By Louis Goss The chairman of HSBC’s largest shareholder Ping An has said the Chinese insurer would support plans to spin off HSBC’s Asian business in warning the bank’s global business mode is “no long competitive”. Ping An chairman Huang Yong warned …
The Crown season 5 review: Subtle and sensitive, the outrage has got this show all wrong
By Adam Bloodworth The Crown season 5 review: Forget the headlines that cry out that this show is sensational – the latest series is defined by its sensitive and careful storytelling. Elizabeth Debicki is an incredible Diana, the central force of this …
Hunt film review: Squid Game star impresses in spy thriller
By Steve Dinneen Having been flung into global superstardom as the lead in Netflix hit Squid Game, Lee Jung-jae directs and stars in an espionage thriller that has been his passion project for a number of years. Set in the early 80s, Hunt opens in the …
Weird – The Al Yankovic Story sees Daniel Radcliffe on comic form
By Steve Dinneen The spoof genre has been absent from Hollywood for a while. A mainstay on the big screen from the 70s to the 2000s, Nowadays Youtube and social media are a more fertile ground for cinema parody. However, one content creator has teamed …
Bill Nighy puts in the performance of his life in Living
By Steve Dinneen Despite having his big movie break in his late 40s, Bill Nighy is one of those character actors who feels like he has been around forever, providing strong support in everything from Pirates of The Caribbean to Pride. In Living, he get…
How neuroscience can makeyour wine taste better
By Steve Dinneen Neuroscience and wine may not seem like immediate bedfellows, but some producers are putting the time in to find out how drinkers are affected by things like our surroundings and assumptions. This in turn offers some insights into how …
Lotus Evija Fittipaldi celebrates 50 years of ‘greatest ever F1 car’
By Tim Pitt Lotus has unveiled the Evija Fittipaldi, a special edition marking 50 years since Emerson Fittipaldi and Team Lotus won the F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championships. Driving a Lotus Type 72, Fittipaldi triumphed in five out of 11 r…
UK’s new government should simply ‘get on’ with audit reform, letter to Rishi Sunak says
By Louis Goss The UK’s new government should simply “get on” with plans to overhaul the audit sector, to ensure the long-term stability and resilience of Britain’s economy, the head of one of the country’s largest accountancy sector trade bodies has sa…
EU sets eyes on Airbnb in latest data regulation push
By Leah Montebello After taking on Big Tech in a swathe of new laws, European regulators are now setting their sights on the short-term home rental industry. Under new draft rules introduced by the European Commission, firms like Airbnb will have to sh…
Bank of England delivers largest rate hike since 1989 and signals more to come
By Jack Barnett The Bank of England today hiked interest rates by the largest amount since 1989 and signalled more rises are coming. The Bank’s rate setting committee voted unanimously to lift borrowing costs 75 basis points to three per cent, the high…