Worst corporate jargon of the week: The roadmap September 19, 2024 "Get in losers! We’re going to lift sales by five per cent in quarter four!"
A car-free Oxford Street does sound dreamy, but there’s a problem: buses September 19, 2024 An Oxford Street with no cars is a charming fantasy. But ignore the "red wall of metal" at your peril, writes James Ford
London Fashion Week Closes with a Unique Sustainable Event September 18, 2024 London Fashion Week 2024 has seen an exciting blend of tradition and innovation. Yesterday, the prestigious fashion week witnessed a unique show, Fashion Frenzee, where sustainable fashion took centre stage as it closed its programme of events. Photo credit: Mickey Lee Fashion Frenzee, delivered by London Heritage Quarter and Central London Alliance CIC in partnership [...]
Labour to soften 2030 petrol car ban by extending hybrid sales deadline September 15, 2024 Labour is planning to allow hybrid vehicles to be sold until 2035 amid concern over a slowdown in EV sales.
Trainline: FTSE 250 firm hikes guidance as impact of UK rail strikes falls September 12, 2024 The FTSE 250 online retailer raked in just over £3bn in sales in the six months ended August 31, up 14 per cent year-on-year.
RideLondon cancelled for 2025 as organisers make new plans September 11, 2024 London sporting staple RideLondon has been cancelled for 2025 with organisers planning on revamping the event. The two-wheeled cycling stage was first held in 2013 as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games legacy and now sees mass participation, alongside UCI WorldTour racing, across 100 miles around the capital and Essex, having initially been in [...]
Porsche 911 S/T 2024 review: Combining the 911’s best bits September 9, 2024 Mehr-minder, literally translated as ‘more-less’, was Porsche’s official name for the M471 option package. Ticking that box back in 1970 would transform your 911 S into a lightweight, stripped-out ST, with Plexiglass windows and body panels made from aluminium, glassfibre or thinner-gauge steel. In essence, it was a road-legal racing car. Only 33 examples of [...]
Volvo insists ‘future is electric’ despite ditching 2030 EV-only target September 4, 2024 Volvo said it would now look for 90 to 100 per cent of its total sales to be either fully electric or plug-in hybrid by the end of the decade.
Want to beat the market like a member of Congress? Now you can August 15, 2024 US politicians have long come under fire for their stock trading activity. Politicians’ trades have been shown to perform twice as well as the market average. In some high-profile cases, members of Congress have bought into companies just days before their share prices skyrocketed after positive developments. Now, Etoro has launched three new portfolios to [...]
What Paris should learn from London’s Olympic media legacy August 13, 2024 The 2024 Olympics are over and Parisians peeved at the general logistical chaos inflicted on them by the influx of tourists will be breathing an ‘ooh la la’ of relief. But, like the short-lived breakdancing event that has been axed for the 2028 Games, the actual sport is just a fleeting moment in the grand [...]