Diego Costa injury taints Chelsea FA Cup progress and Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s first Blues goal January 10, 2016 NULL
Russian guests rack up a five-figure bill on their Christmas day January 10, 2016 FOR THOSE not in the know, Russia celebrated its own Christmas day last week, with a few of the capital’s wealthiest visitors racking up a very impressive bill at City eatery M’s Westminster outpost. A party of six headed straight for M’s members bar, starting as they meant to go on with six bottles of [...]
Shire and Baxalta’s £22bn merger on the verge of completion January 10, 2016 On Monday 11 January, the deal was announced. Read more here: Shire and Baxalta agree $32bn merger It will be the first mega-deal of 2016, Shire and Baxlata are on the verge of completing their $32.5bn (£22bn) merger. After a five month wait, and the lawyers working over Christmas hammering out the details, the deal could be [...]
If we all budge up, we can house a growing London January 10, 2016 Londoners now take for granted the facilities, amenities and urban buzz of which they are a part. With that comes a rising population and urgent need for more housing. It’s hard to imagine that there were five decades before 1984 when London, along with cities across the western world, were depopulating. This depopulation coincided with [...]
Fixing the sink estate we’re in: Institutional cash is already building homes in London January 10, 2016 Despite London’s status as a safe haven for investors, for many living on crumbling housing estates it’s anything but. For decades politicians have ignored the link between poor housing are various social ills. While Tony Blair did much to help cities, he did little for housing. Today’s plans to redevelop sink estates by harvesting institutional capital should therefore be [...]
These are London’s startup hotspots: More new businesses were created in Westminster, Hackney and Camden than any other part of the UK January 10, 2016 London continues to attract more startups than anywhere else in Britain, easing fears that rising rents could scare entrepreneurs away from the capital. Westminster was home to more new businesses than any spot across the country with almost 20,000 new ventures set up in the borough last year alone. Hackney and Camden were ranked second and third [...]
Insurers which snoop on customers using social media could be in line for a crackdown as Financial Conduct Authority finishes gathering input on big data use January 10, 2016 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finished gathering input on how insurers use big data late last week, which might mean a crackdown could be around the corner for those who use social media to snoop on customers. In November, the FCA launched a Call for Inputs on big data in the retail general insurance sector, [...]
Bank of England’s monetary policy committee to keep interest rates at record lows this week January 10, 2016 The Bank of England’s committee of rate-setters will be keeping interest rates at record lows this week. A renewed drop in oil prices and slower pay growth are set to weigh on the Bank’s inflation outlook. Last month it voted to keep rates at 0.5 per cent – it aims to bring inflation to two per [...]
Tube strike 2016 dates: Fresh three day strikes by Aslef union drivers set to go ahead in Night Tube row January 10, 2016 Update: RMT has confirmed three 24-hour strike dates. Get the latest here. Fresh strikes by London Underground drivers look set to go ahead as the long-running row over Night Tube working conditions continues. Executives of drivers' union Aslef are expected to call for three days of strikes tomorrow, starting as soon as this month, in the dispute [...]
Tube strikes 2016: TfL blasts “absurd” Tube strikes by Aslef January 10, 2016 Update: Aslef has now confirmed three days of strikes will go ahead, as has RMT. Transport for London has branded three days of fresh walkouts by London Underground drivers over the Night Tube "absurd". Aslef is tomorrow expected to decide that strike action will go ahead, disrupting Tube travel for 24-hours on three separate days over the next [...]