Court of Appeal reopens landmark £5bn lawsuit against BHP for Brazil dam collapse July 27, 2021 London’s Court of Appeal has today decided to reopen a historic £5bn lawsuit against mining giant BHP over the collapse of a dam in Brazil in 2015. In an unexpected u-turn, the court said that a group of 200,000 claimants would be able to appeal against a lower court’s decision to throw the case out [...]
Wine and cheese pairing is an art: Here’s what the experts say July 27, 2021 There are so many National Something-Or-Other days that you could be forgiven for having overlooked Sunday’s celebration of Wine and Cheese Day. Walthamstow’s new online drinks marketplace Hometipple marked the occasion by coming up with a series of exciting cheese and wine pairings, including Hungarian Etyeki Kuria Pinot Noir with aged Berkswell from Warwickshire. “Hometipple [...]
The £46,250 Toyota Corolla: cult-classic AE86 smashes auction record July 27, 2021 A one-owner 1987 Toyota Corolla GT has sold for a staggering £46,250 at auction. But what makes this AE86 model so sought-after?
London home sellers now get 91 per cent of asking price, but Westminster buyers achieve largest discount July 27, 2021 Home sellers in London are now achieving 91 per cent of their initial asking price, an increase of six per cent on the first three months of this year, data from sales agent Benham and Reeves has found. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, some in the market panic-bought to secure properties over the [...]
Dallas engineering giant Jacobs to support UK’s first satellite launch site July 27, 2021 Dallas engineering giant Jacobs, which works with NASA, has secured a role in supporting the UK’s first vertical space satellite launch site due to be based in the Scottish Highlands. Jacobs will assess the local supply chain and report on how advanced engineering, asset management and avionics – aviation electronics – can be transferred to [...]
Three’s a party: Isle of Wight triplets all receive first-class degree in geography July 27, 2021 Three English brothers all received their first-class degrees in geography at the University of Portsmouth today. 21-year-old triplets – Charlie, Harry and Thomas White, from Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight – all chose to study the same subject at the same university without discussing it with each other. “One of our school teachers was a [...]
‘Candy Crush’ maker fighting allegations of a culture of gender discrimination and sexual harassment July 27, 2021 The makers of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, Activision Blizzard, is fighting a lawsuit that alleges it oversaw a culture of sexual harassment, gender discrimination and retaliation for reporting abuse. It follows years of allegations levelled at the lucrative gaming industry that it is rife with gender inequality and misogyny. Activision Blizzard, the most [...]
Mitie doubles first quarter revenue on back of Interserve acquisition July 27, 2021 Outsourcer Mitie today said that it had doubled its first quarter revenue as the firm’s acquisition of rival Interserve’s facilities management business paid instant dividends. The FTSE 250 firm said that revenue rose to £930m in the first quarter, up 104 per cent on the £455m that it booked in the same period last year. [...]
Meet Shein: The secretive Chinese fast-fashion firm taking over online retail July 27, 2021 Taking the Tube at the minute can still, at times, feel like time travel. Around you are slightly tattered posters for theatre productions that haven’t been on stage for more than a year; ads for movies touted for cinema release that ended up quietly released to Netflix with little fanfare. Amongst these relics of a [...]
City watchdog slashes fundraising threshold to attract SPACs July 27, 2021 Britain’s City watchdog has slashed the minimum amount a SPAC needs to raise to list on UK markets in half, it announced today. The Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday SPACs – or special purpose acquisition companies – would need to raise £100m from a float, instead of the £200m initially proposed. Read more:UK listings [...]
