Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered Labour’s first Budget in 14 years, announcing £40bn of tax rises, Central London Alliance comments
The Lewisham train line is opening again on Monday after last week’s derailment January 27, 2017 A 50m stretch of railway near Lewisham which was damaged when a freight train derailed earlier this week will open on Monday, Network Rail said – although it also warned commuters to check before they travel. The company, which looks after the UK's rail networks, said "good progress has been made" on repairing the line, [...]
Och, aye: Emoji English, Scottish and Welsh flags could be released in the next six months January 27, 2017 Smartphone fans in three UK countries are about to get more specific about their patriotism, after the body which decides on emojis declared it will add the English, Scottish and Welsh flags to its ranks. At a meeting of the Unicode Technical Committee, members – including representatives from Google and Apple -voted to add England, Scotland and [...]
Sterling falls against the dollar ahead of Trump’s May day January 27, 2017 Negotiations between Theresa May and Donald Trump will remain under wraps until this evening – but the UK is already losing out to the US in the currency stakes, with the pound falling in late morning trading. Having edged briefly above $1.26 earlier this morning, sterling fell as low as $1.2524 in late morning trading, [...]
Criminals made €8.6m of fake “Bin Laden” banknotes at the end of last year January 27, 2017 The European Central Bank (ECB) said it withdrew €8.6m worth of so-called "Bin Laden" banknotes in the final six months of last year. The notes, worth €500, are in the process of being phased out because of their association with money-laundering and terror – but they nevertheless made up just under five per cent of all [...]
This architect has already designed a Mexican border wall for Donald Trump January 27, 2017 Now Donald Trump is all systems go on his border wall, here's one step he can skip: the design stage is already in the bag, thanks to Mexican architecture practice Estudio 3.14. In conjunction with the University of Connecticut, the firm has helpfully created a design for a giant wall between the US and Mexico, [...]
London’s first-ever prosecco festival is happening this year January 27, 2017 Here's something worth popping your cork for: someone in the capital has managed to entice eight of Italy's best prosecco producers, meaning London's first-ever prosecco festival is happening in May. The three-day Prosecco Springs festival will take place in Oval Space in Hackney, and will feature both prosecco producers and creators of Italian delicacies such as [...]
Car manufacturing hits its highest level in 17 years – as auto makers slash investment January 26, 2017 UK car manufacturing hit a record high in 2016, new figures have shown – just as car manufacturers slashed the amount they invested in the UK. Figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed the UK made 1.7m vehicles in 2016, up 8.5 per cent on the year before and [...]
I can see clearly now: Sterling jumps to six-week high against the dollar January 25, 2017 The pound jumped to within spitting distance of $1.26 this morning, its highest in six weeks, as investors heralded a new age of certainty following yesterday's Article 50 decision. The pound touched $1.2596 in morning trading, 0.6 per cent higher, while it rose 0.4 per cent against the euro to €1.1717. Although sterling dipped yesterday [...]
George Orwell’s 1984 has shot to the top of bestseller lists because Trump January 25, 2017 George Orwell's 1984 may be a perennial classic, but it's been a long time since it was at the top of bestseller lists. Until now, that is… The novel, first published in 1949, has shot to the top of Amazon's best sellers list – with its rise attributed by many to the Trump administration's use [...]
Just a giant bust of Jeremy Clarkson being driven through London on a lorry… January 25, 2017 We knew Jeremy Clarkson had a big head, but now we have proof: enormous busts of Clarkson and his Grand Tour pals were spotted being transported around London on lorries today. Londoners tweeted pictures of huge stone heads of Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond being ferried past sights including Trafalgar Square and Westminster Palace [...]
