The 17 safest places to live in Britain London did not rank anywhere near the top of the rankings in a new report that listed the safest places in Britain. Provident Personal Credit surveyed 2,642 people in a new report entitled "Unbroken Britain," and residents were asked to rate on a scale of 1-10 on how they felt within their community. Many northern [...]
A Middle Eastern royal has spent £21 million on a garage in one of London’s most expensive districts A Middle Eastern royal has come up with a clever way of dealing with London's notoriously difficult parking system, spending £21 million to buy an entire parking garage. According to a report in The Times, the unnamed Gulf royal bought the parking garage in the Knightsbridge district of the capital to store their collection of [...]
Applications to UK universities from EU students are down 7% since the Brexit vote Students from the European Union appear to have been put off from studying in the UK following last year's Brexit vote. The number of applications to UK universities from students in the European Union has shrunk by 7% in the wake of the Brexit vote, according to figures from UCAS.EU applications are down to 42,070 [...]
Spain wants to start post-Brexit trade talks with Britain as soon as possible – defying the EU January 26, 2017 Spanish government officials want to start negotiating a trade deal with the UK to take effect after Brexit, going against the official position of key negotiators in Brussels. In an interview with the Financial Times, Spain's foreign minister Alfonso Dastis said that he believes starting trade talks before the full terms of Brexit are agreed [...]
How to earn passive income: 22 ways to create multiple streams of income January 16, 2017 Making money while you sleep. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? After reading books like "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and "4 Hour Work Week," I became interested obsessed with making passive income. Whenever someone needs additional income, the stereotypical suggestion offered is to “get a part-time job.” But what if you don't have [...]
The 5 biggest global risks to business in 2017 do not include Brexit, populism or terrorism January 12, 2017 The five biggest risks to doing business globally do not include Brexit, populism, or terrorism, according to the World Economic Forum's benchmark "Global Risks" report for 2017. WEF said the following five themes that pose the greatest risks are: 1. Unemployment or underemployment. 2. Energy price shock. 3. Fiscal crises. 4. Failure of national governance. [...]
The 9 best paying companies in the UK for directors January 5, 2017 Recruitment website Glassdoor has ranked British companies based on how much they pay directors — senior staff who generally take care of a particular area of a company. The site, which lets staff anonymously submit company reviews and salary information, used data compiled over the past three years to produce its list. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the [...]
Christmas with JPMorgan: the bank picks books, sites and music for the holiday season December 16, 2016 There's still time to get a last minute gift for the banker in your life! JPMorgan's annual holiday reading list has been given an upgrade for 2016, and to mark the 10-year anniversary of the reading list, the US bank added on a few cultural and musical recommendations. The bank is actually calling the list #nextlist2017, and [...]
Apple bought 9 startups in 2016. Here’s what they do December 8, 2016 Apple buys a lot of companies, but it doesn't talk much about them, making it hard to keep track. So we put together nine of its acquisitions reported this year. This list is not exhaustive, we know for sure some purchases have never been revealed. As expected, artificial intelligence companies remain the dominant category, but [...]
Bang for your buckwheat – here’s where Londoners say they pay over the odds for dinner November 24, 2016 While there are plenty of budget-friendly food options in England's capital, dining in some restaurants – and in some neighbourhoods – can come with a staggeringly steep price tag. Harden's London Restaurants Guide for 2017, released Wednesday, revealed the results of its 26th annual survey of 7,500 regular restaurant-goers to determine not only which restaurants [...]