UK’s biggest firms report record results February 13, 2017 The UK’s largest listed companies weathered a difficult political and trading climate last year, posting upbeat results in the final quarter of 2016. Fourth quarter revenues increased by 5.5 per cent on a like-for-like basis, reaching a record of £116bn for the listed companies. Operating profits grew at their fastest rate in the last three [...]
Culture shock: How London’s theatreland will be squeezed by business rates re-evaluation February 12, 2017 London’s theatreland will be forced to pay an estimated £31m in property taxes over the next five years once the government’s planned hike in business rates comes into effect in April. The total rates bill for theatres in the West End will rise by nearly 40 per cent to £6.3m for the 2017 to 2018 [...]
This trendy breed’s about to overtake Labradors as Britain’s most popular dog February 12, 2017 Bye-bye Andrex puppy, hello bat-eared Frenchie. The Labrador, long the country's favourite doggo, is about to be overtaken by a breed a little more on-trend and probably familiar to many a Londoner. The French bulldog has increased in popularity in recent years which many put down to the numerous celebrity owners of the pups (others might say [...]
Severe Piccadilly line delays are cutting access Heathrow February 11, 2017 Severe delays on the Piccadilly line are limiting access to Heathrow this afternoon. A signal failure on the Tube line is causing travellers major delays. Transport for London (TfL)'s Piccadilly line tweeted there is no service between Northfields and all Heathrow terminals and severe delays between Acton Town and Northfields. https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/830368757247832065 One traveller asked when the issue would [...]
More like dandruff: These are the best tweets about London’s snow flurries February 11, 2017 Last night, the Met Office warned the City could get as much as an inch of snow during the evening rush hour. However, things weren't quite that drastic on the ground. Some Londoners questioned whether what fell from the sky could actually be classed as snow at all. Snowing in a half hearted can't be bothered to [...]
London and the South East could get an inch of snow during evening rush hour tonight February 10, 2017 Brace yourselves: London could get as much as an inch of snow during evening rush hour tonight, after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for London and the South East. This morning it said showers in and around the capital could bring accumulations of 2cm-3cm, and warned commuters to brace themselves for disruption to [...]
This is the longest journey you could possibly make in London February 10, 2017 While wearing our curiosity-oriented thinking cap the other day, a stray thought struck us. What are the two furthest points from each other within Greater London? We presumed someone else would have already calculated this, but a Google search later left us none the wiser. That's when we decided to grab the cartographic bull by [...]
Don’t be boring this Valentine’s day: Here are six things to do instead of going out for dinner February 10, 2017 There are heart stickers plastered on every shop window, and you can’t seem get away from all the his’n’hers gift guides. It can only mean one thing – Valentine's day is on its way. By now the most romantic (and poshest) restaurants are booked up – but dinner is boring anyway, right? For a creative way [...]
Prodigal Londoners outspend the rest of the country by hundreds of thousands February 10, 2017 London households can expect to burn through £2.3m over the course of a lifetime, dwarfing the UK’s average expenditure by almost half a million. Investment manager Tilney unveiled the discrepancy in its Cost of Tomorrow Report, which also revealed that the average British household has spent their first million by the age of 50, while [...]
Bank of England governor Mark Carney commits to curbing jargon to win back trust in “dreaded experts” February 9, 2017 Mark Carney has spoken of the need for the Bank of England (BoE) to cut back on technical language to win back public trust, saying “not everyone wants to be steeped in fan charts, modelling and stress testing”. Speaking at a BoE inclusion event tonight, Carney said: “To communicate to both the City and the [...]