Openreach shelves board overhaul amid concerns over BT links October 6, 2019 Openreach is said to have shelved plans to overhaul its board amid concerns the move would erode its independence from BT. Read more: Ofcom gets the green light for new Openreach broadband regulation The telecoms network business, which was spun off from BT last year, has been looking to appoint BT’s strategy chief Michael Sherman [...]
Brexit talks postponed in blow to Boris Johnson’s proposals October 5, 2019 Brexit talks between the UK and European Union will be postponed until next week with the European Commission claiming the new proposals “do not provide a basis for concluding an agreement”. The EU Commission’s spokeswoman Natasha Bertraud said talks on replacing the Irish backstop would not take place this weekend as anticipated, but added that [...]
Brexit ‘is not Mission Impossible’, says Ireland minister October 4, 2019 Brexit is not “mission impossible” and a deal between the UK and EU can be made, according to Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney. Coveney had earlier said Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “final offer” on Brexit had fallen short of the Irish backstop. Read more: Economists predict how much the pound will spike if UK agrees [...]
Boris Johnson to seek Brexit delay if no deal agreed by 19 October October 4, 2019 Boris Johnson will ask the EU for a Brexit delay beyond Halloween if he cannot secure a deal by 19 October, it is reported. Government documents filed with a Scottish court show Johnson will break his promise to deliver Brexit by 31 October by seeking an extension, according to Sky News. Read more: The real-life [...]
Green finance is still stuck in the slow lane after New York Climate Week October 4, 2019 Attendees to New York Climate Week were treated to the city at its late-September finest – blue skies, warm sunshine, and a hint of fall colour creeping into the leaves of Central Park. Unfortunately, the beauty of this backdrop did not inspire enough concrete action on climate change. For many, the overriding feeling from last [...]
DEBATE: Can we really foresee a time when owning status symbols will be a thing of the past? October 4, 2019 Can we really foresee a time when owning status symbols will be a thing of the past? Mark Davis, co-founder and creative director of property branding agency me&dave, says YES. It’s already happening. The way we live is changing, as are the things we care about, and this is affecting our attitudes to the old [...]
The Hundred launch: Enthusiasm and confusion defines response to the ECB’s great hope October 3, 2019 The England and Wales Cricket Board’s great hope made its much-anticipated launch in a chilly warehouse on Brick Lane this morning. After a great deal of fanfare and a glitzy, clumsy marketing campaign The Hundred, a 100-ball competition with eight new franchises which begins next summer, took its first steps, full of optimism yet tinged [...]
Uber takes to the skies with $200 JFK helicopter taxis October 3, 2019 Uber customers in New York will soon be able to book helicopter flights to John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport using its app. The Uber Copter – currently available only to Uber premium members – will be offered to all Uber customers from 7 October. Read more: Uber Works app pairs gig economy workers with employers [...]
PAI Partners cooking up bid for Mary Berry food group October 3, 2019 Private equity firm PAI Partners is reportedly preparing a bid for a food group behind a brace of UK brands including Linda McCartney, Hartley’s jam, and Mary Berry desserts. The Paris-based firm is in discussions about a possible acquisition of Hain Daniels Group, the UK arm of US-based firm Hain Celestial, Sky News reported. Hain [...]
UK weather: Coasts braced for ex-hurricane storm Lorenzo October 3, 2019 The UK is set for heavy rainfall and gales today as it braces itself for stormy weather from anticipated remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo. A number of yellow wind warnings for parts of England and Northern Ireland have been released by the Met office ahead of the storm’s arrival, which is set to bring winds up [...]