Night Tube drivers vote for strike action over a “block on career progression” March 14, 2017 Night Tube drivers have voted to strike over a "block on career progression", the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced today. The union announced it was holding a ballot over the issue last month, as did train drivers' union Aslef. The result of Aslef's ballot will be announced on Thursday. Read more: A new Night [...]
Halfords share price jumps as investors are rewarded following its spending spree January 19, 2017 Halfords pumped-up its share price by over nine per cent this morning after delivering a podium performance from its retail division and rewarding investors with a special dividend. The figures In the firm's third quarter trading update, group like-for-like revenue for the 15 weeks to December was up 11.4 per cent. Retail performed well, growing by seven [...]
April Fools Day 2016: From breast milk protein to McDonald’s landing on the moon, here are the best, worst, laziest and weirdest fake tech stories April 1, 2016 When in comes to April 1st, Britain's press officers like to break the boundaries of physics. City A.M. has been drowning in scientific discoveries, technology advancements and new product launches ahead of April Fools, but did any of them catch you out? Food for thought Upmarket takeaway group Deliveroo has pledged to make eating a burrito even easier, as [...]
Fitness advice: Why building a “cheat day” into your regime could be bad news for your waistline September 12, 2017 If you’re one of the millions of people trying unsuccessfully to lose fat, your problem could boil down to two little words: cheat day. A “cheat day”, or “cheat meal” as it’s sometimes called, is where people on a training program allow themselves a period where they can eat whatever they want. Being healthy [...]
Why the Federal Reserve’s ‘quantitative tightening’ will be held back October 3, 2017 Janet Yellen, the chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), says she hopes that the reversal of QE will be as dull as “watching paint dry”. John Williams, San Francisco Fed President, said he hoped it is “boring”. Will they get their wish? Between 2009 and 2014 the QE programme saw the Fed create $3.5 trillion, [...]
McDonald’s fills up on all day breakfast as fourth quarter sales rise January 25, 2016 McDonald’s has served up a five per cent jump in global like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter as efforts to turnaround its ailing US business showed signs of paying off. The fast food giant, which promoted former UK boss Steve Easterbrook to the top spot a year ago, said US fourth quarter comparable sales increased by 5.7 per cent, thanks in [...]
High street restaurant dishes from Pizza Express and Barburrito have more salt than a McDonald’s Big Mac February 16, 2016 Popular dishes at some of Britain's best-known high street chains actually contain more salt than junk food favourites like a Big Mac and regular fries from McDonalds. That's according to research by Treated.com, which found some main course menu items on offer in high street chains such as Pizza Express and Barburrito "out-salt" what's generally seen as less [...]
Picks of the day: The three stories to read today October 12, 2016 Running out of things to talk to coworkers about? We’ve done the legwork for you, and put together the top stories people are talking about today in bite-sized form – to make life that bit easier. Time Out to open first London market Time Out is doing what it did in Lisbon in 2014, and [...]
7 things to know from the government’s Heathrow expansion plans February 2, 2017 By now you may have heard the government has set out its draft national policy statement for Heathrow expansion, kicking off a 16-week consultation. But what's this about and what does it mean for Heathrow's third runway? Read more: Government to unveil Heathrow third runway national policy statement 1. Now's the time to air your views [...]
McDonald’s could face a hefty fine if found guilty of abusing its market position after an EU antitrust complaint is filed by consumer groups January 12, 2016 Three Italian consumer groups have co-signed an antitrust complaint against McDonald's, alleging the fast food giant has abused its dominant market position in Europe. If found guilty, McDonald’s could face a maximum fine of as much as 10 per cent of its global revenue, as well as any additional measures the Commission deems necessary to secure fair [...]