He was awarded Global Pizza Maker of the Year by the Top 50 Pizza Awards. We speak to Michele Pascarella, founder of Napoli on the Road in Chiswick, about what …
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400 RMT workers at Hitachi to strike on Saturday until 1 February
RMT union members at Hitachi have announced a fresh strike on Saturday on the East Coast mainline, causing disruption to services to the north and Scotland. In a statement issued …
The Color Purple is a superbly realised update, with great music
Following the release of Mean Girls, another film-based-on-a-musical-based-on-a-film comes to cinemas, this time with more satisfying results. The Color Purple is an adaptation of the 2005 Broadway musical, itself inspired …
John Lewis points to job cuts as it lowers redundancy pay for staff
John Lewis Partnership could be on track to make further job cuts after it slashed redundancy payout for its staff. Workers were reportedly told this week the redundancy pay would …
Russian-born billionaire and former F1 boss tops the richest tax list
A Moscow-born billionaire and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone topped this year’s Times tax list, but not for the same reasons. Alex Gerko, the founder of algorithmic trading firm XTX …
Superdry: Losses widen, CFO quits and boss admits a ‘difficult’ period
Embattled retailer Superdry posted further losses in its half year update, blaming a challenging retail market and underperformance of its wholesale segment. In an update on its performance in the …
WWE’s Vincent McMahon hit with sex trafficking lawsuit in US
WWE’s billionaire founder and executive chairman Vincent McMahon was hit with a lawsuit in the US accusing him of sex trafficking. A former employee at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Janel …
Ollie Phillips: Farrell move tough for Premiership but he’s made the right call
I can do nothing but commend Owen Farrell’s move from Saracens to Racing 92. He owes nobody anything and can really start to relax into the twilight of his career. …
Paragon Bank meets expectations and reports ‘strong credit resilience’
Paragon Bank met expectations for its first trading update of the year, with the firm reporting “strong credit resilience” and arrears below the industry average. In the final quarter of …
Wickes bosses shrug off falling ‘don’t do it yourself’ sales
Bosses at Wickes hailed a “robust” year for home improvement retailer Wickes despite slippage in its ‘do it for me’ offering through the last six months of the year. Total …