Marks and Spencer injects £30m into new and revamped London sites May 28, 2024 High street darling Marks and Spencer has announced plans to invest over £30m in new and renewed stores across London this financial year.
EY staff told to work 16 hour days, weekends, and berated for getting food poisoning January 19, 2021 It’s all work and no play for EY staff in the Hong Kong office, as employees were pressured to work until 11:30pm each week night and at the weekend during the busiest period. An email from one manager at the Big Four firm in Hong Kong told staff they should be working 16-hour days during [...]
The best home delivery food, from fine dining to ripe cheese November 21, 2020 As we approach the end of a dreary November, there are positive signs for the weeks and months to come, with the promise of vaccines and the prospect of lockdown restrictions easing enough to allow us to eat in restaurants again. On the other hand, lockdown may be extended and the cycle of cabin fever [...]
Sunak to clamp down on farmland solar panels in fresh planning proposals October 8, 2023 Sunak will revive efforts to clamp down on solar panel installations across UK farmland, in the latest watering down of green pledges.
Surprise fall in inflation leaves Bank of England rates decision on knife-edge September 20, 2023 Inflation fell unexpectedly in August as falling food inflation helped offset rising energy costs, official data out today shows. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) the consumer price index (CPI) came in at 6.7 per cent in August, down marginally from 6.8 per cent in July and lower than the roughly [...]
UK retail sales ticked up in August in a summertime boost September 3, 2024 UK retail sales ticked up in August, according to fresh data, after consumer confidence was boosted by good weather.
Almost a quarter of London residents have seen a ghost, Halloween survey reveals October 31, 2023 Almost a quarter of London residents have seen a ghost in their home, according to a new survey released this Halloween
Over a third of adults unaware of protein’s role in fitness regime January 30, 2024 Protein is crucial when it comes to muscle building, but a survey showed a lack of understanding of its role as part of a fitness regime.
Supermarkets behaving badly: Asda and Morrisons bosses back ‘transparent’ fuel pricing model June 27, 2023 Supermarkets bosses have been grilled by MPs on prices at the pump and agreed to consider entering into a fuel model which would give more transparency. The government has been mulling a scheme whereby petrol stations would have to share live prices in efforts to bring more price transparency for drivers – a similar system [...]
Top London steakhouse: nearly half of ‘steaks’ sold are vegan this Veganuary January 8, 2024 This Veganuary almost half of the sales from one top London steakhouse have been vegan