‘Transformational’: Northern business leaders cheer first flight route to Shanghai July 1, 2024 Manchester Airport on Monday became the first UK hub outside of London to operate a route to China's financial capital.
London revealed as best European city for runners August 16, 2021 London has been named the best city in Europe to run in after a study found its conditions to be the best for a metropolitan jog. Sportswear brand Puma measured the cities’ suitability using a number of factors, including air pollution, temperature, congestion, the number of running clubs, quality of water and elevation. The team [...]
London sellers take home over £30bn in gross profit while seller gains decline January 10, 2022 London home sellers made a total gross profit of £30.96bn last year. However, weaker price growth meant that last year marked the first time since 2015 that London sellers made a gross gain less than £200k, Hamptons estate agents said. The average London seller sold their home for £197,730 more than they paid for it [...]
Top 7: The best spa for fitness May 14, 2024 The Guerlain Spa and Pillar Wellbeing at Raffles London at The Old War Office takes fitness to a whole new level
Drum roll: The world’s coolest neighbourhoods are… (yes, London is featured too) October 8, 2021 Nørrebro in Copenhagen has been revealed as the world’s coolest district, topping Time Out’s fourth annual World’s Coolest Neighbourhoods list. Cultural and culinary hotspots are leading the way as cities begin to emerge from the pandemic. “Nørrebro is a diverse district where history meets ultramodern architecture on the northern side of Copenhagen’s lakes, and it truly has [...]
Qantas buys 12 new planes in bid to conquer ‘final frontier’ of 20-hour flights down under from London and New York May 2, 2022 Australia’s national airline Qantas has ordered 12 huge new luxurious planes as it confirmed plans for new long-haul routes from London and New York, to conquer the “final frontier” of aviation. The carrier will launch 20-hour flights on Airbus A350-1000s, complete with wellbeing zones and extra measures for comfort, taking passengers down under from across [...]
London markets climb as Staley steps aside after FCA Epstein probe November 1, 2021 London markets climbed during the opening session of November as Barclays chief Jes Staley stepped down after UK regulators showed the bank preliminary findings of its investigation into his ties with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The capital’s FTSE 100 premier index advanced 0.60 per cent to hit 7,280.97 points, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 climbed [...]
Exclusive: London bearing the brunt of skills shortages, say city bosses October 7, 2021 The skilled labour shortage gripping the UK is being felt most acutely by London businesses, with seven in 10 executives saying their company has been affected. Despite promises of emergency visas and skills training from the Government, 22 per cent of London business leaders think the problem will be the biggest hurdle their company will [...]
Union vote: TfL drivers endorse weekend Tube strikes as Londoners face months of disruption January 10, 2022 Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working on the London Underground network today voted in favour of strike action. The ballot, which was conducted after RMT members felt they weren’t given enough reassurances on working conditions and jobs, registered a 94 per cent endorsement to the walkout. “A financial [...]
Saturday Read: Two sustainable fashion gurus on a mission to make soil sexy in London November 27, 2021 Far from providing a pivotal road map, COP26 has at least uncovered a few tangible solutions for multiple industries to move forward. For the first time ever, fossil fuels have been noted and added to the final agreement, albeit rather half heartedly, with a little help from India and China. Another key take-away [...]