London Poppy Day 2015: Thousands of military personnel hitting London’s streets to raise money ahead of Remembrance Sunday October 29, 2015 Seen a few men in uniform on your way into work this morning? That's because thousands of military men and women are taking to London's streets to try and raise more than £1m in one day. Personnel from the Royal Navy, Army and RAF, as well as their supporters, are heading to 49 Tube and [...]
Royal Dutch Shell’s share price tumbles as group posts dramatic loss as falling oil prices take toll October 29, 2015 Royal Dutch Shell's share price tumbled this morning after it revealed a third quarter loss of $7.4bn (£4.8bn) as the company gets to grips with the falling oil price. The figures The Anglo-Dutch oil giant posted its dramatic loss on the back of nearly $8bn-worth of exceptional items. Adjusted net income fell to $1.77bn, missing expectations that [...]
Finchley Road fire latest: Lane restrictions still in place after huge blaze October 29, 2015 The fire at a shop on Finchley Road was still causing disruption to local traffic more than three days after it first broke out. The blaze, which was reported to London Fire Brigade on Monday morning just before 6:30am, had yet to be fully put out yesterday afternoon, with 10 firefighters on the scene attempting [...]
Black Friday 2015: What UK retailers need to do to make the most of the retail bonanza on 27 November October 28, 2015 Last year, shoppers in the UK spent a staggering £810m during Black Friday and this year is set to break all previous records. For the first time ever, consumer spending across the nation is forecast to top £1bn in one day, representing an enormous opportunity for UK retailers. The impact of Black Friday for retailers [...]
Why pumpkins are not just for carving this Halloween – and how you can turn yours into great recipes by celebrity chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Ainsley Harriott and Mark Hix October 28, 2015 This week the chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall described the UK as the food waste capital of Europe. The facts make it hard to disagree. Every day 24 million slices of bread are thrown out by UK households. More than one in five households admit to binning an entire loaf of bread before even opening or slicing [...]
DLR strike 2015 dates confirmed by RMT: Staff will walk out for 48 hours from 3 November October 28, 2015 RMT has confirmed a 48-hour strike will take place next week on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), as the union fights a series of issues affecting staff. Staff will walk out from 4am 3 November until the same time on 5 November. The action comes after 92 per cent of RMT members voted to strike last week. Read [...]
Marks & Spencer website leaks customer details – but retailer insists it’s a “technical issue”, not a hacking October 28, 2015 Marks & Spencer was forced to suspend its website last night for two hours after it emerged that customers could see other people's details when they were logged in. Customers were able to see order histories, personal addresses and a number of other details belonging to other account holders when they logged in to register [...]
Doesn’t wanting to become a bank miss the point of fintech? October 28, 2015 You can barely open a newspaper without seeing news of another challenger bank – each with their own vision for how they can serve customers better. This group was dealt a major blow however, when chancellor George Osborne announced that newly established challenger banks would not be exempt from the eight per cent tax that applies to the [...]
Finchley Road fire: Local residents call for donations to be made to victims as chaos continues October 28, 2015 Local residents have started collecting donations to help the victims of the Finchley Road fire earlier this week, as the traffic chaos continues more than two days in. On Monday a fire broke out in a shop below a number of flats on the road in Hampstead, NW3. At its peak 70 firefighters tackled the blaze, [...]
Central Line and Metropolitan Line Tube delays: Travel chaos as signal failure at Leyton and Finchley Road affects commuters October 28, 2015 Central Line commuters faced a disrupted journey this morning after a signal failure caused severe delays throughout the line. The incident, which occurred at Leyton at around 7:30am, caused knock-on problems as far as Epping, Transport for London said, with minor delays on the entire line. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/659275247049420800 TfL said it was unable to give an estimate [...]
