Exclusive: Grind teams up with Soho House to conquer the States as coffee brand opens first branch in LA August 30, 2022 City A.M. can reveal this morning that cult London coffee brand Grind has opened its first site outside the UK by taking its business model across the pond. David Abrahamovitch, the company’s CEO and co-founder, told this paper today that Grind the chain’s first non-London branch has opened its doors in Los Angeles, California. In partnership with [...]
Today: TfL bosses rush into emergency meeting over £3.6bn funding as tube’s future hangs in the balance August 30, 2022 Tube bosses are rushing into an emergency meeting to discuss a government long-term funding worth £3.6bn. Headed by London mayor Sadiq Khan, TfL’s board meeting started at 12pm today but it remains unclear whether TfL bosses will accept the proposal, which was initially put on the table by transport secretary Grant Shapps on 22 July. [...]
Gas prices plunge as Germany closes in on storage targets August 30, 2022 Gas prices have fallen sharply today amid reports Germany is on course to meet its gas storage targets for October.
Stunned UK medics ecstatic as British woman beats cancer and makes miracle recovery after taking brand new drug August 30, 2022 Cancer researchers and medics across the UK are ecstatic as it has been reported that a woman with deadly bile duct cancer is surviving against all the odds thanks to a new experimental drug. Carol Hardy, 65, is taking part in a clinical trial the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, and doctors hope the [...]
Truss refuses to reveal cost of living plans until she has the keys to No 10 August 30, 2022 Members of Liz Truss’s team have confirmed the Tory leadership frontrunner will not finalise her plans for crucial cost-of-living support before receiving the “full support and advice” only available to the government of the day. The public will likely be forced to wait to find out what help they will get with skyrocketing energy bills [...]
Exclusive: Truss ally Rees-Mogg holds talks with energy firms in supply bid August 30, 2022 Truss backer Rees-Mogg has been holding urgent talks with oil and gas companies ahead of a looming winter crisis.
Woodside hands out £1.79bn to shareholders after five-fold rise in profits August 30, 2022 Woodside has handed out over $2bn to shareholders following a five-fold increase in profits for the first six months of trading this year.
FTSE darling Bunzl ups profitability outlook as earnings skyrocket despite steep price hikes August 30, 2022 Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has upped its profitability outlook as it posted a jump in its half-year earnings thanks in part to price hikes to offset soaring costs. The FTSE 100 company – which supplies businesses around the world with a variety of products, including coffee cups and food labels to department stores and [...]
Sunak confidant hints at ‘targeted support’ in cost of living crisis as he warns higher incomes won’t be safe either August 30, 2022 DCMS minister Matt Warman, who is supporting Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership battle, spoke this morning in favour of targeted support during the rising cost of living, acknowledging “that is going to affect people somewhat higher up the income scale as well”. He told Sky News this a.m.: “I think for me the most [...]
Yorkshire Building Society snaps up Susan Allen from Barclays to be new CEO August 30, 2022 Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Susan Allen as its new Chief Executive, poaching her from Barclays.