Focus On: Peckham – A creative hub full of bars and restaurants October 15, 2021 A hotbed for creative professionals and an innovative cultural hub, South London’s Peckham offers stylish modern living with exceptional transport links and some of London’s hippest bars and restaurants. During the 1960s, Peckham underwent significant redevelopment, followed by additional regeneration programmes over subsequent decades, which have allowed the area to maintain its sense of community [...]
A celebration of European tech takes over central London October 15, 2021 European tech stars lit up London’s Park Lane last night, as the continent’s leading investors and entrepreneurs gathered at the Hilton Park Lane hotel for the 19th Annual Investor Allstars awards ceremony. Hosted by Charlotte Hawkins, Europe’s most glamorous tech awards ceremony was back in full force. The event convened over 600 of the most [...]
Ollie Phillips: Marcus Smith can be the catalyst for a new England team October 15, 2021 Marcus Smith is the name on everyone’s lips as Eddie Jones prepares to name his England squad for the Autumn Nations Series on Monday. The Harlequins fly-half was on fire on his first Premiership appearance of the season last Friday, coming off the bench to help Quins surge from 21-0 down to beat Bristol 52-24. [...]
As bills go up, we need to brace for a pretty chilly winter in the UK October 15, 2021 As usual, Destiny’s Child was right. Bills, bills, bills, as the iconic girl group put it, put friction into our relationships and left us acting dumb. This winter they’re going up. As inflation starts to bite we’re going to find it tougher to make ends meet. From groceries to energy, the cost of everything is [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Bridging the digital divide is key to solve the wealth gap October 14, 2021 When operating in an online world feels as natural as it does to many of us, those who face digital exclusion are easy to miss. We often think about the digital divide in relation to older people who grew up without computers, or those who live in rural areas with poor internet connections. But new [...]
BREAKING: Entire Three Mobile network down, as well as Instagram, The Times, other websites October 14, 2021 Dozens of social media users are reporting that multiple websites across the UK are currently down, including Facebook-owned Instagram and newspaper The Times. It seems the problems started about 15 mins ago. Also, it appears the entire Three Mobile network is down, as users are unable to make or receive any calls. The company wrote: [...]
London has been resuscitated post-Covid and ambition will always keep cities alive October 14, 2021 The rumours of London’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The pandemic has been linked to the decline, if not the death, of cities. This seemed practically inevitable as we were ordered to “stay at home” and city centres turned into glass and concrete ghost towns. Bans on socialising and the closure of businesses led many [...]
Meghan: Harry dying to become investor ‘for years’ as £100m Netflix couple takes on new finance role October 12, 2021 Harry and Meghan are increasingly diving into the world of finance, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have become “impact partners” and investors at sustainable investing firm Ethic. Meghan said: “From the world I come from, you don’t talk about investing, right? You don’t have the luxury to invest. That sounds so fancy.” She [...]
Thank you for the music: Blackstone bets on lucrative music rights with $1bn Hipgnosis deal October 12, 2021 Blackstone has moved into the lucrative music copyrights market by backing Merck Mercuriadis’s music investment firm Hipgnosis with $1bn firepower to snap up music rights and manage catalogues. As part of the deal, Blackstone will take an ownership stake in Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM), an adviser to the eponymous investment arm, Hipgnosis Songs Fund [...]
Gymshark ‘aggressively’ pitched by banks as London IPO is on the cards October 12, 2021 Athleisure business Gymshark has started to put together plans for a stock market listing. The brand has been holding preliminary talks with institutional investors and investment banks about a flotation, Sky News has reported. The company hit a £1bn valuation just over a year ago and boasts customers in more than 130 countries. Gymshark was [...]