Space-based solar farms could power millions of homes, suggests Shapps June 13, 2023 Space-based solar power could help tackle climate change, Grant Shapps said as he promised £4.3 million for research projects.
TGI Fridays acquired by listed UK outfit in rare win for the capital April 16, 2024 The "transformational combination" would merge "TGI Fridays' largest franchisee with the global franchisor", and is being classed as a reverse takeover.
Major rail engineering work on weekdays due to change in travel patterns February 11, 2024 Major rail engineering work will take place on two weekdays this month in a trial responding to a change in travel patterns.
London workers brave rail strikes and head back to office – but are ‘exception to the rule’ of WFH trend July 21, 2023 Strikes are failing to deter London workers from heading back into the office, with the capital one of only three UK cities to see growth in commuter numbers over the last quarter. As the summer months kicked in, the number of Londoners heading into the office fell significantly across the board, data from Virgin Media’s [...]
Canary Wharf and Me: John Mulqueen on life in London’s other financial district February 15, 2024 This week John Mulqueen, chief investment officer at Canary Wharf Group, tells us about life in London’s other financial district.
These six vineyards are the best places to drink British wine October 18, 2023 These six vineyards offer great experiences with British wine, from tasting menus to tours and other activities
Home of English cricket Lord’s set for new £61m redevelopment May 9, 2024 The home of cricket Lord’s in north London is set for yet another multi-million pound redevelopment as the MCC pumps another £61m into the ground. Having completed a £53m overhaul of the Compton and Edrich stands – which flank the unique press box – in 2021, £61.8m will be pumped into the Tavern and Allen [...]
London’s ultra wealthy have ‘moved out’ since Brexit, says top private jet dealer April 30, 2024 Brexit, changes to non-dom status tax rules and the Russia-Ukraine war has led to a slump in sales of private jets in London, a top dealmaker has said.
If we don’t fix London’s housing, families will get stuck in temporary accommodation September 27, 2022 This coming winter will be hard for millions of Londoners, with energy costs and inflation hitting almost everyone. But it will be harder still for the thousands of families stuck in temporary accommodation who don’t have a permanent home. The numbers affected are staggering – 59 per cent of all English households in temporary accommodation [...]
“Go to hell with the other demons” – life as a London Jew since 7 October October 7, 2024 A year on from the worst attack on Jews since the holocaust, the community is fearful, yet resilient, in the face of rising antisemitism, says Benjamin Bell According to a classmate of my daughter, “Jews go to hell with the other demons”. Not quite the lesson I send my seven year old to school for, [...]