City Exclusive – SFO’s ‘unique skillset’ will be needed to tackle UK’s worsening fraud epidemic, Lisa Osofsky says September 2, 2022 The director of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said the agency’s skillset will be needed to combat the mounting levels of increasingly complex and high-value frauds facing the UK’s court system. The letter comes in response to reports in this paper showing the number of fraud cases reaching the UK Crown Courts dropped [...]
UK’s review of remote working holidays sparks tax crackdown fears September 1, 2022 The UK’s Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) has opened a review into those who work abroad remotely, in a sign the government may soon begin to crack down on remote working holidays. The OTS has begun collecting data on people who work for UK companies from abroad, following a major uptick in the numbers of [...]
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak to face Whitehall strike on first day as prime minister September 1, 2022 The next prime minister will be forced to face strike action in Whitehall on their first day in office, the public sector workers’ union has warned. Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will face industrial action on the part of Whitehall workers, after members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union voted strike. The [...]
Manufacturers urge government to table support package in face of ‘stormy waters’ September 1, 2022 The government has been urged to table a support package for the British manufacturers. Industry body Make UK has warned that rising gas and oil prices and overall inflation will “shatter” expectations of a sustaining a pandemic recovery. “We are clearly heading for very stormy waters in the face of eyewatering increases in energy costs [...]
Zaporizhzhya: Concern as Europe’s largest nuclear plant shelled by Russia before inspectors arrive September 1, 2022 Major concerns have been raised over Russian attacks on Europe’s biggest nuclear reactor in south-eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin’s forces conducted military operations near the route for officials visiting the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine said Moscow targeted the city of Enerhodar and territory [...]
‘Strong and stable’ – Tories launch own condoms to have Priti safe sex while ‘unleashing Britain’s potential’ September 1, 2022 “I Never kissed a Tory but I’ve had safe sex with one” reads a new condom that a group of Conservatives plan to launch at this year’s party conference, taking place this October. The LGBT Tories say the condoms will help their fellow members to have Priti safe sex during the event as they will [...]
Khan pumps fresh cash into London creatives as energy bills spiral September 1, 2022 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged £1.2m to help creative workspaces in London to become greener and more energy efficient.
PM joins Met on 6am drug operation: ‘How the f*** did I get raided and why is Boris Johnson here?’ September 1, 2022 An early-morning drugs raid in Lewisham went viral on social media, after Boris Johnson joined the Met on the operation. The outgoing Prime Minister featured in a clip on Snapchat filmed by a resident in the south east London property, wearing a vest and surrounded by officers. The Prime Minister is in his final few [...]
Head of Russia’s biggest private oil producer, who criticised the war in Ukraine, dies after ‘falling out of hospital window’ September 1, 2022 The head of Russia’s biggest privately held oil producer, who criticised the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, has died after reportedly falling out of a hospital window. Ravil Maganov, chair of the board of LUKOIL, died this week in mysterious circumstances, according to Russian-language site Interfax, as reported by the FT’s Moscow correspondent. The company is [...]
Serco snaps up immigration services firm ORS for £39m September 1, 2022 Government outsourcing giant Serco has snapped up Swiss specialist immigration firm ORS in a £39m deal, the firm announced this morning.