UKTV removes classic ‘Don’t mention the war’ Fawlty Towers episode June 12, 2020 BBC-owned streaming service UKTV has removed the ‘Don’t mention the war’ episode of sitcom classic Fawlty Towers, as broadcasters continue to cull content perceived to be insensitive from their platforms. The episode of the 1970s sitcom in which hotel proprietor Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, goose-steps while shouting “Don’t mention the war!” has been [...]
Crypto Seen From Space: Creating The Right Mindset For Growth June 11, 2020 The other night, while on my terrace, sheltered under a flimsy tarp, I had one of those ‘moments of insight’ (it seemed meaningful at the time). Rain poured from the sky in volumes exchanges can only dream of with the local weather observatory classifying the storm as ‘black rain’. Waiting it out, I stumbled upon [...]
From airships or supersonic jets, air travel is about to change forever June 11, 2020 The phrase “a perfect storm” is frequently overused. But when it comes to aviation, it is no exaggeration. Indeed, the collision of the Covid-19 pandemic with the challenges the civil aviation industry was already facing is certain to precipitate the mother of all root and branch transformations in air travel. While journalists today write glibly [...]
Tony Danker replaces Dame Carolyn Fairbairn as new CBI director-general June 10, 2020 The CBI has reportedly picked a replacement for Dame Carolyn Fairbairn, who will step down as director-general at the end of the year. Sky News has reported that the business group has appointed Tony Danker as Dame Carolyn’s successor, and it is understood the CBI will issue a release later today. Danker is currently chief [...]
Scottish MP submits bill to block BA’s ‘fire and rehire’ plans June 10, 2020 SNP MP Gavin Newlands has submitted an emergency bill to the House of Commons which would prevent firms using controversial “fire and rehire” tactics on their employees. The decision to bring forward the bill comes after it was claimed that British Airways (BA) was planning on making all 42,000 of its staff redundant and then [...]
Sky announces extra £1.5m funding for small business ads June 10, 2020 Sky has today pledged an additional £1.5m to fund free advertising for small businesses hit by coronavirus. The scheme will provide £10,000 of funding to 150 small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK that have been running for more than a year with fewer than 50 employees. Last month Sky Media, the advertising sales [...]
Hovis owners set to sell bread brand for up to £150m June 9, 2020 Hovis could reportedly be sold for as much as £150m as its owners look to offload the business later this year. The brand’s biggest shareholder The Gores Group, has hired bankers to sell its controlling 51 per cent stake which it acquired six years ago, according to Sky News. The investment firm is understood to [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Borges can score aboard V Chevaliers June 9, 2020 PUNTERS will be hoping for a change of fortune at Happy Valley on Wednesday. They are currently having to suffer while their favoured jockeys, Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, are enduring a torrid sequence of poor results. A combined total of just three wins from their last 30 rides is a poor return for their army [...]
Steel firm Celsa closes in on £30m loan June 9, 2020 A Cardiff-based steelmaker is nearing a deal with the government for a loan of £30m to bolster its finances amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Sky News reported. If an agreement is reached, Spanish-owned Celsa Steel UK will be one of the first firms to agree a bespoke funding deal outside the government’s official schemes. Although [...]
M&C Saatchi rebuffs board attempt by tech entrepreneur June 8, 2020 A request to join the board of M&C Saatchi by tech entrepreneur Vin Murria was denied this week, after the businesswoman amassed a large stake in the ad agency. Murria has built a stake of more than 13 per cent in M&C, following accounting problems at the firm which has led to an 80 per [...]