Exclusive: London’s councils are half a billion in the red. Council Tax will go up – but will it be enough? December 9, 2023 London’s councils are trapped in a “perfect storm” after research found the boroughs are teetering on the financial brink facing a half a billion pound deficit.
London’s best hidden restaurants, from Saltie Girl to Laphet December 7, 2023 From Brazilian rodizio that rivals Hawksmoor to a fiery Thai spot in Soho, we pinpoint seven overlooked or hidden restaurants
Plans to house asylum seekers at disused RAF site lawful, court finds December 6, 2023 Government plans to house asylum seekers at a famous disused former RAF site can go ahead after a legal fight, the High Court has ruled.
Hospitality firms blast government migration plans for ‘shrinking talent pool’ December 5, 2023 The UK’s hospitality industry has warned that government plans to cut the levels of legal migration into the country will compound the existing labour shortage in the sector.
Labour has no plans to change pensions triple lock, Kendall says December 5, 2023 Labour has “no plans” to change the pensions triple lock, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has said.
More than half of London’s bank branches have shut since 2015 December 1, 2023 The capital has seen 745 branches - or 58 per cent - close down in the past eight years, data from Which.co.uk revealed.
Trade not aid is to the way to help Morocco – and UK businesses too December 1, 2023 Morocco can be UK businesses' gateway to the Western Sahara, if the government lets it, writes Greg Baker.
The City set to be hit hardest by AI, finds department of education November 29, 2023 The City of London is the most likely place to be hit by AI disruption, a new government report has revealed.
New York tightens leash on home working as London TWaTs lag behind November 28, 2023 Employees' hesitancy to return to the office full time has had an impact on the health of commercial properties, especially in the City.
Sadiq Khan: Mayor of London ‘alarmed’ at being ‘kept in dark’ over Covid, inquiry told November 27, 2023 Sadiq Khan was left “alarmed” after being “kept in the dark” over the scale of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the official UK inquiry has heard.