Chiswick latest hotspot in search for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife September 9, 2023 Police are searching the Chiswick area in west London as the hunt for terror suspect Daniel Khalife enters its fourth day.
Heatwave a ‘huge relief’ for hospitality sector after miserable summer September 9, 2023 The September heatwave has come as a “huge relief” for the hospitality sector after a miserable July and August, leading industry figures have said. Soaring temperatures over the past week have “brought back the feelgood factor” for business owners across the industry, they added. Thursday was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, [...]
Heathrow: competition regulator says airport charges should be reconsidered after errors made September 9, 2023 The competition regulator has provisionally found that some errors were made in a decision on how much Heathrow Airport can charge airlines. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it proposes to require aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to reconsider certain aspects of its conclusion. In February, the CAA said the cap on [...]
Friend or foe? Why short sellers are in the headlines again September 9, 2023 Short sellers can call out fraud and malfeasance but many want a firmer regulatory watch over their activities
Lime looks to out-muscle Tier and Bird as e-scooter rivals scrap for profit September 9, 2023 E-scooter investors will be looking ahead to operator Lime’s half-year results next Tuesday.
Corbyn London mayor bid could hurt Sadiq Khan and let Tories in, poll claims September 8, 2023 If former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn opts to run for City Hall in London, it could take votes away from Sadiq Khan and open the door for the Conservatives, a new a poll has found. It comes after the former party leader told the Edinburgh Festival earlier this summer that he would “have a think” [...]
Home insurance: Price of a quote jumps by a quarter – and London is worst hit September 8, 2023 The average quoted price of home insurance has surged by around a quarter (25.7 per cent) annually, according to an index – and London is worst impacted. Data analytics firm Consumer Intelligence, which compiled the report, said this is the biggest jump it has seen in records going back to 2014. The average premium quoted [...]
UK ‘flying blind’ on soaring levels of fraud which has quadrupled since pandemic September 8, 2023 The government is “flying blind” on its exposure to fraud, which has quadrupled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also said that while most of the £21bn of taxpayers’ money lost to fraud during the pandemic is unlikely to be recovered, the government should be [...]
Costa Coffee recalls sandwiches and wraps over fears they contain *stones* September 8, 2023 Costa Coffee is recalling a number of sandwiches and wraps from its shops over fears they could contain stones. The coffee shop chain warned customers over four of its lunch products in a Food Standards Agency announcement. The agency said that the items were being pulled from stores “because they may contain small stones”. It [...]
TikTok: Lawyers hope new data centre can ease privacy fears September 8, 2023 Tiktok has opened a European data centre which lawyers say could quell international privacy fears currently plaguing the app. This week the Chinese video app opened a new data centre based in Dublin as part of an effort to calm European data privacy concerns around the app’s links to China. ‘Project Clover’, as it has [...]
