The FTSE 100 has reached a record high. Is now the time to start investing?
getty images As the new year got underway, so did the UK’s major stock indexes….
The BBC issues an apology after hearing “strong and offensive language” at BAFTA.
Following racist remarks made during the BAFTAs when two Black actors were on stage, the BBC has apologised. A clip of an audience member shouting offensive words surfaced online. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, star of Vampire Horror Sinners, presented the first awards of the evening on Sunday night. Both men stopped after hearing the insult,…
“Staring down the barrel at high costs”: US tariffs and financial news for UK businesses spell an uncertain future
Donald Trump’s new global tariff hikes, set to take effect from Tuesday, have left UK businesses facing uncertainty and higher costs. Governments around the world have been scrambling for information since Friday, when the US Supreme Court struck down his “Liberation Day” tariff policy and the President announced a temporary 15% tax on imports into…
Who is BAFTA winner Robert Aramayo?
It’s not often that a Hull actor beats out Hollywood actors to take home the top award, but Robert Aramayo has done just that. Best Actor at the 79th Annual BAFTA Film Awards. Despite the adversity, he defeated Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet and Michael B. Jordan when he was named Best Actor at…
Porn company fined record £1.3 million by Ofcom over age verification failure Science, climate and technology news
This is the largest fine ever imposed on a porn company under the Online Security Act. 8579 LLC, a pornography provider with several popular sites, was fined a record £1.35 million for not checking age, as well as £50,000 for failing to respond to an information request. Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, which issued the…
Darren Lewis: ‘Bafta’s racist insult and its handling was despicable.’
The BBC has apologised for not editing out a racial slur made by a guest at Sunday night’s Bafta ceremony. But now it’s too little, too late… and there’s always an excuse A guest with Tourette’s made racist remarks at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the BAFTAs on Sunday night. (Image: Getty Images…
A racist remark at BAFTA left Tourette’s campaigner “deeply mortified.”
A Tourette’s campaigner, who made racist comments at the BAFTAs, has expressed his deep hurt over the incident. John Davidson, MBE, attended the awards ceremony after taking inspiration from the film I Swear, which portrays his life as suffering from severe Tourette syndrome. The condition is characterised by sudden, involuntary, repetitive sounds or movements, known…
Trump tariffs still creating “huge uncertainty” after Supreme Court ruling, experts say
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to strike down President Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs will not relieve American companies of their concerns about the direction of trade policy. William Reinsch, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council, said businesses and U.S. trading partners face…