Foreign Office confirms a British national has been killed in Ukraine April 28, 2022 The foreign office has confirmed a British national has been killed in Ukraine. The unnamed individual was reported dead on Thursday while a second person is reported missing. According to Sky News, the foreign office said: “We can confirm that a British national has been killed in Ukraine and are supporting their family.” “We are [...]
French firm handling passport application phone lines is called in by UK government over backlog chaos April 28, 2022 The head of a French firm tasked with handling help lines for passport applications has been called in by the UK government over its handling of the backlog chaos. Teleperformance is being urged to answer questions about lengthy delays on the phones and a failure to process applications, after millions of Brits were left in [...]
Koko founder on £70m relaunch: ‘Camden’s always gonna have edge’ April 28, 2022 Camden’s iconic Koko venue – closed for three years and the victim of a devastating fire in 2020 – finally reopens tomorrow following a £70m renovation. To put that into context, that’s one fifth of the cost the original contractor quoted for building The Shard. It’s a staggering renovation for the historical venue, which has [...]
Crypto markets continue to look flat amid disappointing earnings season for tech giants April 28, 2022 Bitcoin is currently changing hands for around $39,700 – up by more than two per cent over the past 24 hours.
eToro.art brings NFTs to the social investment network April 28, 2022 | City Talk Well-known social investing network eToro is moving into the world of NFTs with the launch of eToro.art, a new patron program to support NFT creators, agencies and brands. The $20 million dollar fund will be used to purchase blue chip NFTs but will also seed emerging creators and NFT projects. Its ambition is to become [...]
Barclays secures income and profit growth as it shakes off ex-CEOs woes April 28, 2022 Barclays has kicked off the year with income and profit growth, as it navigates ongoing geopolitical and economic obstacles – and tries to shake off its former CEO’s woes. The British lender reported income was climbing 10 per cent to £6.5bn in the first quarter, alongside profit before tax of £2.2bn – which includes the [...]
Founder culture is a form of tyranny April 28, 2022 Elon Musk may or may not buy Twitter. It was revealed this week that the sale, apparently agreed, has a $1bn break clause. If that sounds like a lot, remember that $1bn is small change to Elon. By my calculation, it is to him what the membership fee at my local, council-run swimming pool is [...]
More artists benefit from streaming than ever before April 28, 2022 New analysis has revealed that a record number of tracks are now hitting eight-figure UK streaming totals, despite calls from some artists that the system is rigged against them.
Calls for mandatory levy resurface as industry clamps down on gambling harms and cost of living crunch April 27, 2022 GambleAware has called for a mandatory one per cent levy on post winning earnings from gambling operators as the government heads for industry reform.
Apecoin to hit new all-time highs this week? What’s going on? April 27, 2022 Apecoin, the native cryptocurrency of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), is going to hit fresh all-time highs this week, predicts Nigel Green.