How to value your startup February 14, 2019 Do you have a great idea for a startup but feel overwhelmed by the funding options? You’re not alone. Many fledgling entrepreneurs have a great idea and sound business plan but start scratching their heads as soon as money is mentioned. Every startup needs money to grow so it is important that you value your [...]
England’s top three batsmen still up in the air for this summer’s Ashes following inconclusive West Indies series February 13, 2019 Only one Test match now stands between England and the start of this summer’s Ashes. Despite having just spent the last three weeks playing that very format in the Caribbean, they are no closer to solving their perennial problem. The phrase “first name on the team sheet” is a common one in sport; right now [...]
Tracey Emin at the White Cube Bermondsey: An agonised howl marks Emin’s return as an artist February 13, 2019 It’s been years since the last major Tracey Emin exhibition, but she returns with an agonised howl of a show exploring the gaping emotional wounds that threatened to destroy her as both an artist and a human being. The White Cube’s first room is dominated by 50 giant selfies of Emin in bed, taken on [...]
‘Trusting’ millennials fall victim to Facebook and Instagram fraudsters February 13, 2019 Fraudsters are using Facebook and Instagram to target millennials who are “overly trusting” of social media. Organised criminals are using social media platforms to scam younger people aged under 30 out of money at an increasing frequency, UK Finance chief executive Stephen Jones told MPs today. Read more: Former digital minister joins calls for Facebook regulation [...]
Five charts to gauge the environment for equities February 13, 2019 Stock markets wax and wane. The period of time in which they move from a state of expansion (bull market) to one of contraction (bear market), before expanding again is known as the “market cycle”. Last year was an extremely difficult one for stock markets, prompting much commentary as to which ones had “corrected” (falls [...]
Regulator rolls out new standards to protect children from gambling adverts February 13, 2019 The UK advertising regulator today unveiled a raft of new standards designed to protect children and young people from irresponsible gambling adverts. The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP), which writes the rules for advertising in the UK, has rolled out a series of measures to ensure gambling brands do not target children in their campaigns. [...]
Trevor Steven: Goalscoring genius Sergio Aguero is my leading striker of the Premier League era February 12, 2019 Ian Rush got it right this week when he said that we have Sergio Aguero to thank for reminding us what it means to be an old-fashioned centre-forward. Rarely do you see Aguero on the flanks or even outside of the width of the penalty area. He is too focused on scoring goals; that is [...]
Breaking down barriers: Politics and business are crying out for ambitious women’s brilliant ideas February 12, 2019 Politics used to be a man’s game: in the early 20th century, parliament was a club to which women were not invited. Laws were made by men, for men. Gladly, things have changed beyond recognition. We now have our second female Prime Minister, while 2017 saw a record number of female MPs elected. Read more: [...]
DEBATE: Should GCSEs be scrapped and replaced with a broader, more holistic curriculum? February 12, 2019 Should GCSEs be scrapped and replaced with a broader, more holistic curriculum? Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and chair of the House of Commons Education Select Committee, says YES. Skills shortages cost our economy £6.3bn annually, while hundreds of thousands of young people are faced with the despair of unemployment and unfulfilled job-seeking. Brexit and the rise [...]
Sam Torrance: David Law lands biggest win of his career in perfect style and Tiger Woods rivalry still spurs Phil Mickelson February 11, 2019 There is nothing better in golf than eagling the last hole and that fact will not be lost on David Law after the young Scotsman wrapped up his first European Tour title in style on Sunday. Law trailed overnight leader Wade Ormsby by five shots going into the back nine of the Vic Open in [...]