Bompas and Parr Alcoholic Architecture: This new London bar has its own alcohol weather system that’s literally a cocktail cloud July 9, 2015 A new bar is set to open in London which has its own alcohol weather system – quite literally a cocktail cloud. Created by food boffins Bompas and Parr, the concepts of mixology and meteorology have collided to create an alcoholic cloud which guests can wander through at a spot near Borough Market. The installation [...]
BT calls for Ofcom inquiry into Sky July 9, 2015 BT has called on industry watchdog Ofcom to expand its Digital Communications Review to tackle Sky's dominance of the pay-television sector. “Sky has benefited from a situation where there’s been very little or weak regulation,” John Petter, chief executive of BT’s consumer division, said in a speech to the Broadcasting Press Guild in London. "Sky [...]
Fashion chain Reiss is exploring a share sale July 9, 2015 Family owned high street fashion chain Reiss, a favourite of the Duchess of Cambridge, is reportedly exploring a share sale which could value the company at as much as £325m. The company's founder David Reiss is exploring bringing in outside investors for the first time since the company was founded in 1971. According to a report by Sky [...]
ITV and BBC to share Six Nations coverage in £300m deal July 9, 2015 The BBC will share Six Nations coverage with ITV from 2016, keeping the European rugby tournament on free-to-air television until 2021. Read more: BBC loses Olympic broadcast rights as Eurosport signs £922m deal The deal, thought to be worth around £50m a year, will mean England's home matches are broadcast on ITV and their away fixtures [...]
A machine has identified galaxies on its own for the first time July 9, 2015 Looks like Skynet draws nearer yet again – although on this occasion, it's a bit more literal. UK researchers have taught a computer how to “see”, turning it into a machine that doesn’t just scan the night skies, but can also recognise galaxy types without any human help. Astronomers and computer scientists at the University [...]
July Budget 2015: George Osborne set to push up tax thresholds but ease back on Conservative plans to slash welfare bill July 7, 2015 George Osborne will today use the first Tory Budget in 19 years to deliver on his party’s pre-election pledge to slash taxes for millions of workers. Yet the chancellor will also row back on the Conservatives’ manifesto commitment to find £12bn of savings from welfare payments by 2017-18 – instead taking an extra year to [...]
Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome glad to see Tony Martin take yellow jersey July 7, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome lost the yellow jersey but admitted his relief after emerging from the Tour de France’s longest and perhaps most treacherous stage unscathed yesterday. Read more: Froome – "Success stokes fire ahead of Tour de France" German time trial specialist Tony Martin took the maillot jaune for the first time in his [...]
July Budget 2015: What time is it, how to watch it and what to expect July 7, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne is busily preparing to deliver his "emergency Budget" tomorrow, with its name alluding to the fact it's so close to the General Election. But it's also attracting attention is because it's the first exclusively Conservative Budget in almost 20 years – in 1996 then-chancellor Kenneth Clarke delivered a package framed as the "Rolls-Royce recovery [...]
Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome takes yellow jersey July 6, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome lent his bid for a second Tour de France title unexpected early momentum by snatching the yellow jersey on a dramatic third stage yesterday. Read more: Teammates key as Froome gains time on his Tour rivals The Team Sky rider finished a close second to stage winner Joaquim Rodriguez and earned enough time [...]
Teammates key as Froome gains time on his Tour de France rivals July 5, 2015 Britain's Chris Froome hailed the contribution of his Team Sky teammates after gaining significant time on his Tour de France rivals and surging into the top 10 of the general classification during stage two yesterday. Read more: Froome – "Success stokes fire ahead of Tour de France" Fellow Briton and Etixx-Quick-Step rider Mark Cavendish [...]