‘Is my camera on?’: Sajid Javid pokes fun at Matt Hancock over office CCTV July 8, 2021 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has poked fun at his predecessor as he addressed a conference from his office in the Department of Health and Social Care. “I hope my camera is on, is my camera on?” he asked as he dialled in to the conference, adding: “I mean, the one on my laptop, not the [...]
Extra bank holiday if England wins Euro 2020 final? Boris Johnson keeps us guessing July 8, 2021 The Prime Minister has come under pressure to consider a one-off day off in the event of the Three Lions winning the tournament after defeating Denmark 2-1 at Wembley last night. Boris Johnson has refused to rule out the prospect of an emergency bank holiday should England win Euro 2020 this coming Sunday. Asked during [...]
Exclusive: BAM signs £95m deal to redevelop St Pancras industrial estate July 8, 2021 Construction firm BAM has been brought on by property firm W.RE to redevelop an old industrial estate near St Pancras’ hospital in Camden, City A.M. can reveal. Under the £95m deal, the firm will build offices, retail and two separate residential buildings on the site, as well as a new mini park. The St Pancras [...]
Jewish man abused twice in one hour in central London over the weekend July 8, 2021 A Jewish man was abused twice in one hour in central London last weekend. He was physically threatened while on his way home because of his appearance, his brother said. Yochai Liberov, a researcher from North London, was sitting on a bus to Oxford Street at around 11.40pm on 3 July when another passenger got [...]
Euro 2020: ‘It’s Coming Home’ can be threat to abuse victims, warns justice minister July 8, 2021 While everyone was rooting for the national side ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final, Tory frontbencher Lord Wolfson of Tredegar said today that alcohol-fuelled violence in the home rose when there were big football matches. England’s popular football chant “It’s Coming Home” can therefore serve as a threat to victims of domestic abuse, the justice [...]
Almost two-thirds of Brits back to work as freedom day nears July 8, 2021 Almost two-thirds of Brits are now back at their normal workplace as the gradual return to work continues in the run-up to freedom day. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed 65 per cent of people had returned to their normal pre-pandemic place of work by 27 June, up one percentage [...]
Euro 2020: Where to watch the England-Italy final for under £20 July 8, 2021 England’s dreams of winning a major football title are in grasp as we take on Italy in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, and the atmosphere across the country is ecstatic. It’s been 55 long years since fans last saw England in a major football final, making the Euro 2020 final breakthrough even more exciting. [...]
Space investor Seraphim injects cash into two firms ahead of London float July 8, 2021 Space technology investor Seraphim Capital has invested into two UK satellite and AI companies ahead of its London IPO float tomorrow, as the UK cements itself within the latest space race. Investing £2m into firms Isotropic Systems, which operates satellite networks and Commodities AI, which deals with space data and artificial intelligence (AI), Seraphim is [...]
UK inbound tourism industry warns it’s being “neglected” by govt in latest travel announcement July 8, 2021 Businesses have warned the UK’s inbound tourism industry is “on the brink” after the government announced more changes to travel rules this morning. Transport secretary Grant Shapps updated the UK’s travel rules so that fully vaccinated Brits will not need to quarantine on return from amber list countries from 19 July, when the majority of [...]
City minister says UK govt won’t impose compulsory flexible working model on finance July 8, 2021 The government won’t impose an obligatory flexible working model on financial services, as regulators ramp up pressure on firms to improve diversity and inclusion. City minister John Glen said financial services firms should use the experience of remote working during the pandemic to decide how flexible working could help foster a more diverse workforce, but [...]