Property of the Week: Live in the home of the real-life Peter Pan July 19, 2019 Let’s face it – being a grown-up can be pretty tiresome. It’s why adults everywhere are working on their colouring books, letting loose in ball pits and commuting to work via scooter. If you too want to channel your inner child, what better way than by living in a house once occupied by the children [...]
London Underground: Entire Tube network set for 4G coverage by mid-2020s July 19, 2019 Londoners will be able to use the 4G mobile network anywhere on the Tube by the mid-2020s under plans unveiled by Transport for London. The first passengers to benefit from the roll out on the underground will be those using the Jubilee Line, with the eastern part of the line spanning from Westminster to Canning [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekend July 19, 2019 Grand Union, Alperton From £350,000 for a studio Homes are now available to buy at Grand Union, the major regeneration project being undertaken by St George, which has seen the developer open up a previously inaccesible section of the Grand Union Canal. The development in Alperton will comprise 3,000 studio, one, two and three-bedroom homes, [...]
Internet reacts in horror to ‘terrifying’ and ‘demented’ Cats movie trailer July 19, 2019 The first trailer for upcoming movie ‘Cats’ based on the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber has caused a stir on social media. The star-studded line-up unveiled its official taster last night ahead of its December release date. Read more: E3 2019: The biggest games, trailers and announcments But instead of excitement, the CGI human-cat hybrids [...]
Public sector set for £2bn pay rise in one of Theresa May’s final acts as Prime Minister July 19, 2019 The Treasury is set to unveil the biggest public sector pay rise in six years on Monday. Around two million people working in the public sector are set for a combined £2bn pay rise, according to a report in The Times. Read more: May slams uncompromising populists in final major speech as Prime Minister It [...]
Britbox: BBC and ITV reveal pricing for new streaming service July 19, 2019 BBC and ITV have joined forces for a new streaming service to rival the likes of Netflix. The two broadcasters outlined their plans this morning for Britbox, a new subscription offer that would charge customers £5.99 per month. Read more: Four ways Netflix can rediscover its chill Ahead of a planned launched between October and [...]
MPs blast Crossrail bosses’ huge bonuses as £17.6bn Elizabeth Line costs set to increase July 19, 2019 Crossrail bosses pocketed huge performance bonuses even as London’s huge rail network programme fell disastrously off track, MPs revealed today, warning that project costs could continue to rise. The £17.6bn Elizabeth Line was originally due to open in December 2018 but management recently admitted large swathes of track may not be operational until at least [...]
AB InBev toasts $16bn sale of Australian beer business to Japanese group Asahi July 19, 2019 The world’s largest brewer AB InBev has offloaded its Australian business to Japanese group Asahi as it looks to pay down its debt. In a deal worth $16bn (£9bn), the owner of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois is calling time on its Australian subsidiary, Carlton & United Breweries. Read more: New tube map shows you [...]
Acacia accept increased takeover bid from Barrick July 19, 2019 Acacia Mining has agreed to sell its remaining shares to Barrick Gold Corp in a deal that values the firm at £951m and has sent its share price soaring by 18 per cent. It comes after a two-month stand-off between the world’s second largest gold miner and its African unit, Acacia, which was formed into [...]
Upper Crust owner SSP takes hit from Boeing 737 Max ban July 19, 2019 UK-based airport restaurant operator SSP today revealed its revenue rose by nine per cent in the second quarter despite it being hit by the Boeing 737 Max groundings. The Boeing 737 Max planes, which first flew in 2016, have been out of the air since March after crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia killed 346 people. [...]