NHS severs funding from bookies January 30, 2022 The NHS is set to cut all ties with the gambling industry for funding for its addiction clinics because of concerns that it may conflict with its work.
Safe as houses: as years pass by, residential property remains the most resilient investment January 6, 2023 When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away last year, it brought the nation – and much of the world – together in mourning. With 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II replaced Queen Victoria as the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch. There was much that united the two, from overseeing periods of dramatic [...]
Bosses at UK arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom seek to buy it out as insolvency looms March 22, 2022 Bosses at the UK arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom have made a bid to buy it out, as sanctions against its parent company threaten to make it insolvent. Manchester-based Gazprom Energy, which supplies more than a fifth of gas used by UK companies, has been left just days from needing a government bailout through [...]
Election 2024: Sunak pledges cash to towns as Starmer pitches ‘wealth creation’ June 1, 2024 In the Times, Sir Keir has pitched to the middle class and the middle ground as he told the paper his “number one mission is wealth creation”.
A quarter of the UK’s unicorns were created in 2021 alone as the tech sector shines December 20, 2021 New data shows how UK tech boomed in 2021, raising £26bn, doubling last year’s figures and creating a record number of unicorns.
Gaizka Mendieta interview: Food, business and life after football July 9, 2023 Former Spain, Middlesbrough, Lazio and Valencia midfielder Gaizka Mendieta on finding a new passion in the restaurant business after a stellar football career. When Gaizka Mendieta, one of the most lauded midfielders of his era, moved to Middlesbrough in 2003 he gave England a taste of the best that Spain had to offer. Now, 15 [...]
Nine out of ten Londoners can no longer afford the rent as demand for rooms goes through the roof January 31, 2022 Insurance giant Admiral has warned that nearly nine out of ten Londoners can no longer afford the average cost of rent in the capital. The demand for rooms to rent is much higher than the available supply, thereby leading to such increases that most Londoners cannot keep up with, the company cited as the main [...]
Jack Sullivan: West Ham director on trophies, succession and creating a legacy May 15, 2024 Jack Sullivan is the son of West Ham’s biggest shareholder David Sullivan. He was raised in and around the Hammers and is using his experience to forge his own business path. In a ranging interview; he talks about his family, West Ham and the future. If you were to ask any fan of West Ham [...]
We need more housing and braver, bigger ideas to revive our Square Mile July 4, 2023 The Square Mile, like other financial centres, needs to attract more footfall, or it will become a ghost town. The power is in local politicians' hands, they just have to be brave, writes Adam Hawksbee
Travel chaos escalates as 23-mile M20 stretch closed after ferry shortage April 7, 2022 Travel chaos continued to escalate today as a 23-mile stretch of M20 was closed due to the ongoing ferry shortage. The motorway was closed from Maidstone to Westenhanger, while thousands of lorries were stuck in bottlenecks on their way for the Port of Dover or the Eurotunnel. Delays at Channel crossings were driven by a [...]