Black Friday UK 2015: John Lewis prepares for biggest deals day yet as Andy Street bids to “win” Christmas for seventh year in a row November 11, 2015 John Lewis is pulling all the stops out for Black Friday 2015, which it expects to be bigger than last year, as the department store aims to "win" Christmas again. Last year, Black Friday pulled in the biggest sales in John Lewis' 150-year history. But managing director Andy Street said this year's Black Friday – which [...]
Armistice Day 2015 in pictures: London falls silent to remember war dead in Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, the City of London and Woolwich November 11, 2015 Londoners marked Armistice Day with two minutes' silence throughout the capital this morning, with services taking place in churches and businesses as well as some of the capital's landmarks. Workers from the City of London Corporation and City of London Police gathered in Guildhall Yard to observe the two minutes' silence. #cityoflondon prepares to honour [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Police asks retailers to extend bargains day to a week in a bid to stave off the chaos of last year at stores like Tesco and Asda November 11, 2015 Perhaps Asda was right to step back from Black Friday. Police have called on retailers to put into place a better strategy for dealing with the huge numbers of shoppers expected to storm high streets and supermarkets on 27 November. The National Police Chiefs' Council has urged retailers to deploy more staff and security to help [...]
Armistice Day 2015: How and where to mark the two minutes’ silence November 11, 2015 Today is Armistice Day, when people up and down the country will remember all those lost in conflict. While the majority of the UK will no doubt be marking the day with two minutes' silence in their workplace, there are also some public commemoration services being held on the 11th hour of the 11th day [...]
Flybe revenues, profits up as turnaround starts to soar November 11, 2015 Flybe's turnaround is starting to soar, with the budget airline returning to profitability as sales rise in the first half. The figures Flybe's group revenues were up 10.3 per cent to £339.6m for the six months to 30 September, while the firm turned last year's £3.3m loss into a £22.9m profit. Cash generation improved, thanks [...]
Black Friday 2015 UK: Asda’s move to ditch the bargains bonanza on 27 November means the supermarket stays true to its brand November 10, 2015 Black Friday is now an integral part of our shopping calendar in the UK, with the annual event is expected to break the £1bn barrier this year. However, while it enjoys significant hype, the event isn’t right for every retailer. This year Asda – one of the first big retailers to imitate the American tradition, is [...]
UK weather: The Met Office has revealed the UK’s first crowdsourced storm name… brace yourselves: Abigail’s coming November 10, 2015 The Met Office has revealed its first crowdsourced name and it's the sort of thing that will strike terror into man's hearts. But probably only if you were a fan of Mike Leigh's 1970s film Abigail's Party. Yes the first storm to batter our shores under the Met Office's Name Our Storm project has been given the moniker [...]
TfL offers temporary relief for taxi drivers over criminal check backlog as row escalates over taxi drivers’ DSB checks November 10, 2015 Transport for London has agreed to introduce temporary licences for existing taxi drivers after a major backlog of criminal checks had built up, forcing drivers off the road. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, are processed by the Home Office and individual police forces. But drivers have complained that they have been unable to work – in some cases since [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show London 2015: All the road closures and traffic advice along the procession route for 14 November’s 800th special November 10, 2015 The Lord Mayor's Show has grown quite a bit since it first started 800 years ago. But then, so has London. Back then there were just 15,000 people living in the City. So when the first Lord Mayor's procession made its way down the River Thames, there would have been little disruption for Londoners going [...]
Lord Mayor’s Show London 2015 route: Where to watch the 800th special procession and firework displays on 14 November November 10, 2015 This weekend marks the 800th year of the Lord Mayor's Show, which means the City of London is going all-out to celebrate. There will be events all day throughout to commemorate the year King John was persuaded to issue a royal charter, enabling the City of London to elect its own mayor. Given the King's tenuous position [...]
