UK oil supermajor BP has appointed Kate Thomson as chief financial officer, who becomes the first woman to hold the position at the firm. Since September last year, Thomson served …
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Six Nations: Italy have a new look, but can they get a win?
Being the new kid is never easy but that is the role Gonzalo Quesada will take up in this year’s Six Nations. The Argentinian is no stranger to European rugby, …
A Mirror play review: The Matrix turns sitcom in clever dystopian world
A Mirror play review and star rating: ★★★★ Like musicals about putting on musicals, plays about putting on plays has become a trope. Also currently on in London, The Motive …
Strong US jobs report pushes March rate cut ‘off the table’
The US added 350,000 new jobs last month, almost double the expected 180,000, suggesting that the US economy was strong enough that a cut in interest rates in March from …
Man dies after falling from London’s Tate Modern gallery
A man has died after falling from the Tate Modern gallery in London, the Metropolitan Police said. Emergency services were called to the gallery, in Bankside, at about 10.45am on …
Shell takes second place behind Exxon in oil supermajor earnings
US oil heavyweights Chevron and Exxon have beaten a subdued global oil price to post their second-biggest profits in ten years. Exxon collected $36bn in net income for 2023, down …
Ofgem to investigate claims of wind farms overcharging billpayers millions
Energy regulator Ofgem is investigating the claims that wind farms may have incorrectly added close to £51m to taxpayer bills since 2018. A Bloomberg report found that 40 out of …
Jaguar Land Rover: What’s driving record sales at JLR as profits pass milestone?
Jaguar Land Rover posted its highest quarterly profits since 2017 as its sales hit a new record, it has been revealed. The automotive giant has reported pre-tax profits of £627m, …
Six Nations: Scotland gamble on Russell and Darge to progress
How do you measure success? Is it by trophies won, memories made or the journey you take along the way? For Scotland it remains unclear. Every year seems to be …
How a ‘hands-on approach’ is helping drive sales at national butchers Althams
Turnover at national butchers Althams continued its post-pandemic rise during its latest financial year while its profits also grew, newly-filed documents have confirmed. Althams Butchers, which is headquartered in Morecambe, …