City workers urged to complain if forced into the office January 13, 2021 The City of London Corporation has called on workers to complain if they are being pressured into coming into work during England’s third national lockdown. The Corporation has urged Square Mile workers to file an anonymous complaint if their employers are forcing to break lockdown rules, which state that everyone must stay at home unless [...]
Staycations and Brits socialising propel consumer spending above pre-Covid levels September 7, 2021 Surging demand for staycation holidays amid ongoing travel restrictions, supported by strong appetite among Brits to socialise during the summer months, pushed consumer spending well-above pre-Covid levels last month. Data from Barclaycard shows card spending was 15.4 per cent above the same month in 2019, before the onset of the Covid crisis. The sharp rise [...]
Exclusive: ‘The recovery is going to be rocky and uneven’, warns fraud fighter Martin Sweeney July 14, 2021 Londoner Martin Sweeney started off at taxi app Hailo as a founding engineer. While there, he worked on a project to predict which orders were likely to be fraudulent. Finding nothing suitable on the market to solve this problem, or at least with the speed or accuracy he and his team wanted, Sweeney and some colleagues decided to [...]
UK services economy stands strong amid Omicron Plan B assault January 24, 2022 Britain’s services economy has stood strong in the face of the re-emergence of curbs on daily life in a bid to clamp down on the Omicron variant, reveals a closely watched survey released today. IHS Markit’s latest flash purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the UK services industry came in at 53.3 for January, a marginal [...]
Covid: Javid confirms community transmission of Omicron variant in England December 6, 2021 There is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of Covid across “multiple regions of England”, health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed. Javid said today that there are 335 recorded cases of the variant in the UK, which “includes cases with no links to international travel”, but that there is not enough scientific evidence to [...]
Meet the doctor-turned-entrepreneur saving the NHS billions June 10, 2024 Meet Ben Maruthappu, the 36-year-old founder on a mission to save the NHS billions.
TfL and Westminster join forces with business to lure shoppers back to The Strand October 19, 2023 A new taskforce will be set up to boost footfall to London's historic Strand district after home working trends hit retailers.
Three million smart meters not working as intended as government rollout stalls June 14, 2023 The government is facing challenges in meeting its latest smart meter rollout targets as suppliers, warns the NAO.
Serco announces buyback and dividend hike as firm reaps the rewards from government contracts February 29, 2024 Asset manager and warehouse developer Segro made a profit during the full year, helped by securing lucrative government contracts.
Londoners may have to wait 30 years or get a second job to buy a house February 15, 2024 A bleak picture has been painted for prospective buyers in London in 2024, as a number of reports suggest that affordability will remain an issue this year. London has remained the most expensive part of the UK to purchase a home, due to the high demand to live in the capital. Average house prices in [...]