Gianluca Vialli dead at 58: Ex Italy, Chelsea and Juve star passed after battle with cancer January 6, 2023 Former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, the Italian Football Federation has announced. Vialli, who went on to enjoy huge success as Chelsea manager following his glittering playing career, was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and announced he had been given the all-clear [...]
The verdict: Experts react to Keir Starmer’s plan for the economy January 5, 2023 Keir Starmer is right to harness the power of government and business working together to fix the UK economy, but “time will tell” whether Labour sticks to sensible spending, economists judged after his maiden speech of 2023 today. Speaking in East London, the opposition leader promised to work side by side with private firms to [...]
The Meal Deal Inflation Index: Tesco, Greggs, Boots and more January 5, 2023 Times are hard – with a cost of living crisis, inflation, and seemingly constant grey skies. Add strikes to the mix and it’s almost too much to get out of bed. But there is worse than even that – the hardy meal deal, the friend of the cost-conscious Londoners, is no longer quite the value [...]
Ryanair’s profits ‘will rise’ as recession forces passengers to opt for cheaper fares January 5, 2023 Low-cost airline Ryanair has raised its profit guidance for its full year 2023 to between €1.32bn (£1.16bn) and €1.42bn (£1.25bn). This is a 25 per cent boost on its initial range of between €1bn and €1.20bn. Analysts at Liberum raised Ryanair’s forecast after a better than expected third quarter; Ryanair carried 11.5 million passengers in [...]
Ryanair passenger levels jump as low-cost carriers weather recession January 4, 2023 Ryanair reported a jump in passenger levels today in a sign that low-cost carriers are managing to weather the cost-of-living crisis. Figures published today show that the low-cost airline carried 11.5 million passengers in December, 21 per cent up on last year’s levels. Numbers were also up on November’s 11.2 million travellers. Load factor – the [...]
Pub boss leads business criticism of Hunt’s plan to cut support over sky-high energy bills January 4, 2023 Business leaders have reacted negatively to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's plan to significantly reduce support with energy bills from April.
Amazon Prime, Spotify set to be worst hit by Brits cancelling subscriptions January 4, 2023 British households are cancelling online subscriptions as the cost of living soars, with Amazon Prime and Spotify among the most-searched subscriptions to be cancelled, according to a new study. According to a new study by VPN Online, Brits are increasingly cancelling their streaming subscriptions to save money amid sky-high inflation. In 2022, the average Brit [...]
BT: Telecoms giant enters the drone market in £5m deal January 4, 2023 BT, Britain’s telecoms giant has entered the automated drone business. Earlier today, Etc., the incubation team in BT Group’s Digital unit announced that it was entering a £5m deal with Altitude Angel. Altitude Angel is a Reading based technology provider and the deal is supposed to scale up UK’s automated flying infrastructure. The two businesses [...]
How does darts prize money compare with other sports? January 4, 2023 Michael Smith’s maiden victory at the PDC World Championship earned the St Helens darts player the No1 ranking and £500,000 in prize money. It also lifted 32-year-old Smith to No1 in the PDC order of merit, with aggregate earnings of £1.24m over the past 24 months. But how does darts prize money compare to the [...]
Awards 2023 January 4, 2023 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]