Why Spain’s LaLiga believes Uefa and other leagues should follow its lead October 1, 2021 Spain has a long and rich tradition of shaping how football is played. It has given us the great Real Madrid sides of the 1950s; Pep Guardiola and his all-conquering Barcelona; the national team who swept all major men’s international tournaments from 2008 to 2012; tiki-taka. Britain may be the birthplace of the game but [...]
Instagram Kids exposes the fallacy of Big Tech’s self-regulation October 1, 2021 “Who watches the watchmen?” asked the Roman poet Juvenal. To Big Tech watchers, the question is simpler: have the watchmen been watching at all? Technology is remarkably under-regulated. For years, regulators blithely waved through a series of mega-mergers, failing to act for lack of proof that free products can harm consumers. Meanwhile, a single piece [...]
Newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere has until 28 October to make £800m Daily Mail offer September 30, 2021 Since negotiations are taking longer than expected, newspaper tycoon Lord Rothermere has been granted a one-month extension to make an offer for the group behind the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Metro newspapers. A previous deadline was set for today but negotiations with the pension trustees at the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) [...]
Offenders can deliver petrol while fuel crisis rages on, says Dominic Raab September 30, 2021 Low-level offenders who have been given community sentences could be used to address the country’s lack of HGV drivers amid continuing concerns about fuel shortages, Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has suggested. Panic buying sparked by concerns a lack of lorry drivers would prevent supplies reaching fuel pumps has brought long queues and pockets of [...]
British banks in Hong Kong have traded away their principles September 30, 2021 Hong Kong has been a crucial economic gateway between East and West for decades. As one of the biggest markets in the world, the city has punched well above its weight on the international business stage. With recent political and social upheaval and repression, however, that reputation is changing. Despite a shift in the global [...]
Jordan: Katie Price to face sentencing in December as she checks in at Priory for rehab September 29, 2021 Katie Price has been told that her sentencing has been deferred until December 15 to allow her to have treatment at the Priory Centre and speak to the probation service. Chair of the bench Julie Hutton told her she was free to go but warned her against driving in the interim. Earlier this afternoon, Katie [...]
007 verdict is in: No Time To Die is spectacular final outing for Daniel Craig’s James Bond September 29, 2021 The critics widely agree this morning that the pandemic-delayed film was well worth the wait, while Daniel Craig has described the final cinematic journey of his James Bond as “spectacular”. The blockbuster’s stars including Craig, Lea Seydoux and Lashana Lynch joined with a quartet of leading royals, celebrities such as Stormzy and young US Open [...]
Robot lawyers aren’t the distant future – they’re real and will revolutionise trade September 29, 2021 Would you trust artificial intelligence to make your financial decisions? How about conducting legal services? In some areas it may already do so. As AI becomes more advanced and the world becomes more integrated, these technologies are reshaping the way we think of the global trade in services. Last week, the new Secretary of State for [...]
Irritated business owners on the fuel crisis: ‘Slow handclap for the simpletons’ September 28, 2021 Retailers warned this morning the panic buying of fuel shows no sign of ending, despite ministers urging people not to do so. Many gas stations across the UK continue to run dry, as long queues were again reported outside stations which were open. An estimated 70 to 90 per cent of petrol stations are still [...]
London Tech Week: Russ Shaw looks back at a spectacular week September 28, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – happened last week and Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE is back writing us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s he looks back on the week that was. What a week it has been! London Tech Week saw a new [...]