Why Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle apology falls short – or does it? January 16, 2023 He’s trying, but he’s not there yet. Jeremy Clarkson has publically apologised after calling for Meghan Markle to be paraded around naked with fruit thrown at her in a recent Sun column. It’s not surprising: backlash included 60 MPs expressing concern as well as thousands of complaints from viewers. His farm show, Clarkson’s Farm, is [...]
Bitcoin keeps on rising, despite being surrounded by bad news narratives January 13, 2023 Jason Deane goes beyond the headlines as Bitcoin continues to move upwards against a backdrop of crypto catastrophes.
Probe into Revolution Beauty’s accounts flag ‘concerns’ over £9m sales and personal loans made to employees January 13, 2023 An independent investigation into troubled cosmetics maker Revolution Beauty identified concerns, including over certain historical sales, inventory provisioning methods and personal loans made by a former CEO. The probe was instigated by the company’s auditors BDO last autumn and has already claimed the scalp of former chief executive officer Adam Minto who stepped down from the [...]
Putin shuffles Kremlin pack as Moscow infighting rages and mercenary Wagner group claims a victory January 13, 2023 As Russian troops wage a ferocious house-to-house fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow, with President Vladimir Putin reshuffling his top generals while rival camps try to win his favour. The fighting for the salt mining town of Soledar and the nearby [...]
Gatwick’s passenger numbers soar staggering 420 per cent on 2021 – but airport is STILL behind pre-Covid levels January 13, 2023 Gatwick’s passenger numbers have soared over the past 12 months following the reopening of air travel post-pandemic restrictions, but it’s still down on pre-Covid levels . The West Sussex hub reported that almost 33 million people passed through its gates in 2022, up over 420 per cent on last year’s 6.3 million passengers. Nevertheless, the [...]
Crypto lender Nexo has 15 sites raided by police in Bulgaria January 12, 2023 Bulgarian prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged illegal activities conducted by cryptocurrency lender Nexo, they said on Thursday, raiding more than 15 sites in the capital Sofia. The announcement comes after Nexo said in December it would phase out its U.S. products and services over the coming months due to clashes with regulators. “In Sofia, active [...]
Can Starmer solve Ireland’s Brexit woes? Labour leader visits Belfast today for meeting with Irish premier Varadkar January 12, 2023 Irish premier Leo Varadkar and UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are to travel to Belfast on Thursday as efforts to resolve the dispute over the protocol ramp up. The Taoiseach and Sir Keir are to meet with the main Stormont parties to discuss the deadlock over the post-Brexit protocol, which the DUP party has [...]
Asos’ UK sales slip as analysts warn firm has a “mountain to climb” January 12, 2023 Pandemic darling Asos reported a further decline in UK sales this morning, with the fast fashion flagship’s boss insisting the firm was making good progress on a turnaround plan. UK sales slipped eight per cent year on year in the four months into December 31, with the firm blaming “weak consumer sentiment.” Fast fashion firms, [...]
City Exclusive: How rising legal star Natasha Harrison is taking on London’s Magic Circle firms January 12, 2023 As 2022 has come to a close, City lawyers undoubtedly remember last year as the time the pay war among London’s biggest firms heated up in earnest, as the war for talent reached new highs. But away from the Square Mile’s biggest legal teams, 2022 will also go down as an incredibly exciting year for [...]
Meta pumped cash into a futuristic vision, but they didn’t prepare for a recession January 12, 2023 The challenge Meta faces is different from that of other companies like Google and Microsoft, because Mark Zuckerberg did nothing to future-proof his company in the event of a recession, writes Howard Yu Meta suffered another blow last week, as the European Union ruled their ad practices in Ireland illegal. The decision resulted in a [...]