Fine dining restaurant planned for the top of Lloyd’s of London August 10, 2021 Lloyd’s of London is considering adding a Michelin-starred restaurant to the top of its headquarters as part of a revamp of the insurance marketplace’s iconic building spaces. The creation of a high-end restaurant with enviable views of London is being considered as a way to create ‘destination style’ experiences, and attract more clients and members of [...]
China’s crackdown will do untold damage – Glory to Hong Kong! May 9, 2024 The threads between the City of London and Hong Kong are long, occasionally ugly, mostly glorious and now increasingly stretched.
Fall in new houses being built leads to losses widening at listed manufacturer May 15, 2024 A fall in the number of new houses being constructed across the UK contributed to losses widening at a London-listed manufacturer.
LV= rejects new Royal London offer and stands by £530m Bain takeover November 16, 2021 Mutual insurer Liverpool Victoria has turned down the latest offer from its competitor Royal London which had proposed dismantling the business, amid increasing criticism over a £530m proposed takeover which would end the firm’s member-owned status. LV= has been pushing its members to vote to allow the controversial takeover deal by US private equity firm [...]
Police made range of mistakes in case of London sisters murdered in Wembley park October 26, 2021 A range of mistakes were made by police officers in the case of two sisters who were reported missing in June last year. An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found that information in the case of Nicole Smallman, 28, and Bibaa Henry, 46, who were stabbed to death in a [...]
London Assembly pleads with DfT to secure TfL long-term funding as money runs out on Friday February 16, 2022 The London Assembly has made a last-ditch effort and pleaded with the Department for Transport (DfT) to agree to a long-term funding deal for Transport for London (TfL). Caroline Pidgeon, chair of the assembly’s transport committee, said that without a long-term financial deal the public body would be paralysed, as funding is set to expire [...]
DfT reports London tube strikes brought down passenger numbers to 4 per cent of pre-pandemic levels March 9, 2022 The RMT’s London tube strikes of last week had a devastating impact on passenger numbers, according to Department for Transport (DfT) figures. Data showed that on Tuesday and Thursday ridership numbers plummeted to 4 per cent of pre-pandemic levels – the lowest since the Covid pandemic first hit in March 2020. On 4 March, levels [...]
Titanic maker Harland and Wolff’s finance chief leaves company September 11, 2024 The Belfast-based shipyard gave almost no detail in a statement on the London Stock Exchange, but that Raman "had resigned with immediate effect."
London Tech Week: Russ Shaw looks back at a spectacular week September 28, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – happened last week and Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE is back writing us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s he looks back on the week that was. What a week it has been! London Tech Week saw a new [...]
Topps Tiles sales drop again as ‘weaker’ market reflects reluctance for DIY October 2, 2024 Group sales for London-listed Topps Tiles dropped for the year as the consumer retail brand battled through a "weaker" market.