Walthamstow man tried to use Nadine Dorries’ credit card to buy Canada Goose coat March 24, 2021 A trainee engineer has expressed remorse for the distress he caused to Tory MP Nadine Dorries after attempting to use her credit card details to buy a designer coat worth almost £1,000. A fraudulent copy was made of health minister Nadine Dorries’ card and an attempted transaction carried out in October 2019, Westminster Magistrates’ Court [...]
Owner of Freddie Mercury seal attack dog will not face criminal charges March 24, 2021 A barrister will not face criminal charges after her dog attacked a seal nicknamed Freddie Mercury last weekend, leading to the animal being euthanised. The young common seal, which had been given the name in honour of the late Queen singer by walkers in Barnes, west London, was bitten by the dog on Sunday. Freddie [...]
Coke UK CEO: Our sugar-free variants are thriving – but the full-fat Coca-Cola is safe March 24, 2021 Earlier this month, thanks to the strange vagaries of the internet, a years-old video emerged of the now-Chancellor Rishi Sunak expressing an opinion that – at the highest levels of a Government hell-bent on public health warnings – now seems almost scandalous. “I’m a total Coke addict,” he tells two schoolchildren. “A Coca-Cola addict.” The [...]
City Moves: Who is switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? March 24, 2021 Snakes and Ladders provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. BDBF lands former Slater & Gordon’s head Employment law firm BDBF has hired former national head of employment at Slater & Gordon’s as its new equity partner. Most recently a partner at employment [...]
Robinhood, at the heart of retail trading frenzy, files for own IPO March 23, 2021 By Anirban Sen (Reuters) -Robinhood Markets Inc, the online brokerage at the heart of the historic retail trading frenzy that gripped Wall Street this year, has confidentially submitted plans to regulators for a U.S. initial public offering, the company disclosed on Tuesday. The number of shares to be offered and the price range have not [...]
Online trading: Potent cocktail of social media and thrill-seeking investors creates ‘crypto wild west’ March 23, 2021 This morning the FCA said young people are increasingly engaging with risky investments like foreign exchange and cryptocurrency, despite not having the capacity for loss if the investment goes wrong. The warning lays bare a large group of thrill-seeking youngsters, solely interested in speculative short term gains. The financial watchdog found that nearly two-thirds [...]
Gut instinct and social media drives young people to risky investment decisions, warns FCA March 23, 2021 The financial watchdog has warned that young people are increasingly engaging with risky investments like foreign exchange and cryptocurrency, despite not having the capacity for loss if the investment goes wrong. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) research found nearly two-thirds (59%) of young investors claimed that a significant investment loss would have a fundamental impact [...]
Using blockchain for personal monetisation March 23, 2021 Fundraising has been around for as long as people have been launching new ventures and the ability to raise funds is one of the most vital leadership traits in any successful start-up CEO. Even the most incredible concepts can quickly fall flat if they do not get support from investors. This dichotomy has led technologists [...]
UK unemployment: Covid impact on young people ‘could last a lifetime’ March 23, 2021 The disproportionate impact of the pandemic on young people’s job prospects “could last a lifetime”, according to analysts. Unemployment data released this morning by the Office for National Statistics showed that under-25s make up two thirds of the 700,000 job losses since the start of the pandemic. Lorna Carter-Blake, managing director at DA Training and [...]
Hyper-local offices and central HQs could chart the path forward to save cities March 23, 2021 Enforced home working and lockdown travel restrictions have, for many, led to a journey of local discovery. To name but a few, the surprise and delight of hidden parks and gardens discovered during our daily exercise ration and great independent food shops providing welcomed morning coffee hits and morale-boosting treats. However, despite the lack of [...]