Public willingness must match private money to break the housing deadlock March 10, 2022 ANY Londoner is painfully familiar with the number of rough sleepers. Some spots are focal points for make-shift “camps” of people; for example outside Warren Street station, there are often at least 25 homeless people. During the first year of the pandemic alone, 130,000 households were made homeless. With a cost of living crisis already [...]
Seven travel trends for 2023 January 24, 2023 From Rebel Spending to Modern Family Travel, a new report from travel trend forecasting agency Globetrender has revealed a vision of what travel will be like in the year ahead, where people will be going to and what will be motivating their booking decisions. Download the full report here, but read on for the seven [...]
Supercuts secures rescue deal December 11, 2019 Budget hair salon chain Supercuts has secured a rescue deal, in a move that will save more than 1,000 jobs. Bushell Investment Group, owned by entrepreneur Lee Bushell, supported a management buy-out of the business and assets of Supercuts owner Regis UK. Around 60 sites are expected to close as part of the deal, with [...]
It’s about time for Rishi Sunak to make his mind up on road tax for electric vehicles November 19, 2021 Britain is firmly on the front foot towards a transition to electric vehicles. Last week, as he unveiled a new design for charging stations, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he hoped they would become as iconic as the black cab. The government’s newly announced zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandate will set electric vehicle sales targets [...]
Tom Cruise’s BMW stolen in Birmingham while filming Mission: Impossible in the Midlands August 27, 2021 Tom Cruise’s BMW has been stolen while the Hollywood A-lister was filming in Birmingham. The X7 had been used to ferry around the star, who has been in the city recording scenes for the seventh instalment in the Mission: Impossible series. The vehicle was taken in Church Street in the city centre from where it [...]
UK Navy boasts ‘battle winning’ drone, day after Ukraine defence deal June 24, 2021 The Royal Navy has today boasted how its new drone, which can monitor an area larger than Greater Manchester, has come ‘leaps and bounds’ during ‘amphibious assaults’. Testing the airborne surveillance, known as Puma, in the Baltic and the North Sea, lieutenant Ash Loftus and Puma flight commander said the Navy’s tech is advancing into [...]
UK deploys crisis response teams to help people cross Afghan border August 31, 2021 The UK Foreign Office has announced it is deploying three consular teams to Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries to help those seeking to flee the country for the UK. In a statement released this evening, foreign secretary Dominic Raab acknowledged the people eligible for UK support who were stuck in Afghanistan after the UK ended its evacuation, [...]
Business growth returns across financial services sector in second quarter July 8, 2021 Business volumes across the financial services sector in the second quarter grew at its fastest pace since June 2017, after stalling in the previous quarter. Growth in business volumes across the financial sector in the second quarter was at 40 per cent, its fastest pace since June 2017, and is expected to continue in the [...]
Snowfall lights up rainy Epsom with astonishing Cazoo Oaks display June 4, 2021 RAINFALL was the word of the day at Epsom on Friday, that was until Snowfall obliterated her Cazoo Oaks rivals by a record 16 lengths to give Aidan O’Brien his ninth success in the race. O’Brien has now won both fillies’ Classics this season following Mother Earth’s win in the Qipco 1000 Guineas, with both [...]
San Sebastian: The Michelin capital of the world July 26, 2022 Throughout the confinement of the pandemic we dreamed of the day travel restrictions would finally ease. This year that wish came true – but the monkey’s paw twitched. While we are allowed to fly almost anywhere – even Japan and Korea, some of the strictest countries for Covid restrictions, have welcomed tourists back – but [...]