Big Sport Quiz of 2021: How much do you remember? December 20, 2021 From teenagers sweeping to Grand Slam tennis titles to England reaching a major football final, an Olympic Games like no other and the introduction of a brand new cricket competition, it has been a hugely eventful year in sport. Off the field it has been just as transformative, with private equity and, increasingly, cryptocurrency and [...]
Russia ‘will survive’ if kicked out of SWIFT system, says VTB chief executive December 19, 2021 Russia's financial system would to cope even if it was disconnected from the SWIFT payments system, says VTB Bank's chief executive.
Piers Corbyn arrested after encouraging people to burn down MPs’ offices December 19, 2021 The Metropolitan Police have arrested Piers Corbyn after he called for MPs' offices during a speech at an anti-lockdown rally yesterday.
Fast-fashion giant Missguided edges closer to a rescue deal December 19, 2021 Fashion retailer Missguided is on the cusp of a rescue deal, after a challenging pandemic period for the fast-fashion machine.
Case dismissed: Downing Street in disarray as head of parties inquiry quits December 18, 2021 Simon Case will no longer lead the investigation into Downing Street parties last Christmas after reports his own office held one.
F1 governing body say controversy damaging image of sport December 16, 2021 F1’s governing body, the FIA, will conduct an “analysis and clarification exercise” as they admit the fallout following Sunday’s race is “tarnishing the image of the championship”. The body said on Wednesday that outgoing president Jean Todt had proposed further discussions so drivers and teams can have better clarification next season. In the season-ending finale [...]
Gallagher CMO: ‘Let’s get a Premiership Rugby game in Singapore’ December 16, 2021 Premiership Rugby’s main sponsor, the US-headquartered insurer Gallagher, has called for the league to stage matches overseas in locations such as Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. English club rugby’s top competition has played two regular season games in the US, in 2016 and 2017, but the experiment has not been repeated. “Let’s get a game in [...]
Businesses beware as 70 per cent Brits aren’t afraid of taking legal action December 16, 2021 Companies that break the law could find themselves facing more lawsuits from the great British public, as over 70 per cent said they would join a class action – many even against their own employer – according to a new study published today. The study, which polled members of the public on their perceptions of [...]
London’s Signal AI raises $50m to hire UK talent and ramp up international expansion December 15, 2021 Signal AI, a British startup that is trying to solve the “information overload” faced by business decision makers with its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, has today closed a $50m Series D funding round. Its latest round was led by growth-stage investors Highland Europe, who have previously backed ContentSquare and Matches Fashion, and brings [...]
Can developing tech change the broadcasting landscape? December 15, 2021 If the Covid-19 pandemic provided one significant challenge to broadcasters, it was the logistics of commentating on games without actually being in attendance. Television networks had to rely on local workers to set up match feeds in order for their commentators to call the matches from home or a local studio. That solution, however, raised [...]