We French will continue investing in London’s world-beating tech sector no matter what June 23, 2016 We are French and, as such, we have a somewhat complicated relationship with the UK. Waterloo signalled the end of French global leadership, and started 140 years of British supremacy. Adding insult to injury, for a few years the French had to endure arriving in London on Eurostar at Waterloo station. But we fought side-by-side [...]
Flybe boss: Forget Heathrow v Gatwick – government should look at issues outside of south east September 11, 2016 For the British aviation industry, the debate of the day (and decade) is south-east airport expansion: Heathrow versus Gatwick. Everyone in the industry has an opinion, and Saad Hammad, the chief executive of regional airline Flybe, is no exception. “From my analysis of the Davies report [into airport expansion], it looks like Heathrow is the [...]
St Helena airport costing £285m can’t open because it’s too windy June 9, 2016 The South Atlantic island of St Helena is one of the hardest-to-reach locations in the world; it takes a five-and-a-half day voyage on the RMS Saint Helena. So naturally, there was a lot of excitement in town when it was decided an airport was going to be built. That's been met with the same frustration [...]
Heather hit by weather as Briton’s French Open bid gets off to soggy start May 22, 2016 British No2 Heather Watson is on Monday due to resume her bid for a first grand slam win since Wimbledon last year after her French Open opener was cut short by rain on Sunday. Watson, who has reached round two on four of her last five visits to Paris, trailed American Nicole Gibbs 7-5, 2-6, [...]
Horse racing betting: Frankie Dettori all set for another Flying dismount May 12, 2016 Connections of last season’s St Leger runner-up Bondi Beach have opted to miss Friday’s Betway Yorkshire Cup (4.05pm) in favour of a tilt at Sunday’s Vintage Crop Stakes back home in Ireland. His absence has paved the way for in-form Frankie Dettori to potentially ride his fifth winner of the feature race on the final day of [...]
Revealed: Here’s how much Google’s top boss Sundar Pichai gets paid March 29, 2016 Newly minted Google boss Sundar Pichai can clock the past year up as a rather successful one career-wise. Not only did he become the boss of one of the world's biggest tech companies, he landed almost $300m (£200m) in stock and pay in the past year to go along with that impressive promotion. He was handed $99.8m in equity which will vest in 2017 after [...]
Unruly founder crowned winner at Oscars for women in business… but beware the awards curse May 9, 2016 Sarah Wood, the founder of Unruly, triumphed at last night's Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Awards. Touted as the Oscars for women in business, Wood fought off competition from Trainline chief Claire Gilmartin and British make-up artist and cosmetic firm founder Charlotte Tilbury to win the award. Cassandra Stavrou, founder and chief executive of Propercorn, meanwhile, [...]
The surprise winners and losers from Pokemon Go July 25, 2016 Who's the biggest winner from the Pokemon Go craze? Who wouldn't be saying Nintendo at this point in time? But, it's more like Pokemon No… The Japanese games firm today revealed that the hottest game in town will only have a limited impact on its profits after all. Say what? Yep, read on to find out why [...]
The Docklands, Stratford and east City fringe are the last three areas in central London with office space under £40 per sq ft October 7, 2015 Companies hoping to fork out less than £40 per square feet for offices in central London may be disappointed, after new research shows there are only three areas left offering space at those prices. The Docklands, Stratford and east City fringe are the only three sub-markets in the capital offer Grade A office space at [...]
With Manchester United poised to smash the world record transfer fee on Paul Pogba, here’s how football reached the £100m mark July 21, 2016 “Everyone's got to be concerned about the way fees are growing to astronomical proportions. My own opinion is that it will continue for some time yet but that, like the stock market and property market, it will eventually regulate itself.” So said Liverpool chief executive Peter Robinson in 1995 after signing Stan Collymore for a then [...]