Mark Hix thinks it’s time for the famous 500lb ‘tunny’ to make a comeback in British waters December 6, 2018 Britain’s waters have always contained tuna, but as a nation we largely ignored them until relatively recently. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that people started constructing special rods to catch these 500lb beasts, with a thriving fishing community growing in Scarborough. There was a huge herring fishery on the east coast and tunny – [...]
The Last Supper: World famous chef Nobuyuki Matsuhisa on why he’d have a simple meal of steamed rice, sushi and fresh fruit for his last meal on earth December 6, 2018 “I was born in Japan and grew up there, so that culture and food is a big part of who I am. That’s why, for my last supper, I’d like to eat very traditional Japanese food: steamed rice, miso soup, grilled fish like salmon, then Japanese pickles and seaweed. I’d also like my wife or [...]
A Christmas Carol review: The Old Vic’s revival stars Stephen Tompkinson as the miserly Scrooge December 6, 2018 Matthew Warchus’ joyous adaptation of A Christmas Carol returns to the Old Vic, only this time with Stephen Tompkinson in the miserly lead role, rather than Rhys Ifans. Warchus is no stranger to adapting literary classics for the stage, having masterminded Matilda and The Lord of Rings previously. For Dickens’ greatest morality tale, he enlists [...]
Space X rocket delivers Christmas dinner to International Space Station astronauts December 6, 2018 Elon Musk's Space X sent a rocket hurtling towards the International Space Station yesterday to bring astronauts their Christmas dinner in orbit. The rocket brought a turkey, helpings of cranberry sauce, candied yams and a fruitcake to allow the crew to enjoy Christmas as they might have back on Earth. The rocket also carried 40 mice [...]
Big Four firm KPMG comes through bruising year with strong set of results December 5, 2018 Big Four audit firm KPMG has pushed past the fallout from the collapse of outsourcer Carillion to deliver strong revenue and profit growth. The UK arm of the firm boosted revenue eight per cent to £2.338bn and underlying profit 18 per cent to £356m in the year to 30 September. The strong growth comes despite [...]
Sorrell strikes again with deal for US digital advertisers December 4, 2018 Sir Martin Sorrell will make his second acquisition since leaving advertising giant WPP as he takes over Mighty Hive, a day after his new outfit announced it was in advanced talks with the company. S4 Capital, which was set up by Sorrell after he left the world's biggest advertising firm earlier this year, said it will [...]
Will markets have a jolly festive season this year? December 4, 2018 It's December and time to deck the halls with boughs of holly. Or in CNBC’s case, it’s time for the business channel to be immersed in chatter of a potential Santa Claus rally and 2019 fortunes. Santa’s performance for the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been fairly reliable over the past five years, with investors rewarded [...]
Consumer spending growth falls as festive shopping fails to boost high street December 4, 2018 Consumer spending growth fell year-on-year in November to its lowest level since March as falling confidence continues to impact struggling retailers. Growth in consumer spending was just 3.3 per cent, dragged down by poor sales in the retail sector, according to new figures from Barclaycard. The figure is the lowest since March this year, when [...]
The Shard relaunches Western Europe’s highest light show December 3, 2018 The Shard’s Christmas lights are back with a bang this evening, transforming the top 20 storeys of the skyscraper into a festive light show. This year’s Shard Lights display sees London’s tallest building host a colourful 30-minute show running every half an hour from 4pm to 1am. The light show is based on the theme [...]
London Stock Exchange eyes Experian boss as new chairman December 3, 2018 The chairman of credit reporting company Experian is tipped to become the next head of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Don Robert, who is a member of Court at the Bank of England, is the frontrunner to succeed the LSE’s outgoing chairman Donald Brydon, according to Sky News. Discussions between Robert and the LSE’s board [...]