Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, announcing £40bn of tax rises, Central London Alliance comments
Microsoft faces pressure from investors over sexual harassment record December 1, 2021 Microsoft investors are calling for greater transparency over sexual harassment claims following allegations against ex-chief Bill Gates.
Amazon acknowledges ‘there is more to do’ as UK warehouses are targeted by Extinction Rebellion activists in Black Friday raid November 26, 2021 Climate activists blocked Amazon’s largest warehouse in the UK, targeting the global retail giant’s busiest day of the year. Extinction Rebellion’s Black Friday demonstration, with about 20 activists, started at 4am at the distribution centre in Dunfermline, Fife. The group said it was also targeting Amazon sites in Doncaster, Darlington, Newcastle, Manchester, Peterborough, Derby, Coventry, [...]
Hyper-aggressive Covid mutation from Southern Africa spreads like wildfire across globe: ‘Worst Coronavirus variant so far’ November 26, 2021 UK and WHO officials have sounded the alarm late last night over a new Covid variant in parts of Southern Africa as B.1.1.529 has the potential to evade immunity built up by vaccination or prior infection. A travel ban is to be imposed on six African nations due to rising concerns over the new variant [...]
Govia to face £73m legal claim over overcharged fees November 24, 2021 Rail giant Govia Thameslink Railway – which operates the Gatwick Express and Thameslink, as well as Great Northern and Southern services – will face up to £73m in legal claims after being sued for overcharging rail journeys. Set to be filed this week at the Competition Appeal Tribunal by consumer campaigner Justin Gutmann, the class [...]
BBC records highest global audience ever with 489m viewers a week November 24, 2021 The BBC has achieved the highest ever global audience, according to the Global Audience Measure (GAM) published today, which records the total weekly number of adults accessing the BBC around the world.
Browne Jacobson and KPMG top workplace social mobility index November 24, 2021 Law firms and consultancies are leading the way in driving social mobility in the workplace, according to the latest national Employer Index by the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF). Law firm Browne Jacobson LLP scored first place in the ranking of the top 75 organisations, followed by consulting giant KPMG and law firm Herbert Smith Freehills [...]
EP: 98 Haydock, Ascot & Hong Kong November 19, 2021 The Betfair Chase at Haydock is the feature race of the weekend, having provided some high-class winners over the past few years. Christian Williams runs former Grade 1 winner Waiting Patiently in this year’s renewal and joins us as our guest today. We also hear from James Richardson from ThoroughBid ahead of their special online [...]
UK advertising watchdog probes crypto meme coin Floki’s marketing ‘assault’ on London transport November 17, 2021 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has bowed to calls for an investigation into an ad campaign for a digital token named after Elon Musk’s new dog, Floki, after hundreds of adverts for the cryptocurrency appeared across the capital’s transport network. A spokesperson for the ASA told City AM that the watchdog is currently investigating the [...]
Retailers slam rocketing interchange fees as UK firms face £36.5m increase November 17, 2021 UK and European Economic Area (EEA) retailers are facing a cost increase of around £150m a year to accept cross-border card payments. UK businesses may be forced to take on an additional £36.5m, according to research by retail payments advisory firm CMSPI, alongside the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC has called on ministers and [...]
CEO of IWF warns a ‘tidal wave’ of child abuse material is flooding the internet November 13, 2021 The amount of child sexual abuse material being found online by expert analysts is fifteen times higher than a decade ago, according to Susie Hargreaves, the CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The boss of the online safety organisation said its analysts are facing a “tidal wave” of abuse material, as it called for [...]