Sports teams facing end of gambling shirt sponsorship January 31, 2021 Sports teams are facing the prospect of being banned from displaying gambling logos on their shirts, the Sunday Times reported. Officials have warned members of the sports industry that a crackdown on gambling sponsors is under consideration. Such a move would be a seismic shock for sports clubs, and mark the biggest shake-up in sports [...]
Pension fund Equitix joins calls for Eurostar bailout January 31, 2021 Pension fund Equitix has added its voice to calls for ministers to help prop up the struggling cross-channel Eurostar service. The fund is one of the joint owners of HS1, the high-speed rail line linking London to the Channel Tunnel, which depends on the Eurostar for about a third of its revenues. The Times reported [...]
Liz Truss: ‘Too early’ for UK to consider giving vaccines away to other nations January 31, 2021 It is “too early” for the UK to consider the prospect of giving away excess Covid-19 vaccines to other countries, according to international trade secretary Liz Truss. Truss said the UK was on track to vaccinate every adult in the UK by autumn and that the UK was committed to ensure “vaccines are there to [...]
UK applies to join trans-Pacific free trade bloc January 31, 2021 The government has announced that it will apply to become a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade area made up of 11 nations. International trade secretary Liz Truss will tomorrow make a formal request to join the group, which includes countries such as Australia, Canada and Japan. “One year after our departure for [...]
Number of British pensioners living in the EU drops after Brexit deal January 30, 2021 Pensioners are leaving the popular European hotspots of Spain and Cyprus following the Brexit deal. The number of UK pensioners living in the EU fell to 463,774 in the last year, down from 474,721 in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum in 2016, according to research by financial adviser Salisbury House Wealth. Popular destinations among [...]
EU rows back on Irish border vaccine controls January 30, 2021 The European Union amended its controversial measures seeking to limit exports to Northern Ireland on Friday evening. The bloc had moved to restrict exports of vaccines into Northern Ireland by overriding parts of the Brexit deal, sparking widespread anger from politicians in Belfast, after an escalation in the vaccine row. Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster described the move [...]
Sir Philip Green’s family set to make £50m from Topshop sale January 30, 2021 Sir Philip Green’s family is reportedly set to receive £50m from the sale of Topshop. The troubled retail group collapsed at the end of last year and its flagship brands Topshop and Topman reportedly failed with gross liabilities of more than £550m. The groups’ demise launched 13,000 jobs into uncertainty and became the biggest casualty [...]
Tunnel vision? Why the approved Thames crossing at Silvertown could be in doubt January 30, 2021 London's new road tunnel at Silvertown was years in the making and given the go-ahead by Sadiq Khan in 2019, but ever since then opposition to the eastern crossing has grown.
Heathrow boss slams government’s ‘discriminatory’ airport support scheme January 30, 2021 The government’s financial support scheme for airports has today opened to applications but was swiftly slammed by Heathrow and fellow operators. Under the scheme, airports and baggage handlers can apply for up to £8m in business rates relief. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that the support was now available via Twitter. But the boss of [...]
Office Politics: Hollywood films offer us a workplace how-to January 30, 2021 Goodness knows we’ve all watched a lot of movies over the past year. But escapist entertainment though they may be, are their nuggets hidden that can shine a light on our careers? Who knew Hollywood was so into office politics… Office Space (1999): Be the change you wish to see in the workplace This comedy [...]