Podcast: Matthew Halstead, Trustee and Co-Creator of sidekick, on mental health, the importance of community and reaching a ‘career pivot’ July 26, 2021 Listen now on Spotify, Apple podcast, Soundcloud or the ICAS website. Matt lives in Hampshire with his wife and daughter. Previously a Samaritans volunteer, he loves an open and honest mental health chat which lead him to co-create the sidekick charity, because he believes mental health support should be accessible to all. He runs Noctis, a small consultancy offering commercial [...]
Covid-19 cases fall for fifth day in a row raising hopes that ‘Freedom Day’ catastrophe has been averted July 26, 2021 Hopes are increasing that Britain may have passed the peak of its third wave of the pandemic as cases fell for the fifth day in a row yesterday. The trend is borne out of the seven-day average, which has seen a significant fall. Last week cases were at 46,558, they currently fall at 29,173, the [...]
Wine lovers to save £130m as Brexit red tape cut July 26, 2021 Ministers are set to give British wine-lovers something to celebrate with red tape adding £130m to the naion’s booze bill set to be scrapped. VI-1 certificates, a post-Brexit document importers were set to be required to fill in when shipping to the UK, will no longer be launched. Food and Drink Minister Victoria Prentis said, [...]
Admiral Taverns acquires NewRiver’s community pubs for £222m July 26, 2021 Retail and leisure property investor NewRiver is selling its Hawthorn Leisure community pub business to pub company Admiral Taverns for approximately £222.3m. Admiral boss Chris Jowsey said it was an “exciting” time for the pub brand, despite hospitality’s struggles during the Covid-19 pandemic. The portfolio comprises 674 leased, tenanted and operator-managed community pubs across England, [...]
S4 Capital snaps up Salesforce specialist Destined July 26, 2021 S4 Capital has snapped up a marketing firm specialising in Salesforce as Sir Martin Sorrell’s ad firm targets further expansion in the aftermath of the pandemic. The London-listed company said it will merge with Australia-based Destined with its data division Mightyhive in a bid to bolster its presence in Asia Pacific. Destined, which is a [...]
Tencent shares fall after Beijing orders end to exclusive music rights deals July 26, 2021 Shares in Tencent have fallen after China ordered the company to end exclusive music licensing agreements with record labels across the world. The move is said to be aimed at tackling the technology giant’s dominance of online streaming in the country. They must cease engaging in any of these deals in the future and any [...]
Credit Suisse settles spying case with former executive banker July 26, 2021 Credit Suisse has reached an out-of-court settlement with its former star banker Iqbal Khan whose explosive allegations of corporate espionage led to the resignation of chief executive Tidjane Thiam, the Swiss bank said on Sunday. “All involved parties have agreed to settle,” said Credit Suisse, according to the Financial Times. “This matter is now closed.” The [...]
Covid recovery pays dividends for UK plc July 26, 2021 UK plc has bounced back from the worst of the Covid crisis and is sharing the proceeds with investors, according to new figures released today. Dividends distributed by UK companies surged 51.2 per cent annually to reach £25.7bn in the second quarter of this year, according to the latest UK Dividend Monitor from Link Group. [...]
Vaccine rollout and surging consumer spending to fuel fastest economic growth since WW2 July 26, 2021 The rapid rollout of Covid vaccines and a surge in consumer spending has prompted forecasters to improve their outlook for the UK economy. Forecasts published by EY Item Club predict that the UK economy will grow 7.6 per cent this year, the fastest pace of expansion since 1941. The recent burst in consumer spending triggered [...]
Cop26 is our last chance to tackle climate change as extreme weather takes hold July 26, 2021 With less than 100 days to go until the UN Climate Change Conference – also known as COP26 – kicks off in Glasgow, preparations are well underway for the most important summit since that held in Paris back in 2015. Expectations are high, and rightly so. After all, to quote Sir David Attenborough, this is [...]
