UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli is sorry but warns it could happen again August 1, 2016 UBS rogue trader Kweku Adoboli has warned banking culture still has a lot to answer for. Adoboli was convicted on two counts of fraud in 2012 after his unauthorised trading lost Swiss banking giant UBS £1.4bn. He was released from prison last summer after serving around half of his seven-year sentence. Now, Adoboli has told [...]
David McCourt explains why micro-working is vital, and why he’s so disappointed by Trump and Clinton August 1, 2016 Do you mind always having to up sticks?” I ask David McCourt, founder, chairman and chief executive of telecoms and media investment firm Granahan McCourt, in regard to his likely move to London later this year. “No,” he replies. “I was only in the house my kids grew up in for 14 days last year; I’m [...]
You’re probably not earning that “graduate premium” you were told about July 31, 2016 Young people entering higher education to boost their future earnings are in for a shock, according to new research, which claims the idea of an earnings premium for graduates has become a myth. “Any politician or policy-maker who dangles the carrot of an average lifetime earnings premium should be challenged for gross mis-selling," said co-founder [...]
Anthony Martial’s Manchester United squad number dispute demonstrates why footballers still need clearer social media guidance July 30, 2016 Athletes making headlines via social media has become something of a regular occurrence these days. Recently Anthony Martial found himself the subject of countless articles and Tweets after unfollowing the official Manchester United account on Twitter in apparent protest at being stripped of the No9 shirt — handed to new arrival Zlatan Ibrahimovic — and given [...]
Prudential RideLondon 2016 route map: Where to watch and key details of all six events in this weekend’s festival of cycling July 29, 2016 This year's Prudential RideLondon promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Stretching across three days for the first time, the festival of cycling features a fresh event created specifically for newer riders who are expected to contribute to a record 100,000 cyclists taking part across the weekend. RideLondon latest: Crashes injure two and hold [...]
Westfield shopping centre in Stratford expects more visitors in 2016 than it received in the year of the Olympics July 29, 2016 Westfield's Stratford shopping centre is expecting higher footfall than it had in the year of the Olympics, thanks to regeneration in Stratford. John Burton, Westfield's head of development, said there had been a plan to have 4,000-5,000 new homes built in Stratford – but now, 10,000 new homes are expected in the Stratford City site. Read more: Westfield to create [...]
Aviation minister Lord Ahmad considering cracking down on airport alcohol sales July 29, 2016 The UK's new aviation minister has shaken many a business traveller with the news that he will examine how alcohol is sold in airports, after several recent incidents involving drunk passengers. Lord Ahmad has said he will "look at" the times alcohol is on sale at British airports and consider passenger screening measures before boarding [...]
Now We Are Here at the Young Vic gets to the human stories behind the refugee crisis July 28, 2016 This latest play in the Young Vic’s refugee season was written by refugees themselves, in collaboration with local writers. In the first half, three actors take it in turns to tell the stories of Desmond, Mir and Michael (played with real charm by Gary Beadle, Manish Gandhi and Jonathan Livingstone). They sit on chairs and [...]
The Plough and the Stars at National Theatre’s Lyttelton: an emotional haymaker about the 1916 Easter Rising July 28, 2016 There’s a tried and tested formula to Sean O’Casey’s 1926 play The Plough and the Stars: he makes us care for his cast of quick-talking, hard-drinking Irish men and women, and then he makes us watch as their lives fall irrevocably apart. The sense of inevitability doesn’t make it any easier. The play caused riots [...]
Fuller’s toasts new brewing managing director after beer sales slump July 28, 2016 Fuller, Smith and Turner will be raising a glass today after it announced it has appointed a new managing director to lead its beer company. Simon Dodd will take up the role as managing director of its brewing arm and join the board of directors on 1 August. Fuller's makes London Pride, Quintessential British Pale Ale and [...]