Middle Eastern firm VPS Healthcare makes UK foray with promise to create 2,000 jobs and reopen Royal Masonic Hospital July 26, 2015 A Middle Eastern healthcare giant is making its first foray into the UK after pledging to reopen the Royal Masonic Hospital in Hammersmith as a new cancer centre, creating 2,000 jobs. VPS Healthcare was founded by Indian doctor and entrepreneur Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, who opened his first hospital in Abu Dhabi in 2007. The group [...]
EU referendum: It’s the UK’s young people who will be most affected by a Brexit, and that’s why the vote should be extended to 16 and 17-year-olds October 16, 2015 The government’s commitment to a referendum on our membership of the European Union has come to the fore again in the past fortnight with the launch of the “In” campaign supporting our continued membership, and a shoal of campaigns competing to leave “at any price”. For too long the debate has been one sided – portraits have continued [...]
Both a friend and a voice August 12, 2015 Mencap is a partner and voice for people with learning disabilities Mencap’s Head Office has always sat on the edge of the City of London — between Old Street and the Barbican — but this year Mencap are determined to make sure our message gets heard loud and clear right to centre of the Square [...]
FTSE 100 climbs as Glencore digs itself out of hole – London Report October 6, 2015 Britain’s top share index rose nearly three per cent yesterday, with a surge in Glencore after a volatile week leading mining companies higher. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index jumped 168.94 points, or 2.8 per cent, to 6,298.92 points, with every stock in positive territory. The FTSE 100 is still down over 11 per cent from [...]
Phoenix appoints Staunton as chair August 21, 2015 INSURER Phoenix Group has named current WH Smith chair Henry Staunton as replacement for outgoing chairman Sir Howard Davies. Staunton sat on the board of insurer Legal and General for seven years as a non-executive director and vice-chairman until 2013 and is also currently chairman of rent-to-own company BrightHouse Group. As an executive he worked [...]
Queen’s Birthday Flypast: Bad weather grounds some aircraft June 13, 2015 Dark skys and grey clouds means that not all of the aircrafts due to take part in the Queen's official birthday celebrations flew over Buckingham Palace today. The Royal Air Force tweeted saying that only its helicopters and Red Arrows would be taking part in the event which kicked off at 1pm today. #Flypast update: [...]
Buckingham Palace could be vacated to remove asbestos as upkeep presents “significant financial challenge” June 24, 2015 It's not just the UK's elected officials that apparently need to be rehoused – Her Majesty the Queen could be forced to move out of Buckingham Palace to make way for repair work. Maintanence work costing as much as £150m is needed for the central London palace, with the BBC quoting sources as saying [...]
Land Registry: UK house price growth in August at lowest level in two years September 28, 2015 House prices rose by 4.2 per cent year-on-year in August, according to the latest survey from Land Registry. This is the weakest annual pace since November 2013 and compares with an annual growth of 4.7 per cent in July. The average value of all properties across the UK – now £184,682 – was up 0.5 [...]
Derwent London secures its first lettings for White Collar Factory July 13, 2015 Derwent London said yesterday it has snapped up an office block at the heart of the capital’s fintech district in Aldgate at the same time as it announced its first lettings at the White Collar Factory scheme in Old Street. The developer has bought Aldgate Union on Whitechapel High Street from the Royal Bank of [...]
Deloitte UK’s Young Banker of the Year Awards 2015 nominees: They’re bankers, but not as you know them… August 27, 2015 Meet Deloitte UK's Young Banker of the Year Awards' nominees In recent years, identifying oneself as a banker has been something of a social faux pas. But are things about to change? As the summer break comes to an end, financial advisers Deloitte are kicking off the new school term with their Young [...]