Teens in suits banned from UK cinemas as TikTok craze around new Minions: The Rise Of Gru takes off July 5, 2022 Reports are coming in that young people wearing suits during screenings of Minions: The Rise Of Gru are being banned from UK cinemas. The decision comes after some young moviegoers were criticised for rowdy behaviour after a viral trend erupted on the social media app TikTok. The trend involves large groups of teenage boys, who [...]
Tory MP Caroline Nokes reported Chris Pincher for being drunk mid-afternoon, 24 hours before groping attack July 5, 2022 Senior Tory MP Caroline Nokes claimed she reported Chris Pincher for being ‘drunk in the middle of the afternoon’ last Tuesday – 24 hours before his alleged groping attack. But nothing was done, she said late last night. Nokes shared on TalkTV that she witnessed the former Deputy Chief Whip, Chris Pincher, ‘drunk in the [...]
Young’s reports bumper sales but cost of living slowdown looms July 5, 2022 Young’s Brewery chair Stephen Goodyear said the firm had made a bumper start to the new financial year today but warned that a looming cost of living crunch could temper sales growth in the months to come. At the firm’s annual general meeting today, Stephen Goodyear, Chairman of Young’s, is set to tell shareholders that [...]
Puttin’ on the Ritz: The business of selling luxury July 4, 2022 If you are a regular reader of this column, it is a fair bet that you enjoy—or at least have a healthy interest in—what are hoarily known as the finer things in life. I have written about cocktails, tailoring, members’ clubs, cigars, hats and a gallimaufry of luxury-associated subjects, unstinting in my recommendations and preferences. [...]
The Black Phone is a creepy reunion for Derrickson and Hawke July 4, 2022 Having acrimoniously parted ways with the Doctor Strange franchise, director Scott Derrickson goes back to his horror roots with The Black Phone, a cleverly pitched movie based on a short story by Joe Hill (the pen name of Stephen King’s son). Set in the late 70s, Mason Thames plays Finney, a young man who becomes [...]
Capital people: London writer Susie Steiner loses brain tumour battle and dies aged 51 July 4, 2022 The well-known author and journalist Susie Steiner has passed away aged 51, according to a tweet on her account. “Susie died yesterday after being diagnosed with a brain tumour three years ago. She lived with her illness with courage and good humour. She was much loved and will be much missed.” Steinman was diagnosed with [...]
15 years of income stagnation leaves families brutally exposed to cost of living crisis with income inequality growing fast July 4, 2022 Real typical household disposable income growth for working age families has slumped to just 0.7 per cent a year in the 15 years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic. This has left households, particularly those in rented accommodation and with young children, brutally exposed to the current cost-of-living crisis, according to new research published today [...]
Boris Johnson under pressure to explain why he gave Chris Pincher whips job despite well-known allegations July 4, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to explain and set out what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour centring on Chris Pincher before appointing him to the Tory whips’ office. The Prime Minister is alleged to have referred to the MP as “Pincher by name, pincher by nature” before making him deputy chief [...]
Brewdog chief James Watt admits to management mistakes following workplace culture row July 4, 2022 CEO and founder of Brewdog James Watt has opened up about issues of anger management and mistakes he’s made around Brewdog's workplace culture.
Workers lose over £9k of yearly income rises during ‘lost decade’ July 4, 2022 Brits have lost over £9,000 of annual income rises during and just before the “lost decade” after the global financial crisis, reveals a fresh report published today. Typical household income growth has ground to a halt of just 0.7 per cent per year between 2005 and 2020, while incomes surged 2.3 per cent each year [...]