Wall Street hits fresh highs as bull run continues apace August 24, 2020 Wall Street once again closed at record highs this evening as stocks soared on optimism over a potential new treatment for the coronavirus disease. Having last week reclaimed February’s pre-pandemic highs, neither the benchmark S&P 500 nor the Nasdaq showed any signs of slowing down, as the fastest ever recovery from a bear market continued [...]
Astrazeneca confirms it will roll out new vaccine for Covid mutations in autumn February 11, 2021 Astrazeneca is on course to launch a new vaccine that is effective against emerging Covid variants by the autumn, the company has said. The Anglo-Swedish firm said clinical trials for the “next generation” of Covid vaccine would commence in the spring, with mass production earmarked for six to nine months’ time. Speaking as he unveiled [...]
Fashion-forward: Is Covid the final nail in the coffin for City-formal? December 29, 2020 The City has long been a bastion of men’s fashion. While you may not instantly put Cheapside, Leadenhall and Threadneedle in the same category as Carnaby Street or Camden when it comes to setting fashion trends, since time immemorial the best-dressed businessmen in the world have strutted their stuff in the streets, offices and certainly [...]
HMV starts reopening stores as new owner gets landlords to the negotiating table February 12, 2019 HMV has reopened a store at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent as the company's new owner fights to revive its presence in London and the south east. The Bluewater HMV opened its doors to customers on Tuesday morning, a week after it was shuttered along with several other HMVs across London. Read more: Revealed: These [...]
Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine trials to start Thursday April 21, 2020 A potential coronavirus vaccine being developed at Oxford University will have its first trials on Thursday after receiving £20m in government funding. Health secretary Matt Hancock announced today that the government was funding the trial, along with another out of Imperial College which has been given £22.5m. Hancock said the two teams were “two of [...]
UK passes law to slash greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2050 June 27, 2019 The UK has enshrined in law a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” by 2050, becoming the first major economy to legislate to curb its global warming contribution. That compares with a previous target to slash greenhouse emissions by 80 per cent from 1990 levels. Read more: Is there any merit to [...]
GoodWaste: The graduate designers creating unique homewares from scavenged marble September 27, 2019 Sometimes success comes knocking at a young person’s door, and they are so prepared that they already have their coat and shoes on. This is the story of how three dynamic Royal College of Art MA product design students had a bloody good idea for their degree show – and a few weeks after graduating [...]
London Pride 2019: Where is the parade and when does it start? July 3, 2019 There is less than a week to go until London Pride 2019, when the capital is set to host a parade that is bigger and brighter than any that have gone before it. Last year around 1m people attended the event as people from London and beyond participated in the capital’s biggest LGBT+ celebration. But [...]
US stocks hit all-time high but FTSE 100 lags November 27, 2020 US stock markets hit fresh all-time highs despite the thin post-thanksgiving trading, while the FTSE 100 lagged behind amid worries about Brexit and the economy. Wall Street’s S&P 500 rose 0.3 per cent in the early part of the session. The Dow Jones climbed 0.2 per cent while the Nasdaq jumped 0.9 per cent. All [...]
Political fallout threatens future of Westminster Holocaust memorial August 8, 2019 The fate of a proposed £100m Holocaust memorial in the heart of Westminster is hanging in the balance following a major political fallout. The memorial, which has been widely backed by MPs and will also include a learning centre, has been proposed for Victoria Tower Gardens on Milbank, a world heritage site. Read more: Sadiq [...]