Internet bride murdered wealthy British businessman in Ukraine, inquest hears July 19, 2021 An inquest was told today that a wealthy English businessman died in a hit-and-run in Ukraine while celebrating his first wedding anniversary. Barry Pring, 47, suffered fatal injuries when he was hit by a vehicle – possibly a lorry – while waiting for a taxi outside a restaurant in Kiev with his wife, Ganna Ziuzina, [...]
Exclusive: Argyll Club COO on the future of the City of London July 19, 2021 As England lifts most Covid-related restrictions from today, City A.M. sits down with Emily Smith, chief operating officer of flexspace provider The Argyll Club, to zoom in on the future of the Square Mile post-pandemic. Smith is a true industry veteran, with 20 years’ experience and stints at IWG, Regus, The Crown Estate and Grosvenor. Now, she sits at the helm of The [...]
Pictures: Revellers return to nightclubs at midnight on ‘Freedom Day’ July 19, 2021 Dancefloors across England were packed with pandemic partygoers at midnight as Covid rules eased in the country. Thousands of clubbers queued for sell-out venue events on Sunday July 18 to celebrate the lifting of restrictions that came into force this morning. As of 00:01 today England dropped most of its remaining Covid-19 social restrictions, such [...]
US property firm picks up Angel office development in bet on office return July 19, 2021 American property firm Tishman Speyer confirmed the £86.5m purchase of a major office development in Islington this morning as it bets on workers returning the office. The deal with British property investment business Derwent London sees the sale of their office freehold interest in Angel Square, just behind Angel tube station. Derwent London announced the [...]
Pingdemic: UK supermarkets brace themselves for chaotic Freedom Day July 19, 2021 Supermarkets warned they will shorten opening hours or close their shops amid a rising number of their workers having to self-isolate. There are fears of goods shortages in supermarkets and cuts in production at factories because of the number of workers being pinged by the NHS Test and Trace app. Last week, over 500,000 alerts [...]
Pubs shut and supermarkets closed: Pingdemic rips through recovery July 19, 2021 Supermarkets and pubs shut their doors today as the so-called “pingdemic” results in staff shortages across the country. Iceland boss Richard Walker said some of their 1,000 UK stores had been forced to close by the NHS app ‘pinging’ staff with orders to self-isolate. And the CEO of pub chain Greene King, Nick Mackenzie, has [...]
Women account for a third of financial services boards, report says July 19, 2021 Women now make up a third of boards at 200 of the top British financial firms according to a report, as the government marks five years since it set out to improve gender balance in the male-dominated sector. The number of females on company board has risen to 32 per cent, think tank New Financial [...]
Morrisons push ahead with plans to open automated grocery store as ‘pingdemic’ continues to hit supermarkets July 19, 2021 Morrisons are said to be close to unveiling an unmanned pilot store to the public “within months”, as they look to follow Amazon’s lead in modernising the approach to grocery shopping. The store will rely on shoppers to scan their smartphones upon entry before having digital cameras follow their every step in store to check [...]
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak at odds over potential health and social care tax July 18, 2021 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are reportedly at loggerheads over the imposition of a new £10bn-a-year tax to cut NHS waiting lists and fix the country’s social care crisis. Johnson and health secretary Sajid Javid are said to be strongly in favour of the new levy, while the chancellor is opposed. The Prime Minister said [...]
A race like no other: 120 miles of Scottish wilderness in unparalleled luxury July 18, 2021 A race like no other. That is what the organisers of the brand-new Highland Kings Ultra aim to bring to Scotland next year: four days of running through the wilderness combined with unparalleled luxury. Tucked away in the green hills west of Glasgow, 40 ultra-runners will be invited to take part in the race, which [...]