Ilkeston, Derbyshire have comfortably sized houses in a quiet corner of the East Midlands.  People whose ages ranging from 49 to 68 took it upon themselves to strike back when the council stopped mowing the communal green space opposite their redbrick houses as part of a borough-wide rewilding scheme. As the grass reached hip height, fears of dog poo, litter and ticks spread. Erewash Valley contains 650 acres (260 hectares) that the Borough council is responsible for as the Council aims to benefit people’s health and wellbeing, improve biodiversity and reduce the authority’s carbon footprint. Residents felt there was nowhere … Continue reading Residents strikes back

The World’s strangest-looking plane Airbus Beluga, which got its name because of its resemblence to the species of whale, landed at Heathrow Airport at 11:04 on Monday carrying spare parts from Toulouse to repair a damaged British Airways plane that has been left stranded at Heathrow since April after a minor collison at the airport. Airbus Beluga left Heathrow at 17:40 to return to Toulouse according to Fightradar 24. Continue reading Airbus Beluga delivers parts for BA at Heathrow

Nobel Prize-winning Economics, David McWilliams, who not only trained as an economist but also worked as a central banker, on the financial markets, and founder of Kilkenomics – the world’s first festival of economics and stand-up comedy, take the fun out money, then he is the exception that proves the rule: a man who could not write a boring sentence if he tired Tom Holland. Money is everything,  but  not one man in a million understands the nature of money. It brings freedom and it takes away. It inspires and corrupts us. But what is money? Is it main thing … Continue reading Money humans invented to negotiate

Ex-Wirecard boss Markus Braum and two other executives have been ordered to pay €140 million plus interest in damages to defunct payment Group’s administrator over violations of professional duties. The Board’s decision was “untenable and at odds with the duty of care of a prudent businessman”. In the civil suit brought by  Wirecard Administrator, Michael Jaffe, Markus Braun, former CFO Alexander von Knoop, and former CPO Susanne Steidi have been found personally liable for losses from unsecured loans to allegedly fraudulent business partners in Asia. Wirecard collapsed into insolvency in 2020 after disclosing  that half its revenue and € 1.9 bn in … Continue reading Wirecard executives fined €140 million