Pinocchio has never been darker than in the hands of Guillermo Del Toro December 9, 2022 Oscar winning Mexican filmmaker finally gets to offer his vision of the story of Pinocchio, a film with no connection to the Disney cartoon or the live action remake that came out this year. There have been countless adaptations over the years, but any time the Shape of Water filmmaker brings his unique eye to [...]
A new coal mine in Cumbria won’t save the burning problems for the UK December 9, 2022 After years of political ping-ponging, the decision has been made: we’ll have the first new coal mine in thirty years in the UK. It will be located in Whitehaven, in Cumbria, and it’s meant to bring 500 direct jobs to an impoverished area that has often felt forgotten by central government. The indirect jobs in [...]
Tullow Oil names Richard Miller as permanent CFO December 8, 2022 Tullow Oil has appointed interim chief financial officer Richard Miller to the position permanently, and named him as an executive director.
Incorporating business purpose into corporate social responsibility: how and why December 8, 2022 Consumers, candidates and society, in general, seek to live in and create a much fairer world where the organisations they purchase from or are employed by mirror their personal values and purpose. This fairer world benefits all of us – especially young people facing a rapidly changing world. More and more organisations are placing social [...]
KPMG’s UK business fined over widespread exam cheating scandal December 8, 2022 The USA’s accounting watchdog has fined KPMG $7.7m (£6.3m) and sanctioned four of its auditors over a series of international offences, including its failure to properly deal with a widespread UK cheating scandal. The watchdog claimed hundreds of KPMG’s UK staff cheated on exams, including the tests auditors are required to pass to maintain their [...]
Capital can’t be complacent about attracting new talent December 7, 2022 The perils of business journalism are many but one that is often under-remarked upon is the danger of drowning in data releases. Inboxes our end are full of new analyses, some of relatively questionable value, and it is sometimes hard to see the wood from the trees. Not so yesterday when the latest iteration of [...]
Dragons’ Den star Levi Roots on Brixton being the ‘sauce’ of entrepreneurial spirit December 7, 2022 In Brixton, the “heartbeat of the community” is its market, Dragons’ Den star and the businessman behind Reggae Reggae sauce, Levi Roots, tells CityA.M. The south London district has been Roots’ home ever since he moved to the UK as a young child from Jamaica, so it’s no surprise it is close to his heart. [...]
If you can build a football team, you can advance the fortunes of poor nations December 7, 2022 In Qatar, there has been a storm over its treatment of women, the LGBT community, and other minorities. But it has also, in another way, been the most egalitarian World Cup. What used to be called “upsets”, with notionally weaker teams beating their alleged superiors have almost become the norm.
Zenvo TS hypercar bows out with ‘low-drag’ 263mph TSR-GT December 6, 2022 Danish marque Zenvo has revealed the final iteration of its TS hypercar. Only three examples of the 1,379hp TSR-GT will be made.
Govt will not introduce airport-specific EU visas post-Brexit, says aviation minister December 6, 2022 In a bid to strengthen its UK workforce, the government will not introduce any specific visas for EU labourers to help airports with staffing levels. Aviation minister Baroness Vere told journalists it was up to everyone working in the sector to establish a “sustainable and secure UK workforce that meets our needs, [and] that is [...]