
E-naira: Digitising Nigeria, improving lives, and advancing national infrastructure August 25, 2021 Nigeria is more amazing than the world realises, and the nation deserves far more attention, says Alex Lightman.
Self-catered accommodation prices soar after pandemic August 25, 2021 Self-catered accommodation in the UK is now on average 40 per cent more expensive than in summer 2019. Analysis from consumer group Which? and BBC Panorama, found holidaymakers were paying an average of £300 more per week in August compared to the last summer before the pandemic. The average cost of one night of self-catered [...]
Data watchdog targets social media with new Children’s Code August 25, 2021 The UK data watchdog is setting its sights on social media and gaming companies with new regulations to protect children that come into force next week. The Children’s Code brings in new rules around protecting data for online services such as apps, online games and web and social media sites likely to be accessed by [...]
Afterpay marketing costs double in bid to secure US payments market August 25, 2021 Australian transactions firm Afterpay has watched its losses widen in the past year, as it ramped up costs in a bid to secure the US market. Marketing costs more than doubled in the year to June, as the firm attempted to capitalise on the pandemic-induced buy now, pay later (BNPL) services boom – which accompanied [...]
Just Eat and ITV set to be booted from FTSE 100, while Morrisons and Meggitt could be added August 25, 2021 Takeaway delivery service company Just Eat Takeaway.com is set to be booted from the FTSE 100 after the index’s watchdog ruled it was a Dutch rather than a British company. FTSE Russell, the global index provider that recommends which listed companies should join or be removed from London’s premier index, ruled that Just Eat should [...]
Inmarsat bids farewell to Old Street as it takes up new City HQ August 25, 2021 Inmarsat will be leaving its iconic headquarters in Shoreditch to take up new office space in the City. The British satellite giant has pre-let 121,00 square feet at 50 Finsbury Square, marking an end to its towering presence on Old Street roundabout. The move is the latest example of downsizing by a major British company [...]
Anglo Pacific publishes lacklustre interim results as CEO steps down August 25, 2021 Anglo Pacific Group, a leading natural resources investment company, has published lacklustre interim results as its CEO announced he would step down. H1 results showed the year had gotten off to a mediocre start with total portfolio income falling by four per cent year on year from $24.10m in 2020 to $23.04m in 2021. The [...]
Afghanistan: Biden says US ‘on pace’ to meet evacuation deadline August 25, 2021 US President Joe Biden rules out any extension of US presence in Afghanistan, he said in a speech following the G7 emergency meeting. The evacuation efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan are “on pace to finish” by the August 31st deadline. Biden rejected pleas from G7 leaders to extend the timeframe. “The sooner we finish [...]
