King Charles III greeted by thousands of well-wishers at Buckingham Palace September 9, 2022 King Charles III arrived at Buckingham Palace this afternoon, greeted by tens-of-thousands of well-wishers and floral tributes following the death of Her Majesty the Queen. The new sovereign shook hands with adoring members of the public with shouts of “God save the King” being heard. Kind Charles came to London from Balmoral with Queen Consort [...]
FTSE 100 live: London markets rise after UK GDP contracts by less than expected July 13, 2023 London markets rose this morning, despite housebuilders slumping, after official figures showed that the UK economy contracted by less than expected. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.18 per cent higher at 7,429.68 while the midcap FTSE 250, which is more aligned with the health of the domestic economy, climbed 0.13 per cent to 18,604.03. Sentiment [...]
Pubs push on with demand to loosen licensing laws after World Cup sales boost August 22, 2023 Pubs are continuing with their demands to amend the country’s licensing laws to permit them to sell alcohol earlier in the day on special occasions. Calls to change the law were ignited in the run up to the Women’s World Cup final. Typically, trading laws only prohibit pubs from pouring drinks from 11:00am, so many [...]
Wetherspoon on track for ‘record’ year as budget boozer shrugs off inflation woes May 10, 2023 JD Wetherspoon is expecting a “record” high in sales this year as the budget pub chain shrugs off inflationary and supply chain woes, sending its shares – with the company’s shares soaring over seven per cent when markets opened this morning. The London-listed boozer said that sales during the Easter week were the highest-ever for [...]
Small business confidence slumps amid rising rates and stubborn inflation July 26, 2023 Confidence among small businesses slumped in the second quarter as the impact of rising rates and a stalling economy hit SMEs. The Federation of Small Business’s (FSB) Small Business Index fell to minus 14.2 points in the second quarter, down 11.4 points in the first quarter of the year. The fall in confidence reflects the [...]
Sadiq Khan plans to hike London council tax bills by 8.6 per cent December 19, 2023 Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to hike Londoners’ council tax bills by almost £40 as he prepares to stand for a record reelection to a third term in office.
Bumper Bank Holiday drives footfall levels up June 1, 2023 Bumper bank holidays in May helped hike footfall levels as work-free Brits flocked to the high streets to drink and shop in a welcomed boost for businesses. Footfall over the last month climbed 3.6 per cent, the second month in a row in which levels have risen following a 3.3 per cent jump in April, [...]
Taxi tie-up sees Bolt link with London’s black cabbies April 25, 2023 A major taxi industry tie-up will see ride-hailing service Bolt make London’s black cabs available on their apps from today. Londoners using Bolt will now be able to order London’s iconic taxis to get around the capital as the firm introduces a ‘black cab’ category on the app. London’s cabbies have teamed up with mobility [...]
EP: 140 Royal Ascot – Friday June 15, 2022 The Coronation Cup for fillies and the Commonwealth Cup for sprinters are the two Group 1 feature races on Friday at Royal Ascot. Today we are joined by classic winning trainer George Boughey who runs Cachet in the Coronation and Alice Haynes who sends her 2-year-old filly Lady Bullet to the Albany Stakes. City AM [...]
Queen’s death: Top lawyers called KC’s for first time in 70 years September 15, 2022 The death of the UK’s longest reigning monarch, and the coronation of King Charles III, will mean lawyers forced to familiarise themselves with a series of semantic shakeups in Britain’s court system as all references to the Queen are switched out for references to the country’s new King. The UK’s top advocates and barristers [...]