Jab Boxing Club opens new state-of-the-art facility September 29, 2024 Jab Boxing Club, one of London’s top destinations for top-level boxing training, has officially opened its new club in Victoria.
London pollution: The worse the air you breathe, the worse your Covid symptoms September 4, 2021 Exposure to air pollution increases the risk of more severe coronavirus symptoms and hospitalisation with the disease, according to a new report by Imperial College London researchers. In a review of the latest evidence available, the researchers found a strong link between a person’s exposure to air pollution before the pandemic and the worst cases [...]
City ‘stands ready’ to work with new Labour government on growth July 8, 2024 Business lobby groups and the City of London have said the sector “stands ready” to work with Keir Starmer’s new Labour government on realising growth.
Government announces a ‘London summit’ to boost vaccine uptake June 23, 2021 The government will hold a London “vaccine summit” on Friday with Sadiq Khan and top health officials in a bid to boost the capital’s comparatively low take up of vaccines. Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi today announced that the summit will aim to scrutinise why the take-up of first vaccine doses in London “is slightly behind [...]
Ocado fears disruption after south London warehouse fire July 19, 2021 Ocado fears disruption this week after a major fire at a south east London warehouse. Several dozen firefighters were called to the company’s depot in Erith on Friday afternoon after a robot collision resulted in the conflagration. The Erith site handles up to 150,000 orders a week. Ocado was forced to cancel a host of [...]
Andy Murray confirms worst kept secret in tennis as he arrives at Paris Olympics July 23, 2024 The three-time Grand Slam winner won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 and had long hinted that this Games would represent his swansong.
Court orders ex-chairman of Kazakh paper company to return £120m worth of cash and luxury London properties December 22, 2021 A Kazakh paper and cardboard manufacturer has won a London court order against its former chairman to return £122m, including four luxury London properties worth £50m, in damages following fraud. Yesterday a judgement was reached in the long standing case, between Kazakhstan Kagazy Group and its former chairman Maksat Arip. The Group has been trying [...]
Buy-now pay-later firm Zilch raises £100m debt ahead of hotly-anticipated public listing June 19, 2024 London fintech Zilch has raised £100m in securitised debt financing in a deal arranged by Deutsche Bank ahead of a hotly-anticipated public listing.
Derwent London snaps up Bloomsbury buildings as return to office builds August 10, 2021 Property giant Derwent London has announced the acquisition of five buildings around Bloomsbury and Marylebone as demand for new office space starts to rebound. Derwent London exchanged contracts for two properties totalling 182,100 sq ft located in the so-called knowledge quarter around University College London for £214.6m. The freehold office building at 250 Euston Road [...]
Ferrexpo posts ‘best performance’ since start of Ukraine war July 8, 2024 London-listed Ferrexpo, a mining firm that operates out of Ukraine, has posted its best production figures since Russia's invasion in February 2022.