John Lewis wins sneezing dragon High Court battle after judge dismisses author’s claim April 3, 2023 John Lewis has been found not to have infringed the copyright of a children’s author who claimed it had copied one of her designs in its Christmas advertisement. Fay Evans, 49, from Macclesfield, Cheshire claimed the department store had copied parts of her book ‘Fred The Fire-Sneezing Dragon’ in its ‘Excitable Edgar’ Christmas advert which [...]
Surrey coach: ‘Rest England stars but let the others play more county cricket’ April 3, 2023 Surrey County Cricket Club head coach Gareth Batty has insisted that a packed schedule is pivotal for the development of future England stars despite a review conducted by Andrew Strauss recommending fewer games in the County Championship. Batty now heads up the defending champions in Division One and while he’s happy for the club’s England [...]
‘Never a better time to expand’: Kids’ finance firm GoHenry snapped up by saving app Acorns April 3, 2023 British kids finance firm GoHenry has been snapped up by US investing app Acorns in a deal which will see its financial education tools rolled out to millions of new customers in the US.
Phillip Schofield responds after brother found guilty of sexual abuse of boy April 3, 2023 Phillip Schofield has responded following his brother’s guilty verdict for sexual abuse. “As far as I am concerned, I no longer have a brother,” the This Morning presenter said. Timothy Schofield has been found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage boy over the course of three years. More than five-and-half hours of deliberating took place [...]
Interim Chelsea manager Bruno Saltor: I must take blame for Graham Potter sacking April 3, 2023 Chelsea caretaker manager Bruno Saltor admits he and the players must take their share of the blame for the club’s decision to sack Graham Potter. Potter was dismissed by the Blues on Sunday night, just seven months after arriving from Brighton and Hove Albion with Spaniard Bruno among his backroom staff. The former defender has [...]
The London boroughs with the lowest property prices: Where is the cheapest place to buy in London in 2023? April 3, 2023 With the OBR expecting property prices to drop by 10 per cent this year, first time buyers are tentatively hoping that 2023 might be the year they can finally afford to get on the property ladder. But with London’s property market still too hot for many young buyers, where is the best borough to buy? [...]
I went to Auschwitz with Holocaust survivors. It was shocking, but so memorable April 3, 2023 Survivors, now in their 90s, return to Holocaust sites to take visitors on tours for the annual March of the Living. Daniel Edward went along I’m not generally a nervous traveller, it would be something of a professional impediment, but I must admit to being nervous of visiting some of the most horrific sites of [...]
James Watt: I want to help young entrepreneurs learn from Brewdog mistakes April 3, 2023 Most public figures who have found themselves embroiled in the number of scandals that James Watt, the chief executive of craft beer firm BrewDog, has managed would by now surely have retreated from the public spotlight. However, that is not Watt’s style. The outspoken founder of the Punk IPA brand is once again generating his [...]
New James Bond story will focus on London and King Charles’ Coronation March 31, 2023 Ian Fleming productions has announced a new James Bond story will be released to coincide with King Charles’ Coronation in May. The story will be called On His Majesty’s Secret Service, following on from the original Ian Fleming novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. The new story will be written by Charlie Higson, who has [...]
Succession – planning that is – and why you don’t need to be as rich as Logan Roy to secure your family’s financial future March 31, 2023 Rivalry and revenge are rife within the Roy family – the dysfunctional clan that returned to screens this week in the Sky series‘Succession’. Camilla Stowell, head of private and commercial clients at Coutts said: “The drama uncovers how emotional conversations about intergenerational wealth and succession planning can be. “However, in reality the process can be [...]