UK house price growth recovers from five-year low in November, Nationwide figures show November 30, 2018 UK house prices grew by an average of 1.9 per cent in November, up 0.3 per cent month on month to recover from a five-year low in October, Nationwide announced this morning. The figure is expected to improve if economic and political uncertainty surrounding Brexit lifts over the coming months and employment continues to rise, the [...]
UK coronavirus deaths leap to 171 as lockdown nears end June 23, 2020 A further 171 people have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths to 42,927. The figure represents a disappointing return to levels seen last week, following yesterday’s announcement of 15 fatalities, marking the lowest daily death toll since lockdown began More than 237,000 tests were distributed in the UK yesterday, [...]
Former City minister calls on PM to fund ‘Stadium for Cornwall’ July 3, 2020 Former City minister Lord Paul Myners has called on Boris Johnson to fund a “Stadium for Cornwall” as part of his newly announced “New Deal” to restore the UK economy after coronavirus. Lord Myners, who served as financial services minister under Gordon Brown, said the project would “epitomise the vision of an economic bounce-back based [...]
Barclays halts job cuts while coronavirus crisis ongoing April 14, 2020 Barclays has halted new job cuts while the coronavirus is ongoing the bank said in a memo. Barclays said it is also supporting staff in the process of being made redundant, the memo seen by Reuters said. The lender said it would support staff by paying up to 80 per cent of an employee’s wages [...]
Mother’s Day gifts: Make 2021 a lockdown to remember March 6, 2021 As the first mother’s day under lockdown rapidly approaches, this year it’s more important than ever to get your gift just right. This year we have focused on the amazing food options you can lavish upon your wonderful mother – or you could even buy two and eat them together over a nice, long Zoom [...]
How Covid is affecting sport in 2021: Will Premier League, Tokyo Olympics, England’s Test series in Sri Lanka and the Lions tour go ahead? January 5, 2021 The first wave of Covid-19 saw professional sport grind to a halt as countries across the world imposed lockdowns. With cases on the rise again, particularly in England, some sports – including football, rugby union, boxing and snooker – have already been disrupted. So how is elite sport in 2021 being affected by the pandemic [...]
Exclusive: City’s venture capital guru on Brexit, ESG fundraising and impact investing August 31, 2021 With Brexit just behind us, and the pandemic gradually being brought under control, it seemed like a good time to measure the temperature of London’s venture capital investment space. City A.M. sat down with David Hall, for his first major interview as chairman of the Venture Capital Trust Association, since succeeding Stuart Veale in January [...]
From today London is in Tier 2: Do you know all the new rules? December 2, 2020 The covid-19 restrictions have been strengthened since before the lockdown, so what are the new rules for work, home and socialising now that London's in Tier 2
US stocks tumble and oil drops after disastrous FTSE 100 day October 28, 2020 The FTSE 100 plunged to its lowest level since April and US and European stocks tumbled as surging coronavirus cases and a lack of US stimulus sent shockwaves through markets. London’s blue-chip index dropped three per cent in afternoon trading, its third fall in as many days, to just 5,556 points. Read more: How close [...]
Belarus: There will be no new election, says Lukashenko August 17, 2020 Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko today said there would be no new presidential election despite calls from the opposition and nationwide anti-government protests, the Belta news agency reported. “You should never expect me to do something under pressure,” he was quoted as saying. “They (new elections) won’t happen.” Lukashenko’s reported comments came as he faces the [...]