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Rent-to-buy business Rentplus secures up to £70m funding as it aims to build 5,000 affordable homes by 2020 April 20, 2016 A new business aiming to build 5,000 affordable homes by 2020 has secured up to £70m in funding. Rentplus said the funds, from BAE Systems Pension Funds Investment Management, will be used to help deliver its first 580 homes. BAE has approved an initial £35m private placing of an inflation-linked bond for the company with a [...]
British Gas set to cut 684 jobs in its services operations and close its Oldbury office April 20, 2016 British Gas, owned by multinational Centrica, has launched a consultation on whether to close its Oldbury office, putting 684 jobs at risk. The review is part of a plan announced by Centrica in July last year to cut 6,000 jobs by 2017, bringing its headcount down by a net of 4,000. The consultation is expected to last 45 days and [...]
EU referendum: Britain Stronger In Europe to hold exclusive (and secretive) City of London fundraising event as it battles against a Brexit April 20, 2016 Are you busy tonight? If not, you clearly weren't considered important enough to be invited to an exclusive and secretive fundraising event for the Remain campaign. City A.M. understands that the dinner is being held in central London this evening to bolster the coffers of campaigners who are vying to keep Britain in the European Union, and [...]
Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations: All the events to mark Elizabeth II’s birthday including the lighting of the beacon, the parade, flypast, garden party and street party April 20, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II might be celebrating her 90th birthday but that doesn't mean she gets to put her feet up. It's Britain's longest-reigning monarch actual birthday on 21 April, and her official birthday will be celebrated on 11 June, meaning this spring and summer will play host to a number of public events. April The [...]
EU referendum: Remain support rises ahead of vote but many undecided, according to new poll April 20, 2016 British voters are starting to move towards Remain once again as the EU referendum nears, but there are many still undecided. A new poll has found that 38 per cent of Britons support the UK remaining in the EU, a three percentage point rise from the last poll. Meanwhile, support for Leave has dropped to [...]
Over-35s are the new binge drinkers and have discovered “prinking” according to Sheffield University research April 20, 2016 Over-35s are the new binge drinkers and are rampant pre-drinkers ("prinkers") before big nights out, new research shows. The study, published in the journal Addiction, found 30-somethings regularly reach the recommended weekly alcohol limit of 14 units on a single night out and are "loading" drinks before and after visits to pubs, restaurants and clubs [...]
EU referendum: This is how Europeans view the UK’s vote April 20, 2016 Across the United Kingdom, quite naturally, the EU referendum debate has focussed on what the vote means for, well, the UK. But whatever the outcome of the vote on the 23 June, there will be deep and lasting consequences for other EU member states too. So, it's only fair that they are entitled to their [...]
Europe vs Google: EU accuses Google of breaking antitrust rules with Android April 20, 2016 Brussels has accused Google of violating antitrust rules in Europe via its Android operating system. The European Competition Commission has filed formal charges against the company, which it believes "implemented a strategy" on mobile that favoured its own search. Competition chief Margrethe Vestager said: "A competitive mobile internet sector is increasingly important for consumers and businesses in Europe. Based [...]