Notebook
Interview with SoundCloud’s Alexander Ljung
I was recently fortunate enough to get the chance to sit down with Alexander Ljung, founder and CEO of SoundCloud. For those of you not familiar with the service, SoundCloud is the web’s largest online audio distribution platform with over 30 million registered users, hosting content that reaches more than 180 million people per month.
By Alex Masters | Bytesize, Digital Digest | Friday, 3 May 2013 at 1:00 pm
Where to buy a houseboat
Plus the effect of longer tenancies on rent arrears and record levels of building society mortgage approvals
By Alex Johnson | Property | Thursday, 2 May 2013 at 1:20 pm
Affordable renting in Chelsea
Plus latest UK house price figures, stamp duty paid for first time buyers, and increased property optimism
By Alex Johnson | Property | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 at 10:24 am
Prostitutes and the recession: How David Cameron’s cuts are affecting British women
The sex industry like most others is feeling the effects of the credit crunch. But in a grim role-reversal, it’s not the booming industry that’s suffering but its workers. As the cost of living rises and wages remain ruefully stagnant, increasing numbers of women have turned to prostitution in order to support themselves.
By Gabriella Swerling | Notebook | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 at 7:00 am
Pangolins: The extraordinary mammal going extinct but nobody’s noticed
On Saturday 13th April, law officials inspecting a boat that had struck a coral reef in Tubbataha national marine, off Palawan Island in the Philippines, made a gruesome discovery.
By Peter Cooper | Notebook | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 at 5:00 am
Life with Rett Syndrome: Trying not to sweat the small stuff
As children, my sister and I were often bemused by the calm manner in which my mum would respond to crimes we considered heinous, yet become upset over trivial misdemeanours.
By Beth Johnsson | Notebook | Wednesday, 1 May 2013 at 3:00 am
Roast Armadillo – a recipe for extinction
Salta Province, northern Argentina. Two children stand by the side of the road. A silver car with blackened windows drives passed. The girls wave something at it. The car continues, but suddenly grinds to a halt and reverses.
By Katharine and David Lowrie | Notebook | Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 8:10 pm
Rentopoly: renting property in the UK infographic
Collect deposit as you pass GO
By Alex Johnson | Property | Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 10:01 am
The million pound home market
Wales saw the biggest drop in million pound sales, Scotland outperformed Britain
By Alex Johnson | Property | Tuesday, 30 April 2013 at 9:37 am
What effect does a Waitrose have on property prices?
Plus latest house price news and Royal Wharf goes on the market
By Alex Johnson | Property | Monday, 29 April 2013 at 11:03 am
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