Reported cyber security breaches increase threefold for financial services firms September 25, 2023 Cyber security breaches for UK financial services firms have increased threefold from the years of 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, with the highest – reportedly – being in the pensions sector. New research by the international law firm RPC shows that the amount of reports of cyber security breaches to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has increased [...]
British Business Bank says ‘social benefit’ is high as it swings to yearly loss September 25, 2023 The government-owned British Business Bank has said UK taxpayers will feel the long-term benefits of plugging billions of pounds into small firms after revealing it swung to a loss of more than £147m last year. The UK’s economic development bank said it was impacted by wider economic difficulties which led to a drop in the valuation of firms [...]
The Notebook: Gabriela Hersham on flexi spaces for a flexi city, supporting the next generation and a parable about friendship September 25, 2023 Nurturing new talent requires real thinking about the future of the workplace
Now is the time to change the mechanism that brought us HS2’s repeated failings September 25, 2023 What a sorry mess the country has got itself into HS2 – a poorly planned project, executed badly, at tremendous cost in both time and money. If reports are to be believed that the government is set to axe the Manchester – Birmingham leg, joining with its already dearly-departed Leeds cousin, then we are left [...]
Beautiful Thing, Stratford East, review: the Heartstopper of the 1990s September 25, 2023 Beautiful Thing review and star rating: ★★★★ It’s a dangerous game, hauling up relics from the past and refashioning them for contemporary tastes, especially when the subject matter is this sensitive and ever-changing. Beautiful Thing was a 1993 play that was adapted for the screen in 1996 about two teenage boys who fell for one [...]
The Pensions Regulator investigates Wilko family dividends September 24, 2023 The Pensions Regulator is scrutinising the dividends withdrawn from Wilko as part of an inquiry into the high street discount chain’s downfall. The chain collapsed in August, putting over 12,000 jobs at risk, and now family shareholders are facing pressures to fill a £56m deficit in its pension fund, the Sunday Times has reported. It [...]
Shein reaches £1bn in UK sales with tax bill of just £2.3m September 24, 2023 Fast fashion giant Shein has made over £1bn-worth of sales within the first two years of its UK presence.
Copper prices slide as waning demand in China causes stocks to rise September 24, 2023 Copper prices have dipped despite hopes of rebounding demand in China, as its economy recovers from the pandemic.
London Film Festival’s new director shares five films she’s excited about September 24, 2023 Kristy Matheson is the BFI London Film Festival’s new Director. She replaces Tricia Tuttle who spent five years in the role. Matheson previously held the title of Creative Director at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and before moving to the UK in 2021, she held the directorship at the ACMI, Australia’s museum of screen culture. [...]
Asos: All eyes on pandemic poster child’s turnaround results September 24, 2023 Investors will turn their focus to online retailer Asos’s trading update on Tuesday to see if the digital fashion store has shown signs of a rebound, following its ongoing turnaround plan and bid to pick up the pieces after a post-pandemic lull. Asos was once the poster child of pandemic success, at its height buying [...]