Drones to be banned from flying within 400 metres of prisons October 21, 2023 New “no-fly zones” will be introduced around prisons in England and Wales to prevent drones being used to deliver drugs and contraband to inmates.
Mary Harron interview: Daliland director on working with Sir Ben Kingsley October 19, 2023 Mary Harron interview: 'The amazing thing with someone like Ben Kingsley is his weight of experience' – the Daliland director on her new film
Daliland: Ben Kingsley hams it up as Salvador Dali October 19, 2023 Despite the subject matter, Salvador Dali biopic Daliland is a surprisingly cosy period drama – I just can’t help wishing it were more.
Black Dog film review: A thoroughly fresh examination of masculinity October 19, 2023 The new Black Dog movie by upcoming writer-director George Jaques feels thrilling contemporary
Killers of the Flower Moon review: Leonardo DiCaprio isn’t the best bit October 19, 2023 Martin Scorsese delivers gold with his first Western, Killers of the Flower Moon, a shocking look at the way Native American people were treated by White Americans in the 1920s
Square Mile and Me: Simon Pryke on his journey from paper round to CEO October 19, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today Simon Pryke, CEO of investment manager Findlay Park, tells us about his time in the Square Mile.
Disinterest in trade jobs could see UK miss out on £98bn of growth, B&Q boss warns October 19, 2023 B&Q's owner stressed the importance of training up people in trade roles such as plumbing and electrics to address the shortfall.
Record rent rises are an existential challenge for London’s future October 19, 2023 It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who lives in London, but yesterday the capital clocked a record increase in private rental prices, with the cost of leasing a flat in the capital ticking up by 6.2 per cent in the year to September, up from 5.9 per cent in August. It is the [...]
The Notebook: Neil Bennett reveals his simple solution to save London’s IPO market October 18, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, global co-CEO of H/Advisors Neil Bennett takes the pen It’s time to shed light on the real reason the IPO market is comatose in London and most of the world When I was a young financial reporter, sometime in the last [...]
UK remains world’s third largest crypto economy, and biggest in Europe October 18, 2023 A Chainalysis update shows the UK remains the world's third largest digital asset economy, and the biggest throughout Europe.