Author: Emily Davis
BAM! review – smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce
Sparkling and vivacious, Jordan Tragash’s heartfelt queer comedy captures with considerable charm the conundrums of the precarious gig worker’s lifestyle. For those familiar with Chicago, [more…]
UK weather: snow and ice warning as commuters face widespread disruption
Commuters face widespread travel disruption after heavy snowfall and ice affected parts of the UK. The Met Office put in place a yellow warning for [more…]
UK inflation rises to 2.3%, increasing pressure for delay to interest rate cut
Inflation increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next year. Figures released by [more…]
Santander puts aside £295m for car loan mis-selling
Santander UK has put aside £295m to cover potential payouts to car loan customers, as the bank issued its first estimate of the financial fallout [more…]
The Merry Gentlemen review – more forgettable festive filler from Netflix
The unending expansion of Netflix, still easily the most streamed of all the streamers, has turned it into an ambitious one-stop shop for all, home [more…]
Which foreign country has provided most Premier League managers? | The Knowledge
“I make Rúben Amorim the seventh Portuguese to manage in the Premier League,” writes Daniel Keown. “What’s the record for a country outside the home [more…]
Mediha review – remarkable Yazidi victim of Islamic State’s sexual slavery tells her own story
This is impressive work from film-maker Hasan Oswald that allows its subject, as far as possible, to tell her own story. Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad is [more…]
HSBC to open London ‘wealth centre’ in effort to draw in premier clients
HSBC is to launch its first UK “wealth centre” in London’s upmarket Mayfair district, offering more personalised banking services and exclusive events such as wine [more…]
UK pension fund loses more than £350m with waste incinerator power plants
One of the UK’s biggest pension funds has lost more than £350m on a series of “calamitous” investments in incinerator power plants that are expected [more…]
Value of UK music industry hits record £7.6bn thanks to superstar tours
The value of the UK music industry has hit a record £7.6bn after superstar acts including Elton John, Beyoncé, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran embarked on [more…]
