MADE hires fresh Chief Customer Officer just months after it slashed 2022 expectations July 5, 2022 Lifestyle brand Made.com has appointed its first ever Chief Customer Officer Dan Elton as it tries to ride its ongoing difficulties. The role will involve leading MADE’s Marketing, Digital and Customer Experience teams, as well as accelerating MADE’s growth in mainland Europe. It comes after MADE slashed its 2022 expectations back in May, with both [...]
England close in on incredible Test series draw against India July 5, 2022 The target at Lord’s was 277, it was 299 at Trent Bridge and 296 at Headingley; but if England complete their chase of India on the final day of the fifth Test match against India today it will be a monumental chase of 378. On Saturday afternoon, as England began – badly – chasing down [...]
Fresh poll puts Channel 4 at bottom of Tory voters’ wish list July 5, 2022 New polls show that Channel 4 privatisation has the least support out of ten Tory policies that the government want to deliver between now and the next election. According to polling from WPI Strategy, privatisation of the broadcaster as the least support from those who voted Conservative back in 2019.Just 16 per cent of voters [...]
Bouncers push back on government over alleged uptick in qualified staff amid spiking concerns July 4, 2022 Bouncers have criticised government’s claims there are more nightclub security staff than pre-pandemic amid concerns about spiking on nights out. The committee had recommended a support package for venues to “boost security measures including the recruitment and training of additional door security staff, particularly female staff.” In its response to the Home Affairs’ committee published [...]
Live action Halo is finally here – but is it any good? July 4, 2022 A live action adaptation of the Halo game franchise has been in the works almost since the Xbox first launched. Peter Jackson, Guillermo Del Toro and Neill Blomkamp are among the names to have attempted a feature film in the 2000s, while this Steven Spielberg-produced version was first announced in 2013. The series finally arrives [...]
Huge traffic jams expected on Monday from hell: Drivers urged to work from home as protestors plot to block key roads July 4, 2022 Roads in various parts of the country could be subject to traffic jams today as protesters take action and call for a cut in fuel duty. Protests will target mainly three-lane motorways and see slow-downs on two lanes, leaving the fast lane free, according to FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox. Police have warned of “serious disruption [...]
Post Office Horizon Scandal: Wronged postmasters offered £19.5m interim compensation June 30, 2022 Post Office Horizon scandal victims have been given an extra £19.5m in compensation, bringing the total payout to around £30m.
Shares in property firms continue to tumble as Bank of America warns WFH here to stay June 30, 2022 Selling pressure has mounted after American investment titan Bank of America warned that “real estate’s glory days are numbered”. A major concern for the bank was that “working from home and hybrid working are here to stay”, adding in its research note: “Recession will likely lead office occupancy and market rental values to decline and [...]
City of London elections: Biggs wants to bring the City back to life June 30, 2022 As the City of London prepares for elections, one candidate wants to reinvigorate the Square Mile. Nigel Biggs is one of five hopefuls in the Walbrook Ward for the forthcoming 7 July vote in the City of London, a municipality which has been functioning since at least 1032. With people spending more time working from [...]
Piquet’s comment reminds us why role models in F1 matter ahead of British GP June 29, 2022 Home country hero Lewis Hamilton has, and there’s no other way to put this, dominated the British Grand Prix in recent years. On a run of three consecutive wins – seven wins in eight years – you’d be forgiven for thinking Hamilton and Silverstone were joined at the hip. But as he, his Mercedes team, [...]