Six Nations: Write off Wales at your peril… again February 2, 2024 Warren Gatland and the Wales national rugby team are basically a sporting version of conjoined twins. Since 2007 the New Zealand coach has had some form of affiliation with Wales – except from a two-year hiatus between 2020 and 2021 – but back in a role many thought he had given up for good little [...]
YouGov: Pollsters expect revenue ‘will be strong’ as UK and US elections loom February 2, 2024 The market research and pollster firm, YouGov, stated in its half-year update that it is “confident in achieving full year expectations”. Despite the challenging macro-economic environment, YouGov said it has seen resilient performance during the period as it continues to see sales momentum in the technology sector. However, the business noted there are some “other [...]
Six Nations: England savouring renewed title ambitions February 2, 2024 It’s amazing isn’t it, how predictions often fall flat on their faces? England, alongside neighbours Wales, were billed as the potential flops at the Rugby World Cup last year in France. All eyes were on Les Bleus and Ireland to make the case for the northern hemisphere against the might of the south. But Wales [...]
Apple: China takes a bite out of numbers but tech giant beats consensus February 2, 2024 Apple missed sales estimates in China but held on to profits elsewhere, it told its investors on Wall Street last night
‘Don’t laugh: England can win the Six Nations’ February 2, 2024 You’ll laugh at me when I say it – in fact you might disqualify me entirely from having opinions on rugby – but I genuinely believe that England have a viable path to this year’s Six Nations title. Hear me out: Steve Borthwick has a much-changed squad but he has, arguably, the most continuity out [...]
January sales fail to impress shoppers as London footfall disappoints February 2, 2024 January was another disappointing month for London retailers as shoppers steered clear of the high street. A new report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) showed footfall across the capital declined by 1.7 per cent at the start of the month. This has widened from a fall of 1.4 per cent recorded in December. With [...]
EU AI Act will set the global standard, so British businesses must keep up February 2, 2024 The EU's landmark AI act will likely set the tone for global standards, so British companies should not rest on their laurels, writes Nick White.
Six Nations: World Cup cycles don’t matter for Ireland, replacing Sexton does February 1, 2024 As the Cranberries classic Zombie rang around the Stade de France at multiple points during last year’s Rugby World Cup, it almost seemed destined that fly-half and Ireland great Johnny Sexton would cap his career standing by lifting the William Webb Ellis trophy. The four provinces were coached by Andy Farrell for the first time [...]
Shell chief says ditching oil production wind-down was not to ‘create a lack of transparency’ February 1, 2024 Last year’s walk-back of Shell’s staggered oil production cuts was not done to “create a lack of transparency” but to “focus on the key targets that matter,” Shell’s chief executive has said. In an analyst call following the company’s release of its fourth quarter and full-year results for 2023, Wael Sawan said the decision to [...]
Business travel trends 2024: The changing face of the work trip February 1, 2024 Business travel trends for 2024, from objective stacking to AI PAs – the top five changes to work trips in the year ahead