Environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, England, on Feb. 1, 2024. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday was cleared of a public order offense over a protest at an oil and gas conference in October. Thunberg was arrested on … Read more
FanDuel-parent Flutter lists on the New York Stock Exchange Monday, offering U.S. investors an alternative to the biggest pure play in sports betting, DraftKings. It’s a secondary listing for the international sportsbook, which will retain its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and included in the FTSE 100 index. But Flutter’s most important market … Read more
Plaza Suite just swept into town headlined by Hollywood couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, but the actual headlines have been blaring that this is the most expensive show in London history, with top-price seats fetching an eye-watering 395 smackeroos. Our own thespian royalty were out in force for Sunday’s opening gala, from David … Read more
So, At Sloane, then, lovely in its low-keyness, situated quietly yet proudly in an 1888 townhouse on a residential street a brief totter from Sloane Square and the King’s Road, part of the 300-year-old Cadogan Estate, and very much a collaboration between it and the Hotel Costes people, who own the place. After a building … Read more
It might just be the hottest show in heaven or hell right now as the Broadway production of Hadestown prepares to transfer to London. The show will start previews on February 10 ahead of the official opening on February 21. This week, excited fans and total newbies saw the show debut the track Wait For … Read more
Some of her friends and classmates blame the school for not taking any action against the boys. A schoolgirl in the UK died by suicide after boys posted fake nude photos of her on Snapchat. According to Metro, Mia Janin, 14, was allegedly bullied online and in person by a group of boys while attending the Jewish Free … Read more
Look, I don’t give one star lightly. But to charge audiences £135 for barely 70 minutes (no interval) of incompetent plotting, dire dialogue, poor characterisation and some acting that wouldn’t look out of place on a bad 1960s sitcom is enough to make the entire Theatreland give up the ghost. I must stress that certain … Read more
The logo of London Stock Exchange Group Plc in the office atrium in the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images London police on Sunday arrested six pro-Palestine activists for alleged plans to lock themselves to the doors of the London Stock Exchange to attempt to disrupt … Read more
Europe’s fintech sector is fiercely competitive, with privately-held start-ups worth tens of billions of dollars vying to steal market share from incumbent banks. Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images The fintech industry saw more pain in 2023, with overall investment falling by half as higher interest rates and worsening macroeconomic conditions caused investors to … Read more
Prince Harry attended the coronation of his father King Charles in June. In 2020, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced that they would be stepping away from royal duties and since then the couple has been living with their two children in the United States. Their relationship with the royal household has not … Read more
