Babcock: British defence giant on track for growth as global demand for arms soars November 14, 2023 British engineering giant Babcock stuck to annual guidance for growth on Tuesday as the global threat environment continues to drive demand for defence equipment and maintenance work. Babcock posted underlying operating profit up 27 per cent to £154m for the six months to the end of September, helped by income from its contract to build frigates [...]
Yet another housing minister? It’ll alienate young professionals November 14, 2023 The political churn of ministers is doing nothing to solve the housing crisis, and it's the young who are suffering, writes Henry Hill.
Top young musicians to set to play latest Amex Gold Unsigned November 13, 2023 This month sees the final of the hotly anticipated Amex Gold Unsigned initiative, which will see a host of talented young musicians play for a chance to win a slot at some of the UK’s biggest festivals.
UK millennials ‘still wearing economic scars’ of 2008 financial crisis November 13, 2023 While millennials in the US have mostly recovered from the impact of the 2008 crisis, their contemporaries in the UK continue to wear the “economic scars” of that period, according to a new research from the Resolution Foundation.
2023 ATP Finals: Prize money, year-end No1 ranking and records up for grabs in Turin November 11, 2023 Djokovic is aiming to break a number of records at the ATP Finals.
Why Anatomy of a Fall is film of the year and an early Oscars 2024 contender November 10, 2023 New movie Anatomy of a Fall is our film of the year so far. Here's why
‘Premiership Rugby MUST make most of storylines to solidify league’ November 10, 2023 This weekend’s Premiership action sees the first of the major derbies in English rugby: Gloucester versus Bath. The Kingsholm terraces will be packed and jeering, and the opposition players taking abuse for 80 minutes. This is the kind of storyline and cauldron Premiership Rugby needs to build upon following the Rugby World Cup. The league [...]
Christmas ads by John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Tesco bring festive spend to record £9.5bn November 9, 2023 AA commercial director Sharon Lloyd Barnes said: “Christmas advertising is an integral part of the festive season.
Hipgnosis reshuffles bosses in battle to keep the music playing November 7, 2023 Leadership changes follow the ousting of the chairman Andrew Sutch and two directors
‘Mandatory reporting of injuries can help with concussion at grassroots’ November 7, 2023 Former Team GB chief executive Andy Hunt has called on sport to introduce the mandatory reporting of injuries on a new national database to ensure grassroots players are better protected from concussion. A YouGov survey for Podium Analytics this autumn revealed that 67 per cent of people back mandatory reporting of head injuries in rugby, [...]