Notting Hill Carnival 2024 schedule: Where to go and what to see August 20, 2024 This weekend sees the return of one of London’s most hotly-anticipated events: the Notting Hill Carnival. A celebration of the city’s diversity and musical cultures, it’s attended by as many as three million people a year – and this one promises to be a belter. Here’s the lowdown on where to go and what to [...]
Vanguard: Asset manager soars to second most popular UK retail investor pick August 20, 2024 Vanguard has jumped to become the second most popular asset manager among UK retail investors for the first time. While American passive manager Blackrock has long dominated the number one spot for net sales among UK retail investors, this is rival Vanguard’s first time in the quarterly Pridham Report. Vanguard brought in £1.6bn in net [...]
Rick Stein-owned group to open new restaurant in central London after return to profit August 20, 2024 The Stein Group, founded and co-owned by Rick Stein, has announced plans to expand to central London after making its way back into profit last year. Stein’s has reportedly begun the search for a central London site for its thirteenth restaurant. It currently operates twelve eateries across the south of the country, with one already [...]
Cammell Laird: ‘Boaty McBoatface’ maker hails historic year August 20, 2024 Cammell Laird, the company that built the ship that was almost known as ‘Boaty McBoatface’, has hailed its latest financial year as one of its most successful since being founded in 1828. The Birkenhead-based business, which completed work on the RRS Sir David Attenborough in the summer of 2021, has reported a pre-tax profit of £6.8m for the [...]
Compulsory liquidations hit highest level in almost six years August 20, 2024 New figures from the Insolvency Services showed that there were 320 compulsory liquidations in July, the highest number since before the pandemic.
Typhoo Tea: Loss widens after trespassers cause ‘extensive damage’ to factory August 20, 2024 Typhoo Tea made a loss of almost £40m during its latest financial year after trespassers caused “extensive damage” to its Merseyside factory. The company, which recently relocated its registered office from Birkenhead, Merseyside, to Bristol, incurred one-off costs of more than £20m after its Moreton factory was broken into and occupied for several days during [...]
Why is Wizz Air training pilots using virtual reality? We went to Budapest to find out August 20, 2024 Join City A.M. in Budapest, Hungary, as we visit Wizz Air's pilot training centre. The budget carrier is using Airbus-developed virtual reality to train new pilots.
Software firm Tribal reports lower profit following legal settlement August 20, 2024 Educational software provider Tribal Group reported lower post-tax profit and earnings per share in its interim results, sending shares down 5.3 per cent at market open on Tuesday. The Bristol-based company that provides software and services to the international education market, said profit after tax fell 69 per cent to £1.4m in the six months [...]
Samsung UK: TVs boost profit despite smartphones losing ground August 20, 2024 The rise in popularly in premium TVs helped Samsung’s UK profit surge during its latest financial year despite the electronics giant losing ground in the smartphones market. The UK arm of Samsung has reported a pre-tax profit of £135.3m for 2023, up from £126.8m, thanks to it boosting its market share in high-end televisions. The [...]
CK Infrastructure jumps on London Stock Exchange debut as rules shake-up pays off August 20, 2024 Shares in CK Infrastructure Holdings have risen on their London debut as the Hong Kong investor became the first company to list its shares since a sweeping overhaul of listing rules in July.