UK aviation industry will be grounded unless sustainability ‘gets more government support’ April 17, 2023 The UK aviation industry warned that economic opportunities created by sustainable aviation technology are at risk without targeted support. Sustainable Aviation, a coalition of aviation groups, claimed the UK risked losing an industry which is estimated to support 60,000 jobs and be worth £10bn in gross value added (GVA) benefits by 2050. The group today [...]
As The Perkcession Bites, What Workplace Benefits Are Important Now? April 17, 2023 | Sponsored With layoffs at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Bank of New York Mellon racking up thousands of job cuts, those working in the financial services sector are understandably worried about contagion, and whether their own jobs will be safe. The collapse of Credit Suisse in March, and its subsequent rescue by rival UBS, as well [...]
Logistics tech firm Shift buys Movinga as it eyes European expansion April 17, 2023 Logistics tech company Shift has acquired the European home move platform Movinga, as the firm looks to expand overseas. Following the deal, Shift now hopes to become the largest marketplace for large-item logistics across Europe, with over 300 employees and operations in seven countries – the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Switzerland. Shift [...]
Would London benefit from a tourism tax? April 16, 2023 What sets London apart from its neighbouring European cities? The City’s bustling financial centre? A super connected underground rail system? Its diverse population of inhabitants? The answer could well be London’s hesitancy to tax its tourists for overnight stays. Even the country’s de facto second city Manchester has followed in the footsteps of Paris and [...]
Private Lives, Donmar Warehouse, review: Deliciously camp, everso restrained April 15, 2023 Private Lives review and star rating: ★★★ It’s been fifty years since the death of Noël Coward, the eminent British satirist who wrote frothy, seemingly throwaway comedic lines threaded with darkness and existential dread. Coward’s a complicated one: the style of his plays, and often, the language, can feel almost impossibly out of date, but his [...]
The Coronation: London Coronation events to book now April 15, 2023 It’s three weeks until the King’s Coronation, so if you’re looking for ways to celebrate that aren’t just watching a big screen, here are some of the more unusual London Coronation events to book now. London Coronation events range from gilded carriage rides (!) to opportunities to live like the King for a day, but [...]
Supermarket wars: Lidl and Aldi play catch up with Tesco in slashing price of milk April 14, 2023 Aldi and Lidl have followed rival supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Tesco in slashing the price of milk. The budget retailers announced on Friday that they are cutting the price of their four-pint own brand bottles by 10p from £1.65 to £1.55. The change follows a similar announcement by supermarket Sainsbury’s on Thursday, with Tesco being the [...]
EP: 196 Aintree Grand National & Hong Kong April 14, 2023 The Grand National is the highlight of the three day festival on Saturday when a huge field of 40 hopefuls will take on the unique Aintree fences over the marathon four and a quarter mile course. Great British Racing invited both Sam Thomas and Tim Vaughan to their recent virtual media day and we get [...]
The Punter Summary Podcast 15 April April 14, 2023 You can now hear all of City AM racing editor Bill Esdaile’s best weekend tips, including the Grand National, in a short summary episode of ‘The Punter Podcast’ alongside Chris Barnett. The full weekend preview is also available on the City AM website. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section [...]
Explainer: Tesco needs more than cheap milk to keep loyalty in the supermarket price war with Aldi and Lidl April 14, 2023 Tesco has had a rocky week. In the midst of a cost of living crisis, remaining loyal to businesses is tough, as the nation has been forced to favour being frugal over buying name brand goods. This revelation rang all too true for Tesco on Thursday, as Britain’s biggest supermarket reported its operating profit was [...]