Month: February 2024

Champion fundraiser Diane Boothby has teamed up with an eye-catching duo to further her efforts. Craig Murrough and Sarah Jane Fritchley go by the names of Mr and Ms Ovary and dress up as the glands to raise awareness and funds for charity. This year t…

A couple who are setting up an artisan bakery in Downham are due to open on Saturday so customers can enjoy an array of bread, pastries and cakes. Mabel is set to open in the centre of town opposite the clock and hope to give visitors the chance to enj…

By Joseph McBride Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore has revealed his feelings about trading Justin Fields, stating that Fields is better than any prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bears currently have the No. 1 overall pick this year but they face…

So, how does a historic village pub, off the beaten track and far from the golden sands of the North Norfolk coast and its affluent visitors stay afloat in the middle of a long-running cost of living crisis? That’s a question many unfortunate former pu…

By Maria Ward-Brennan Almost every London lawyer has heard of Neil Gerrard. The former head of white collar crime at law firm Dechert was a heavy hitter in the City, handling some of the biggest corporate financial crime cases, including acting for Air…

By Ben Lucas The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been told to get its house in order after admitting it doesn’t know whether staff with second jobs are getting paid for those roles. The admission came in response to a Freedom of Information reque…

By Paul Ormerod Andy Haldane’s criticisms of the Bank of England’s persistence with higher rates are misguided. Just as near-zero rates following the financial crisis were hardly a stimulus to growth, the more recent actions of the MPC can’t be said to…

By Coinrule Each day, Coinrule will run through the state of the digital assets market for Blockbeat, your home for news, analysis, opinion and commentary on blockchain and digital assets. The last time Bitcoin was over $57,000 was December 2021. Back …

By Jess Jones While the outcome of the landmark legal battle between The New York Times (NYT) and OpenAI remains uncertain, the case, whichever way it goes, will likely have huge implications for smaller publishers around the world. In December, the NY…

By City AM reporter Language matters. So the framing of our debate ahead of the budget – in which every tax cut is described as costing a billion here or a billion there – matters too. Indeed the acceptance that a tax cut “costs” anything at all is an …