Landsec to buy property rival U+I for £190m November 1, 2021 Property giant Landsec has announced it will buy the property regeneration firm U+I for £190m. Mark Allan, chief executive officer of Landsec, said the acquisition would mean a bolstered focus on developing “world-class mixed-use communities that inspire and create opportunity.” The 149-pence-per-share offer for U+I represented a premium of 73.3 per cent to the stock’s [...]
London’s tech success can be the backbone of the nation’s economy as growth wavers June 14, 2022 Across the western world economies face big structural challenges: growth, productivity, inflation and real wage levels. The holy grail of economic policy is how to break out of this cycle. As Tech Minister, I believe the UK must throw everything behind being a science and tech superpower. Just as our economy was transformed by Thatcher [...]
All six English clubs abandon JP Morgan Super League plan April 21, 2021 All six English clubs have pulled out of the European Super League (ESL) after plans for the JP Morgan-backed venture were met with a fierce backlash. Manchester City were the first Premier League side to officially withdraw from the competition following reports Chelsea were preparing to do so. Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham have [...]
D-Day for Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer as polls are now open: All you need to know about the 2022 local elections May 5, 2022 Millions of Brits around the country will go to the polls todayfor the 2022 local elections. Voters will be choosing local representatives in England, Scotland and Wales and there will also be an election for the Northern Ireland Assembly. Polling stations have just opened and close at 10pm. When will the results be announced? After [...]
The Women’s FA Cup final marks dark of past and possibilities of future December 1, 2021 On Sunday, tens of thousands will head into the home of English football for the Women’s FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea in what could be the best attended domestic match for 101 years, when 53,000 packed into Goodison Park. This weekend, however, will also offer a reminder of a darker era for women’s [...]
The UK should ban domestic flights, says advocacy group October 11, 2021 British advocacy group Campaign for Better Transport is calling on the government to ban some domestic flights to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions produced domestically by aviation. If introduced, the ban would end several short-haul routes such as London to Manchester, London to Edinburgh and Birmingham to Glasgow. Travellers would be offered train tickets [...]
Six Premier League clubs fined £22m over failed European Super League project June 9, 2021 The Premier League has fined six English clubs who tried to join a breakaway European Super League a combined £22m. The rebel teams – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – will pay £3.67m each. But they face fines of £25m per club and 30-point deductions should they attempt a similar [...]
Stop working from home or colleagues will gossip about you, says Boris Johnson October 5, 2021 The Prime Minister this morning urged young workers to return to the office or they risk colleagues gossiping about them. Boris Johnson said young people should stop working from home that was widespread during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to stop the spread of the disease. But speaking to radio station LBC, Johnson admitted [...]
France, Germany and Nordic countries close airspace to Russian planes February 27, 2022 France, Germany and the Nordic countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland – are joining the growing list of countries who closed their airspace to Russian aviation following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. “France is shutting its airspace to all Russian aircraft and airlines from this evening on,” tweeted French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. “To [...]
Rail stakeholders drag government for axing £3bn HS2-West Coast link June 7, 2022 Rail stakeholders have dragged the government for its decision to axe a £3bn link between HS2 and the West Coast Main Line. According to a joint statement published today by the Railway Industry Association (RIA), High Speed Rail Group and Rail Freight Group, scrapping the link will create a bottleneck north of Crewe. The link [...]