Ed Warner: Forget WrestleMania, Super Bowl or the Olympics – London mayor should seek hefty portfolio of sporting events
Job vacancy data shows British workers are applying to higher-paying roles but could push harder February 3, 2016 British workers have a shot at boosting their wages. Jobs advertised in January had an average salary of £39,576 – up 2.6 per cent on the year, according to data from reed.co.uk. Those hunting new roles applied for jobs paying £27,020 on average. This was 4.3 per cent higher than in January 2015, but well [...]
Clydesdale Bank share price trades above opening offer as conditional trading starts on IPO after 24-hour delay February 3, 2016 Clydesdale Bank’s shares were trading just above their offer price as its IPO got underway after a 24-hour delay. The bank's shares were worth 183.5p at 9:43am in early conditional trading in London, slightly above the 180p opening value. National Australia Bank (NAB), which sold off the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group (CYBG), priced shares at 180p per [...]
British workers enjoy shorter weeks as economy improves, Office for National Statistics figures reveal February 3, 2016 Brits have been working fewer hours in the last year, reversing the hard slog of the economic downturn. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show the typical full-timer worked 37.4 hours in autumn 2015, compared with 38.5 two decades ago. Recently working hours have resumed the downward trend disrupted by the crisis and recovery. We’ve also been facing fewer crazy [...]
Boots drops prices on female-focused razors, eye cream and other products that cost women more than men February 3, 2016 Boots has caved into pressure from MPs, cutting prices on products that forced women to pay more than men. The high-street chain has changed the price tags on own-brand disposable razors and Botanics eye roll-on, after an online petition gathered more than 40,000 signatures. The Change.org campaign claimed women were being ripped off on the high street [...]
Londoners won’t be free of credit card and mortgage debt until they are 77, survey finds February 2, 2016 Londoners may have to wait until they reach 77 to live debt-free, according to new research. The average Brit will not pay off unsecured debt, like credit cards and certain loans, until they are 64, a survey by the Centre for Economics & Business Research (Cebr) for peer-to-peer lender Zopa found. That rises to 69 once mortgages [...]
British Gas cuts 500 jobs in loft and cavity floor insulation business in wider Centrica strategy February 2, 2016 British Gas is to cut 500 jobs as part of a company-wide efficiency programme. The energy firm said the changes were necessary in order to stay competitive in a fast-changing market. The jobs will go in its loft and cavity floor insulation business, affecting staff in Leeds, Oxford and Leicester, according to Press Association reports. Mark [...]
UK government risks losing Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger and robes unless buyer found February 2, 2016 NULL
UK farmers plan London march after world commodity crisis slashes incomes February 2, 2016 British farmers are reacting to the world commodity crisis in an unusual way – by planning a march on London. Lobby group Farmers For Action has received thousands of pledges of support for a demonstration on Wednesday 23 March. Coachloads of countryfolk will descend on London to highlight the sharp drop in food producers’ incomes over [...]
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannau opens first EasyFood pilot store in London – with food priced at 25p February 2, 2016 Aldi and Lidl are about to get a taste of their own medicine, after EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannau has opened his first EasyFoodstore in north-west London, bringing the challenging spirit of the discount airline to the grocery sector. The Park Royal shop (next to the EasyBus depot on the North Circular, natch) will sell a limited and basic [...]
London commuters at Clapham Junction and Euston face week of delays after Leighton Buzzard landslip February 1, 2016 Commuters heading into and out of Clapham Junction and Euston could face delays for the rest of the week. A landslip near Leighton Buzzard has disrupted Virgin Trains, Southern and London Midland services. National Rail said the problems were expected to last until 6am on Friday 5 February. Virgin and London Midland trains between Milton [...]