Paris attack: At least 127 dead after gunmen target rock concert, football game and restaurants across French capital November 14, 2015 Update: At least 127 people have been killed in a series coordinated attacks across Paris on Friday night, targeting people at a rock concert, a football game and a popular eating spot. The worst of the violence took place at the Bataclan concert venue, 50 boulevard Voltaire, where gunmen "systematically" killed around 80 people who had gone to see the [...]
Workplace bullying and harassment rife as one in two UK women experience sexual harassment in the office September 22, 2015 “In many respects, women are people too.” “Bisexuals are just greedy.” What’s the most offensive comment you’ve overheard at your office? Solicitor firm Thomas Mansfield asked this question in a survey and responses came pouring in. An image campaign of some of the worst responses illustrates that workplace bullying is a big problem. According to [...]
As Tesco’s share price drops to an 18-year low, it’s clear the rollercoaster ride will continue for some time yet December 10, 2015 Tesco has turned back time this week, with its share price dropping to an 18-year low. The less said about what was going on in 1997 the better – instead, we turn our focus to the rollercoaster ride that is the UK's largest retailer. Dave Lewis has certainly ushered in some change, but given where Tesco's [...]
Inside Track: City’s tech industry hopes are wrapped up in Just Eat April 3, 2014 JUST Eat shares got off to a very decent start in unconditional trading yesterday in a deal that has demolished some people’s reservations about the London new issues market for technology stocks. Contrary to what a number of experts said at City A.M.’s roundtable on the new issues market last June, London does seem prepared [...]
Ladies who don’t lunch: Lady Barbara Judge talks first impressions and why moderation is boring November 19, 2015 Ping! A reply from Lady Barbara Judge drops in my inbox, exactly 15 minutes after I sent over an email asking her whether she would be available for a “ladies lunch”. “Dear Maike I would be glad to do it. The problem is to find a date. With best regards, Barbara.” Surprised and pleased at [...]
Can’t stop eating? You may have a binge-eating gene July 21, 2015 It's not just greed that keeps some people heading for the snack cupboard – a certain gene could play a major role in our over-indulgence, according to researchers at University College London. Read more: Why diet is more important than exercise when you're trying to lose weight The gene, found at the FTO gene [...]
Oldroyd in Islington review: the ultimate local restaurant December 22, 2015 344 Upper Street, N1, www.oldroydlondon.com FOOD ★★★★☆ | VALUE ★★★★★ | ATMOSPHERE ★★★★☆ Cost for two with booze: £85 Oldroyd may have been open a little while now, but what nicer way to end a nice year filled with nice meals than a trip to one of London’s very nicest restaurants. Not best, necessarily, but [...]
All eyes on the Budget ahead of May election – London Report March 16, 2015 THE BUDGET, which will be delivered by the coalition government on Wednesday, will be the highlight of the week, as Britons look to see whether there will be any giveaways before the May General Election. Speaking on the BBC Andrew Marr show, chancellor George Osborne promised a long-term Budget with “no giveaways, no gimmicks”. “This [...]
Just Eat taps into huge demand from investors for £1.4bn float April 2, 2014 LONDON’s appetite for highly-valued technology stocks will be fully tested today as conditional trading begins in the shares of Just Eat, the online takeaway food group. Bankers to the share issue, the first on the London Stock Exchange’s high growth segment, closed the books last night and intimated the valuation for the group would be [...]
Why P2P lending is getting ever more robust – and why Adair Turner is wrong about the industry February 11, 2016 Former Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner took a potshot at the P2P lending industry yesterday, stating that “the losses which will emerge from peer-to-peer lending over the next five to 10 years will make the bankers look like lending geniuses”. More specifically, he expressed his concern at the credit checking P2P and debt-base crowdfunding platforms [...]