Square Mile and Me: Harry Hyman on building Primary Health Properties – and his love for the opera December 7, 2023 Harry Hyman, CEO of Primary Health Properties, tells us about his career, opera and working with his family.
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.
St James’s Place shakes up investment managers amid fees pressure December 4, 2023 St James’s Place confirmed it has dropped Jacob Rees-Mogg-founded Somerset Capital Management and brought in three new investment managers today in the latest sign of an overhaul at the firm after pressure over its complex fees.
Hospitality sector to create 700,000 jobs over festive season, research finds December 4, 2023 Around 700,000 jobs are expected to be created in the hospitality industry over the festive season, new research suggests. Around half of companies in the sector are hiring staff for the busy next few weeks, with an average of eight each, according to recruitment site Caterer.com. Kathy Dyball, director at Caterer.com, said: “Despite the cost-of-living [...]
UK fraud agency goes on hiring spree to top up numbers after departures December 4, 2023 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said that hiring new staff was its “top priority” as it looks to turnaround under new boss Nick Ephgrave.
Insurer Aspen eyeing up New York for potential $4bn float December 3, 2023 Insurer Aspen is eyeing up a listing in New York even though the majority of its operations are in the UK, according to a report, due to concerns around UK valuations and stricter listing requirements. Were it to go ahead with a US listing, the $4bn (£3.15bn) initial public offering (IPO), expected next year, would deal a [...]
COP28: Exxon Mobil boss rejects IEA criticism of carbon capture strategy December 2, 2023 Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods on Saturday rejected the International Energy Agency’s recent claim that using wide-scale carbon capture to fight climate change was an implausible “illusion”, saying the same could be said about electric vehicles and solar energy. “There is no solution set out there today that is at the scale to solve the [...]
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces new criminal charges December 2, 2023 Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed new charges by prosecutors. The 47-year-old is already serving more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes including extremism — charges that his supporters say are politically motivated. In comments passed to his associates, he said he had been charged under article [...]
Claudia Winkleman to step down from BBC Radio 2 next year December 2, 2023 Claudia Winkleman has announced she is stepping down from hosting her Saturday morning BBC Radio 2 show next year. After three years of presenting from 10am to 1pm, the broadcaster announced on the show on December 2 that she will present her last edition in March. She first joined Radio 2 in Spring 2008 to [...]
Boris Johnson set to admit mistakes in pandemic handling December 2, 2023 Former prime minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to tell the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he “unquestionably made mistakes” in his handling of the pandemic. But according to The Times, the British leader during the coronavirus outbreak will argue that decisions he took, including ordering three lockdowns in England, ended up saving “tens if not [...]