Travel chaos: Severe delays on the Central Line after train derails at White City March 10, 2017 Commuters are facing travel chaos in central London this morning, with severe disruption on the Central Line. Services on the red line have are subject to severe delays after an engineer's service train derailed at White City. A replacement bus is being provided. Transport for London said engineers are at the site working to resolve [...]
Here are the best London commuter towns – with house prices you can actually afford March 10, 2017 London life is not for everyone; it's noisy, the houses are too expensive and the pints aren't cheap either. So if you're looking to get away from it all, but you don't want to give up your City job, where is the ideal place to settle down? Read more: This is what the Budget had [...]
JD Wetherspoon’s share price dips as chair Tim Martin cautions of lower sales and added costs in the second half March 10, 2017 JD Wetherspoon's shares fell more than three per cent after the pub group reported half-year results slightly ahead of expectations but warned of a difficult second half to come. The figures The pub owner and operator said profit before tax and exceptional items jumped 42.8 per cent to £51.4m from £36m for the 26 weeks to 22 January. Like-for-like sales [...]
British citizens should retain EU rights, says European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt March 10, 2017 The European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator has said British citizens should be able to retain EU membership benefits. Guy Verhofstadt, who described the EU referendum result as a “tragedy”, wants a system in which Brits can retain freedom to travel in the continent and vote in European elections. Read more: EU negotiator Guy Verhofstadt says Churchill [...]
William Hill has named Philip Bowcock its new chief executive March 10, 2017 Philip Bowcock has been named the new boss of William Hill with immediate effect. Previously chief financial officer of the bookmaker, Bowcock has worked as interim chief exec since July 2016. Chairman Gareth Davis said: "Since his appointment as interim chief executive last July, Philip has driven the business forward at real pace and we have seen important [...]
BT share price rises as it agrees solution with Ofcom after “long and challenging” debate over the future of Openreach March 10, 2017 Shares in BT were up more than three per cent as the market opened, after it emerged it will retain control of broadband provider Openreach, although the company will be carved out. Watchdog Ofcom announced this morning the "biggest reform of Openreach in its history is set to conclude" after the FTSE 100 firm met [...]
George Osborne deserves criticism for a lot of things, but his new salary isn’t one of them March 10, 2017 George Osborne deserved all the ribbing he got over the way he announced the £650,000 a year salary for his new advisory gig at BlackRock. It was not the first time he has used the cover of a bigger story (in this case, the Budget) to sneak out news: he originally unveiled his appointment at [...]
How are these five influential women revolutionising the UK tech sector? March 10, 2017 | City Talk Digital tech: it’s a man’s world right? Lei Jun, Mark Zurkerberg and Bill Gates – all tech testosterone flowing through the veins of the global digital revolution. But what about in the UK? In solidarity with International Women’s Day on March 8th, more females than ever are becoming the beating heart and soul of the sector. So [...]
South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been forced from power following corruption allegations March 10, 2017 South Korean president Park Geun-hye has been formally removed from office in a unanimous vote by constitutional judges. Park's ousting, the first for a democratically elected South Korean president, sparked angry scenes outside the courtroom with two of people killed in clashes with police, according to the local Yonhap news agency. Read more: Samsung accused of bribing South Korea’s president The [...]
There’s huge demand for apprenticeships defending the country’s most important assets against cyber attacks March 10, 2017 A fresh apprenticeship scheme training a new generation of security experts to defend the country's most important assets against cyber attacks has been subject to unprecedented demand. More than 1,000 youngsters applied for just 23 cyber security apprentice roles – more than 50 for each place – in businesses which are in charge of some of the UK's most critical [...]