Let’s not be spoilsports and crush Pokemon Go July 15, 2016 It was a story that gripped the nation for weeks. Unexpected twists and turns meant no one was sure what would happen next. But yesterday, after what seemed like an inordinately long wait, Britons were rewarded for their patience. No, it was nothing to do with Theresa May: Pokemon Go finally launched in the UK. The game, [...]
Last month’s Brexit vote has put European tourists off visiting London July 14, 2016 If you thought the streets were a little less crowded this summer, you might be on to something European tourists have been put off visiting London after last month's surprise Brexit vote and the political turmoil that has emerged in its wake. Bookings to the capital, which was named the world's top tourist destination by MasterCard [...]
May and the three Brexiteers lead Britain July 14, 2016 If there were any doubts that the new Prime Minister really meant it when she said “Brexit means Brexit” they were put to bed last night as she appointed three senior Leave campaigners to oversee the process of the UK's departure from the EU, the forging of new global trade deals and the creation of [...]
Brexit brushed off by up beat UK jobs market July 14, 2016 The number of UK jobs available climbed in June, despite fears surrounding the last months vote to quit the European Union. The market shrugged off the Brexit vote adding 9,060 jobs, an increase of 18 per cent from May. However the number of jobs going is down by 30 per cent compared to June last [...]
Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in? Who’s out? Everything you need to know July 13, 2016 Theresa May has announced the big positions in her cabinet today after taking helm as Britain's first female Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher. She also created new positions to lead Britain's upcoming negotiations with the European Union. Who's in? Who's out? Here's everything you need to know: David Davis appointed head of Brexit Key Brexit campaigner David Davis [...]
Apprenticeships just don’t look right to Londoners July 13, 2016 The mums and dads of London are the least likely to want their offspring picking up an apprenticeship, a survey released today has found. The research by YouGov on behalf of Reed in Partnership and qualifications body NCFE asked 2,042 UK adults if they had an 18-year-old child what they thought the best option for their future [...]
These are the UK’s 20 best towns and cities to work in (London doesn’t get a look-in) July 13, 2016 When Samuel Johnson made that quip about those being tired of London being tired of life, he clearly wasn't taking into account house prices – or work/life balance. Because it turns out that Cambridge is the UK's best city to work in, according to employees there. That's followed by Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Leeds and Peterborough. London, on [...]
Victoria Line part-suspended and Finsbury Park station closed after a woman was struck by a train July 12, 2016 Finsbury Park station has reopened, and the Victoria Line is running with minor delays, after a passenger was injured earlier this morning. The station was evacuated in the middle of the morning rush-hour today and the Victoria Line was suspended between Walthamstow and Kings Cross after a person was struck by a train Fire engines and a [...]
London’s richest houses are occupied by slim women… and overweight men July 11, 2016 There is a division in London's wealthiest households, and it's one of waistbands. In the capital's luxury homes, you're most likely to find slimmer women and overweight, unhealthy men (confirming more than a few stereotypes in the process), according to property company Rokstone. In luxury homes priced above £25m in the capital, 90 per cent women [...]
Over 1,000 barristers write to Cameron branding the Brexit outcome “not legally binding” July 11, 2016 The legal clamour against the result of the EU referendum is growing, with over 1,000 barristers branding the outcome “not legally binding” and demanding that leaving the EU be subject to an Act of Parliament. The barristers are writing to Prime Minister David Cameron this week to call for MPs to be given a free vote [...]