Mercury/13 co-chief: We could partner WSL club within two years October 14, 2024 Mercury/13 co-chief Mario Malavé discusses the women’s football portfolio, where global growth is and which clubs the organisation will buy next. Mercury 13 was a privately funded programme that aimed to ready women for space flight. It was a revolutionary mission in 1960 that, nine years before Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, put [...]
Four Mothers at London Film Festival review: This Irish ode to oldies is like a big warm hug October 13, 2024 Four Mothers premiered at the London Film Festival on 13 October. Our rating: ★★★★ Irish writer siblings Colin and Darren Thornton’s rumination on the challenges of balancing family life with personal ambition embraces like a big warm hug. Four Mothers follows Edward, a queer 30-something writer whose book on teenage trauma has found success in [...]
Harlequins beat Saracens 1,700 days after last derby victory October 13, 2024 Harlequins put an end to Saracens’s unbeaten start to the season, beating their rivals 17-10 in the London derby. Fin Baxter and Lennox Anyanwu crossed for the Twickenham side with Marcus Smith adding seven points off the tee while Hugh Tizard scored the away side’s only try. Five points off the boot of England returnee [...]
Top-rated water firms dumped 1,374 ‘illegal’ spills into UK rivers October 13, 2024 Two of the UK’s largest water firms breached their permits by dumping over a thousand raw sewage spills into rivers, even though they had received the highest possible environmental rating from one of the sector’s regulators, fresh analysis has revealed. Severn Trent and United Utilities oversaw 1,374 raw sewage spills from treatment works across more [...]
EY pushes back graduate start dates as deals market slows October 13, 2024 Accounting giant EY has postponed the start dates for around 200 graduate hires as it grapples with a slowdown in business activity. New recruits set to begin their roles at the company’s strategy arm, EY-Parthenon, in the US next month or in January will now not be needed until mid-2024. To support affected recruits, EY [...]
UK inflation expected to fall below two per cent target October 13, 2024 UK inflation is tipped to fall below the Bank of England's two per cent target for the first time in more than three years.
Microsoft chief executive to chair government’s industrial strategy council October 13, 2024 The chief executive of Microsoft UK will chair a new body to advise the government on its industrial strategy. Clare Barclay will head up the industrial strategy advisory council, which will act as an interim advisory body until legislation is passed to put it on a statutory footing. The first meeting and full membership is [...]
China flags more fiscal stimulus for economy, leaves out key details on size October 12, 2024 China pledged on Saturday to “significantly increase” debt to revive its sputtering economy, but left investors guessing on the overall size of the stimulus package, a vital detail to gauge the longevity of its recent stock market rally. Finance Minister Lan Foan told a press conference Beijing will help local governments tackle their debt problems, [...]
Labour seeks to balance P&O criticism after Starmer slaps down call for boycott October 12, 2024 A Labour MP has sought to balance criticism of P&O Ferries after reports the Transport Secretary’s call for a boycott of the company could have jeopardised a £1bn investment in the UK. Keir Starmer has said Louise Haigh’s call for a boycott of the ferry firm was “not the view of the Government”. Liam Byrne [...]
P&O Ferries owner pulls £1bn UK port investment following row with ministers October 12, 2024 Dubai-based DP World planned to unveil the expansion of London Gateway Port at the Labour government's investment summit on Monday.