Royal Mail wins High Court injunction to prevent Christmas postal strikes November 13, 2019 Royal Mail has secured a High Court injunction to block potential Christmas postal strikes. The company argued that there were “irregularities” with the ballot which delivered an outcome overwhelmingly in support of industrial action. Read more: Royal Mail launches search for new UK director The postal service has claimed that officials interfered with the voting [...]
Back to Business: Jack and Charlie Stein on coming together as a family amid the corona crisis August 8, 2020 We talk to top chefs and restaurateurs about how they are dealing with the strange ‘new normal’. Rick Stein restaurants’ Jack and Charlie Stein talk about the relief of seeing cutsomers again and why the industry needs to go back to basics. Who are you and what do you do? Jack Stein: I’m chef director [...]
New builds: Homes on the market in London this week, from a Battersea tower to a former camera factory October 25, 2019 Shoreditch Exchange, Shoreditch From £785,000 for a one-bed Two new show homes have just been launched at Regal London’s Shoreditch Exchange. Located on Hackney Road, the development includes 184 one, two and three-bed apartments with access to cinema rooms, a gym and roof terraces, as well as a WeWork office. The show homes, one of [...]
Former Goldman boss Michael Sherwood joins Revolut board March 5, 2020 A former senior Goldman Sachs executive has joined the board of fintech giant Revolut, as it seeks to bolster its board in the wake of a significant investment. Michael Sherwood, the former co-chief executive of Goldman Sachs International, has today been appointed Revolut’s board as a non-executive director. Sherwood is joined by fellow new non-executive [...]
Career versus motherhood: When workplaces don’t support women, the result is a fertility crisis July 22, 2020 You’d think that a global crash in fertility rates, which will see the world’s population fall dramatically by the end of the century, might be music to the ears of any sustainability professional. Lower populations, after all, equal lower environmental impacts. Yet dig a bit deeper into the research published last week by University of [...]
Butlin’s owner Bourne Leisure plans bid for Sykes Holiday Cottages October 22, 2019 Bourne Leisure Group, the owner of Butlin’s and Haven Holidays, is planning to make a bid for rental property provider Sykes Holiday Cottages. The company is expected to submit a bid for the holiday rental chain before the deadline tomorrow, Sky News reported. Read more: Micro Focus shares sink as Open Text denies it might [...]
London investor in Peloton and Goop raises third fund at $300m January 15, 2020 Venture capital firm Felix Capital has today revealed its third fund at $300m (£230.3m), targeting startups at both early and growth stages across London and beyond. The firm has previously invested in the likes of Deliveroo, Peloton and Mejuri, as well as Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop. The new fund is double that of its [...]
The number of floats in London dropped to a decade-low last year January 15, 2020 Geopolitical uncertainty contributed to a subdued initial public offering (IPO) market in London last year, as listings fell 56 per cent year-on-year. In what was the capital’s quietest year for a decade, just 35 companies floated raising £5.9bn, down from 79 listings raising £9.5bn in 2018. The number of admissions to London’s junior Aim market [...]
IoD urges regional focus in business manifesto November 15, 2019 A blitz of investment incentives and a focus on turbocharging regional growth should be at the heart of the next government’s priorities, a leading business group has urged this morning. The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called for regions to be given their own funding pots and cabinet meetings as part of a wider decentralisation [...]
Motorola Razr 2019: Flip phone revived with foldable screen model November 14, 2019 The iconic flip phone has made a comeback, with Motorola revealing an upgraded version of the once-universal device. Some 15 years after the original Razr hit the markets, Motorola is launching a slim retro reboot with a foldable screen. Read more: Revealed: The fastest growing tech companies in the UK The gadget, which is set [...]