Cyber security professionals are a big deal in Asia Pacific with strong technology skills in hot demand April 7, 2016 Those who cite computing as their main hobby may not have been very popular back in their schoolyard days, but early indicators show they're set to become practically rock stars in one part of the world this year. Demand for professionals skilled in fintech, digital and cyber security has helped bolster a strong job market in Asia Pacific [...]
Defence giant BAE Systems has won an $118m government contract April 7, 2016 BAE Systems, the global defence giant, has picked up an £118m contract for construction of an RAF engineering and training base in Marham Norfolk. The work is in preparation for the delivery of the UK's first F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft in 2018. The work on the base will kick off this month and set [...]
China’s foreign currency reserves have just grown for the first time in six months April 7, 2016 China has recorded a surprise jump in its foreign currency reserves in March, potentially ending a slide which has seen its stash of overseas cash fall by 20 per cent since 2014. Official data – out today – confirmed that China amassed an extra $100bn last month, taking its total reserves to $3.21 trillion (£2.28bn), in [...]
David Brent is back: here’s the teaser trailer for Life on the Road, Ricky Gervais’ new movie about The Office’s horrible boss April 7, 2016 Britain's least favourite mid-level manager is back. Ricky Gervais has just unveiled the teaser trailer for Life on the Road, a spin-off film about Gervais' hapless character from The Office, David Brent. Life on the Road, written, directed and produced by Gervais, is a mockumentary following David Brent's life after leaving his position at Wernham Hogg, [...]
Map: How much you need to earn to live in every London postcode April 7, 2016 Londonders are obsessed with how much it costs them just to have somewhere to kip at the end of the day. Understandably so. Rents are rising faster in the capital than anywhere in the country, while wages for full-time workers have been creeping up at a painfully slow rate. Yesterday, Sadiq Khan caused ripples when he [...]
Panama Papers prompt US Treasury Department to speed up rule change of bank treatment of company ownership April 7, 2016 The leak of more than 11m files from a Panama-headquartered law firm which implicated various household names in offshore tax dealings has prompted the US government to hurry through a rule change on how banks treat company ownership, it was revealed early this morning. On Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published its Panama Papers report [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan pledges review of Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea April 7, 2016 Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has said he will review plans to build a station for Crossrail 2 in Chelsea after lobbying by local residents. Transport for London (TfL) has planned for a £1bn Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea, but local group No Crossrail in Chelsea has been actively campaigning against the move, which it says [...]
This is how many Londoners have been a victim of card fraud in the past year, and we’re running scared from contactless as a result April 7, 2016 Although the queue to get to card readers on your commute may beg to differ, Londoners are becoming increasingly terrified to tap. One in five Londoners (20 per cent) has fallen victim to card fraud in the past year, leading many to question the city's love of contactless payment, a survey released yesterday has found. [...]
Is social media making you depressed? You’re not alone April 7, 2016 We all know those gorgeous Instagram pictures of elaborate cocktails, stellar sunsets, fashion mag poses and the all round filtered amazingness of life are a bit of an illusion, but that doesn't stop us taking a peek at the lives of our mates and feeling a little envious. But for many, people, it's not just a twinge [...]