Peckham Conker Championships: Inside the event that made conkers ‘cool’ October 16, 2024 Chaos and skullduggery at South East London's most charged conker club
The Notebook: Starmer should spend more time on Linkedin October 16, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer should spend more time clicking away on the world’s most insincere website, according to Michael Martins, founding partner of Overton Advisory Starmer should spend more time on LinkedIn Labour’s first successful International Investment Summit under Prime Minister Starmer yesterday has garnered all the right headlines. Tens of billions of pounds in investment [...]
Standard Chartered wins Libor-linked court battle against investors October 15, 2024 British bank Standard Chartered has won its battle against its investors, meaning it can now impose "fundamentally different commercial bargains...from what had been agreed"
German Thomas Tuchel to become England manager October 15, 2024 Thomas Tuchel will lead the Three Lions into the next World Cup after signing a deal to become England’s new head coach. The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich manager will take over from Lee Carsley, who has been in charge on an interim basis following the departure of Gareth Southgate after Euro 2024 earlier this [...]
It is 14 days until FII8: The catalyst for global economic transformation October 15, 2024 Inside Saudi provides readers in the City and beyond with insights from Saudi Arabia, one of the fast growing markets in the world. Each week we’ll bring you exclusive interviews, news you can use and spotlight the companies making things happen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The countdown has begun for the eighth edition [...]
Football injuries cost European clubs £2bn over the last four years October 15, 2024 Injuries across Europe’s top five football leagues cost clubs £2bn over the last four seasons amid growing concerns surrounding player workload. There were 14,292 injuries across the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A and the Bundesliga from 2020-21 to 2023-24, according to the Howden Men’s European Football Injury Index. In England, champions Manchester City [...]
Despite falling unemployment, a November rate cut looks almost certain October 15, 2024 The figures showed that regular pay growth was at its lowest level since June 2022 while pay growth including bonuses dropped to its lowest level since November 2020.
Porsche Macan EV review: Popular performance SUV goes electric October 15, 2024 You’ll note the title of this review refers to the ‘Porsche Macan EV’. In truth, this car is just the ‘Macan’ – a clean-sheet new SUV intended to replace the long-serving combustion car. However, the market’s less-than-ravenous appetite for EVs has forced a rethink. So, for now at least, Porsche will continue selling the petrol-powered [...]
Klarna grows UK network by a third in buy-now pay-later boom October 15, 2024 Klarna said its network of UK merchants has grown by roughly a third over the last year in a sign of booming demand for buy-now pay-later services among British consumers.
Bibby Stockholm: Profit rises for asylum seeker barge ahead of closure October 15, 2024 The Bibby Stockholm barge, which houses asylum seekers off the coast of Dorset, continued to turn a profit in 2023, it has been revealed. The three-storey vessel has posted a pre-tax profit of £167,035 for the 12 months, down from the £421,701 it reported for 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show its turnover [...]