Legendary Morrisons chairman Sir Ken Morrison has died February 1, 2017 Sir Ken Morrison, who made his father's Morrisons grocery chain into a supermarket giant, has died, the Press Association reported this morning. He passed away aged 85 after a short illness, his family said. Morrison took over his father's Bradford egg and butter stall, turning it into one of the UK's big four supermarkets within [...]
Mo Farah slams Trump’s travel ban as “deeply troubling” January 29, 2017 Star athlete and Olympic hero Sir Mo Farah has slammed Donald Trump's executive order banning entry into the US for nationals of seven majority Muslim countries, including those who hold dual citizenship. Farah said it was "deeply troubling that I will have to tell my children that Daddy might not be able to come home – [...]
GSK chief says top bosses should not get knighthoods January 25, 2017 The boss of pharmaceutical giant GSK – who has himself been knighted – has said that businesspeople should not be rewarded with knighthoods. Sir Philip Hampton told MPs that because top bosses were rewarded with their pay, they should not be in line for honours as well. His comments come after MPs made a symbolic vote to [...]
Property of the Week: Restaurateur Peter Langan’s celeb haunt turned 4-bed penthouse in Mayfair January 24, 2017 This top-floor penthouse moments away from fashionable eateries Sketch and Pollen Street Social has links to a historic restaurant itself and once hosted some of Britain’s greatist contemporary artists. Built at the start of the 20th century by Ernest George, the same architect behind the grand, red brick Royal College of Music, this building on [...]
Legendary Entertainment’s chief executive has stepped down to be replaced with a Dalian Wanda insider January 19, 2017 Legendary Entertainment's chief executive Thomas Tull told Reuters today he would step down from the business. The Hollywood studio was bought at the start of last year by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda for $3.5bn (£2.8bn), and now Wanda insider Jack Gao is set to take the top job. Legendary, which has brought films like Jurassic World, The Hangover and [...]
This is the only part of the country where house prices are falling January 19, 2017 Home sales in the UK fell in December and prices continued to drop in London's most prized neighbourhoods, despite rising in the rest of the country. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has said that expectations for sales over the next three months were "pared back" and that central London is the only part of [...]
If you dream of hurtling down deserted mountains, slaloming trees and ducking overhanging branches, the Canadian Rockies may be for you January 17, 2017 Sunshine Village sounds like a misnomer for a ski resort deep in the Canadian Rockies. A Caribbean beach complex, maybe, but a ski arena that straddles the Continental divide of the Americas? But when you’re at the peak of Mount Standish, an impossibly blue sky hanging over a seemingly endless white expanse, it starts to [...]
Time to move: Prime rents fell in the Home Counties last year as property owners get spooked from selling and turn to rental market January 16, 2017 Prime rents in the Home Counties fell 0.8 per cent last year, as a higher amount of housing available at the top end of the market drove down prices, according to the latest Knight Frank rental index. The increase in stock levels in higher price brackets has been fuelled by greater uncertainty in the sales [...]
Artificial intelligence and robots are one of the biggest technological risks to the world January 11, 2017 Artificial intelligence and robotics are one of the biggest potential risks to humankind of emerging technologies, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. But, the development of such technology, which is expected to disrupt everything from the world of work to geopolitics, could also conversely bring the biggest benefits to the world. [...]
Amazon’s Alexa totally infiltrated CES this year January 5, 2017 Amid gimmicky gadgets that may never make it to the shelves (smart whistle, anyone?) Amazon's Alexa artificial intelligence voice assistant has stealthily become the stand out winner of the Consumer Electronics Show. The technology which first appeared in Amazon's own smart home speaker Echo and Echo Dot made surprise appearances almost everywhere, from fridges and cars to robots and baby monitors. [...]