Heathrow apologises for poor service as it continues to battle travel chaos July 11, 2022 Heathrow has apologised for unacceptable service levels as it continues to battle the ongoing travel chaos. In a trading update published today, the west-London hub said that while it started recruiting staff in November, rebuilding capacity quickly following the end of travel restrictions had been “very challenging.” Over the last few weeks, travellers have reported [...]
Ofcom opens 999 monitoring system for telecom firms as UK pushes forward with digital transformation July 11, 2022 Ofcom has opened a new monitoring programme to determine whether telecoms providers are complying with rules designed to ensure that people can contact the emergency services at all times.
Go-Ahead’s bidder weighs options following group’s optimistic outlook July 11, 2022 Australian tour operator Kelsian said it was still weighing its options over the possible takeover of Go-Ahead as the transport powerhouse remained optimistic following a surge in passengers. Kelsian, which has until 1 August to make a firm offer, is going up against the £647.7m offer made by an Australian-Spanish consortium. The consortium – made [...]
Professional services network Xeinadin buys up Doncaster accounting firm Smith Craven July 11, 2022 London headquartered professional services firm Xeinadin has acquired Doncaster based accountancy firm Smith Craven. Xeinadin, which was formed through coming together of more than 100 independent accountancy firms throughout the UK and Ireland in 2019, has absorbed Smith Craven into its network, after first investing in the firm earlier this year. First established in 1928, [...]
Menzies’ boss blames government’s inaction for travel chaos July 11, 2022 The government’s inaction has contributed to the ongoing travel chaos, according to Philipp Joeinig, boss of aviation services firm Menzies. The chief executive blamed specifically former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and transport secretary Grant Shapps, as he said industry requests didn’t translate into “forthcoming help” from the government’s side. Both Shapps and Sunak have thrown their [...]
Landmark £1bn boost for Francis Crick Institute to strengthen UK’s future as ‘a science superpower’ July 11, 2022 In what is seen as a landmark investment in UK science, several of the UK’s largest health bodies have come together to unveil £1bn in funding for the Francis Crick Institute. The Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Wellcome said the funding for the biomedical research centre was an investment in helping [...]
Wizz Air to cut additional flights as it posts €285m operating loss July 11, 2022 Wizz Air has announced it will cut an additional 5 per cent of services to guarantee smoother operations amid the ongoing travel chaos, which has affected the aviation industry in the UK and in Europe. The Hungarian airline, listed in London, said it had improved the “agility and resilience” of its network, adjusting its schedule [...]
Money stolen from crypto fraud soars despite crash July 11, 2022 The money stolen from crypto frauds has increased over the past year even as a crash has seen cryptocurrency prices plummet. Crypto fraudsters stole 58 per cent more money in the past 12 months with victims in the UK generally losing £36,250 per fraud, a report by cyber security company NordVPN revealed today. Total losses from crypto fraud [...]
Revealed: Facebook is allowing the sale of rich Brits’ data in open groups for as little as 16p July 11, 2022 Social media giant Facebook is allowing the sales of thousands of peoples personal data to take place in open groups with tens of thousands of members for as little as 16p. Favoured by hackers and scammers, posts advertising data sets such as “UK Old Age High Income Leads” went seemingly unnoticed on the site. The [...]
One in six UK households face ‘serious financial difficulties’ amidst worsening cost of living crisis July 11, 2022 One in six households in the UK, about 4.4m, face “serious financial difficulties” as the cost of living crisis worsens with inflation at 40 year highs. This is an increase of 1.6m households from October last year, with over half of all UK households considering their financial situation to be worse now than during the [...]