Antonio Carluccio dies: Italian chef and restaurateur passes away aged 80 November 8, 2017 Celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio, the founder of the Carluccio’s restaurant chain, has died at the age of 80, his agent has said. Carluccio founded his eponymous restaurant as an Italian food shop and wholesaler in 1991, before opening the first Carluccio’s Caffe in central London 1999. Carluccio sold his shares in the company to, among [...]
How to get the ideal horizontal workout: Sleep is as important as nutrition and exercise, so why do we so often sacrifice it? November 8, 2017 As a personal trainer, most people I meet want to lose weight, build muscle or recover from an injury. But I never meet anyone who says they want to sleep better. Despite this, its something we look at closely at my gym, No1 Fitness, because it’s such an important factor in improving health. I’d [...]
World Cup qualifying play-offs: Does it matter for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland whether you play home or away first? November 8, 2017 Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been bullish about their chances of winning their respective World Cup qualifying play-offs against Switzerland and Denmark this week and booking their flights to next summer’s finals in Russia. For Republic manager Martin O’Neill, whose side travel to Copenhagen for the first leg on Saturday, the [...]
Paradise Papers reveal very little we didn’t already know November 8, 2017 | City Talk How much impact are the Paradise Papers likely to have? Not much, is the answer — at least if the Panama Papers are anything to go by. Leaked in 2015, the Panama Papers, which also revealed the super-rich used offshore tax havens, caused some mild embarrassment but led to very little change. Then British Prime [...]
Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan hints at thousands of job losses as employees are replaced by tech November 8, 2017 The chief executive of Deutsche Bank has hinted thousands of jobs could soon be cut at the global institution, as technology developments including machine learning slash the need for human workers. John Cryan suggested that tens of thousands of jobs could be eliminated as the bank, which has a hefty investment banking presence in London, [...]
SSE confirms agreement of merger with Npower as it reveals drop in profits November 8, 2017 Energy firm SSE today confirmed it has agreed the first steps of a proposed merger with German-owned Npower to form a new UK gas and electricity business. The FTSE 100-listed firm said yesterday that it was in talks with its rival, owned by Germany's Innogy. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning, [...]
Uber’s hooking up with Nasa to bring flying cars a step closer to reality by 2020 in Los Angeles and beyond November 8, 2017 Uber says its vision for flying cars are closer to take off after a deal with Nasa to work on a system for managing airspace together. The ride-hailing startup’s ambitious plans for a network of pod-like flying taxis that zoom around the sky were first revealed in April. And now it says it will partner [...]
Monarch Airlines administrator KPMG vows to appeal “disappointing” lost High Court ruling over £60m airport slots November 8, 2017 KPMG, the administrator of doomed airline Monarch, has vowed to fight on after today losing a legal battle to sell take-off and landing slots believed to be worth as much as £60m. High Court judges this morning supported an earlier decision by Airport Coordination Limited – an independent slot coordinator – that the airline did [...]
London river crossings: TfL unveils plans for Rotherhithe-Canary Wharf pedestrian and cycling bridge November 8, 2017 Plans for a new river crossing in east London progressed today with the launch of a consultation on the Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf bridge that will provide a pedestrian and cycling route across the Thames. Over the past year, TfL has worked with engineering consultants Arcadis and Knight Architects, shortlisting three options including an enhanced [...]
Here’s why housebuilder shares are down today November 8, 2017 It was a bad morning for housebuilders, with companies listed on both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 dragging the indices lower. Persimmon, the UK’s largest housebuilder by volume, led the fallers on the FTSE 100, with shares dropping 3.4 per cent to 2,772.5p, while Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Berkeley Group were all among the [...]