Stationery chain Office Outlet reveals list of 16 store closures as 161 jobs to go in CVA April 2, 2019 Office Outlet, the stationery retailer formerly belonging to Staples, has revealed the location of 16 store closures following its collapse into administration. The troubled high street retailer, which has drafted in administrators from accountancy firm Deloitte, revealed today that 161 jobs and 16 outlets face the axe. Read more: Stationery chain Office Outlet falls into [...]
Don’t spend a penny: Network Rail to scrap all toilet charges from April next year December 17, 2018 Network Rail is to scrap toilet charges at all of its stations from 1 April. In March the former chief executive of Network Rail, Mark Carne, pledged to scrap the charge at all of its stations from 2019, saying it was "quite wrong to penalise people when they are in discomfort". Currently charges at stations in London, [...]
Manchester United 2, Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte slams players for allowing United comeback and putting club’s Champions League hopes at risk February 25, 2018 Chelsea boss Antonio Conte slated his players for surrendering a lead at top-four rivals Manchester United and warned his side that their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League is at risk. Substitute Jesse Lingard was the United match-winner with a quarter of an hour remaining after striker Romelu Lukaku registered a quick-fire leveller [...]
Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0: Antonio Conte hits out at television pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp over game-plan slur March 4, 2018 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte hit back at television pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp, branding them “stupid”, after they were critical of his side’s game-plan during Sunday’s Premier League defeat to runaway leaders Manchester City. Conte adopted ultra-defensive tactics which resulted in Chelsea having just 29 per cent possession and failing to register a shot [...]
Fulham 1-2 Liverpool: Mane’s hot streak helps Reds overcome away form jitters to go top of the Premier League March 17, 2019 This was a game Liverpool simply had to win. With Premier League title rivals Manchester City in FA Cup action, they played Fulham, who had lost six games in a row and are suffering an identity crisis under their third manager of the season. It had all the makings of a banker, but the Reds’ [...]
City Moves for 20 May – Who’s switching jobs at HSBC, Carwow and the PRS Reit? May 19, 2019 Today's City Moves includes HSBC, Carwow and the PRS Reit. HSBC HSBC UK has appointed Chloe Clift as head of its professional services sector team. In her new role, Chloe will work with HSBC UK commercial customers across the legal, recruitment, accountancy and consultancy sectors, offering banking support and strategic advice. The Professional Services sector [...]
FA Cup fourth round talking points: Misery for Spurs, Hudson-Odoi makes his point, unhappy Hammers and trouble at Millwall January 27, 2019 What a terrible four days for Tottenham. Having lost in the Carabao Cup semi-final on penalties to bitter rivals Chelsea on Thursday, Mauricio Pochettino’s side made it back-to-back cup exits yesterday at Selhurst Park as Crystal Palace stepped up yet again against a Big Six side. The Eagles can add Spurs to their pile of [...]
Four London infrastructure projects that unravelled in 2019 December 23, 2019 Boris Johnson “loves infrastructure”. At least, that’s what the Prime Minister said when he was asked about the High Speed Two rail project on the campaign trail earlier this month. And it is just as well. Because some of London’s biggest infrastructure problems are creaking at the seams. If the PM were not so keen on [...]
England could do with loosening the handbrake in Women’s World Cup clash with Japan June 18, 2019 If England’s 3-0 victory over Japan to clinch the SheBelieves Cup in March was the perfect statement of intent for one of the Women’s World Cup favourites then it’s the sort that Phil Neville’s team could do with repeating when the teams meet again on Wednesday. Because while the Lionesses have taken maximum points from [...]
Ranked: The best airports for pre-flight dining January 28, 2019 Heathrow Airport has topped a ranking of the UK’s 10 largest airports for pre-flight fine dining, shows research from travel comparison site Netflights. Read more: These are the best and worst airports for flight delays Home to eight of the highest-rated restaurants in the highest price bracket in the country, including House & Prunier Seafood [...]