Sink the pink: How to make the most of Great British Rosé Week May 4, 2022 Sunshine and spring blossoms are thankfully becoming a more regular occurrence, heralding that crowd-pleaser, Rosé Season. You could be a fan of the pale pink of Provence or the juicy Garnacha of Spain, but English rosés are increasingly coming to the award-winning fore and right now we are in the middle of Great British Rosé [...]
City of London calls on Rishi Sunak to support businesses in the Covid-emptied Square Mile December 17, 2021 The City of London’s local authority has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide “much needed” financial support for shops, restaurants and pubs in the Square Mile after the government reintroduced its ‘work from home’ advice. In a letter to the Chancellor, The City of London Corporation policy chair Catherine McGuiness warned that small businesses [...]
Labour pushes for price cap freeze to tame cost of living crisis August 15, 2022 Labour has waded into the energy crisis with £29bn proposals to ease household energy bills amid a deepening cost of living crisis.
Why it’s time to bring back the house party February 24, 2022 There’s no question that the pandemic, and the lock- down restrictions which were introduced to help control it, have profoundly affected the way we interact so- cially. From wearing masks to the dreaded “rule of six”, we suddenly found our lives governed by regula- tions in a way no-one has experi- enced since (yes, I’m [...]
Watch: Deadly floods kill 40 people in Germany, Belgium and Holland July 15, 2021 Two days of heavy rain have bought chaos to western Europe, killing over 40 people and bringing down houses. Watch the full report.
UK companies ‘more distressed’ than European rivals, Moody’s finds February 16, 2021 UK has the highest number of distressed companies in Europe, according to data from Moody’s
Beyond Bond: Driving the new Aston Martin DB12 through Austin Texas December 4, 2023 We head to Austin to drive the new Aston Martin DB12 and meet the man with the brand’s real licence to thrill.
London now boasts $28bn worth of climate tech startups – more than anywhere else in Europe October 26, 2021 Climate tech investment is booming in London, where the combined value of startups in the sector has almost tripled in the last year to $28bn – ahead of rival tech hubs in Europe and beyond. London is second only to Silicon Valley in terms of the size of its ecosystem of climate tech companies, which [...]
Wall Street banks start enforcing stricter mask and vaccine requirements August 16, 2021 Big Wall Street banks have started enforcing stricter mask and vaccine requirements for staff, sometimes communicating them behind the scenes, in an effort to combat coronavirus infections in their offices while avoiding a fierce national debate about individual rights, sources at the banks and consultants who work with them have said. Watch the full report.
Insurtech Marshmallow reaches $1.25bn valuation and becomes UK’s second black-founded unicorn September 8, 2021 Digital car insurance provider Marshmallow has smashed the $1bn threshold after its latest Series B funding round, making it the second UK unicorn with founders of Black heritage. Marshmallow’s latest cash injection of $85m values the insurtech at over $1.25bn (£907m), joining the ranks of other recent UK unicorns Starling Bank, Gousto, Zepz and Zego. [...]