Record number of companies turn out for City Giving Day 2020 September 23, 2020 A record number of organisations took part in this year’s City Giving Day as companies gathered online in spite of the pandemic to celebrate the City of London’s philanthropic side. Over 460 companies registered for this year’s event, which raised money for charities such as Place2Be, Onside Youth Zones, Samaritans and The Duke of Edinburgh’s [...]
Heathrow Airport operating at a fifth of normal levels September 23, 2020 The boss of the UK’s largest airport has said that Heathrow is operating at 15 to 20 per cent of its normal levels for this time of the year. Speaking at today’s World Aviation festival, which is being held virtually, John Holland-Kaye reassured listeners that demand would return despite the current downturn in traffic. He [...]
China pledges to go carbon neutral by 2060 September 22, 2020 China today sprung a major surprise after President Xi Jinping called for a “green revolution” and said his country would be carbon neutral by 2060. Addressing the UN general assembly today, Xi said that China would hit peak carbon emissions in 2030 and then begin to phase out emitting technologies. “China will scale up its [...]
Boris Johnson: We must work ‘together’ to avoid second full lockdown September 22, 2020 Boris Johnson has warned that the country must follow the new coronavirus restrictions “together” if the country is to get through the winter without a second full lockdown. In a televised address to the nation this evening, the Prime Minister said that “now is the time for us all to summon the discipline, and the [...]
City firms begin to send workers home after new government rules September 22, 2020 City firms have begun to send workers home after the government today told people to begin working from home again where they can. About 1,000 Barclays staff will revert to home working due to the new coronavirus advice, the bank said today. Although around 22,000 employees had remained working from the lender’s offices during the [...]
IATA calls for worldwide airport testing to replace quarantine September 22, 2020 Global airline body the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that all international passengers should be given coronavirus tests before departing in order to scrap current quarantine measures. Speaking at an online briefing, IATA director Alexandre de Juniac said that there was no alternative solution that was “less challenging or more effective”. He said [...]
FTSE 350 boards more than a third female for the first time September 22, 2020 For the first time more than a third of board members at the UK’s biggest 350 companies are women, new data has revealed. According to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, representation of women at the top of FTSE 350 businesses has risen by 3.8 per cent in the last year. That takes [...]
Airbus unveils first ever zero emissions commercial aircraft designs September 21, 2020 European aerospace giant Airbus has today unveiled concepts for the first ever commercial zero emissions aircraft, which it said could be in service by 2035. All three concepts depend on hydrogen as the primary source of fuel, which Airbus said holds “exceptional promise” for an industry trying to clean up its carbon footprint. Chief executive [...]
Pubs to shut at 10pm under new restrictions September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will tomorrow announce that pubs in England will have to shut at 10pm in an attempt to limit the spread of coronavirus, it was reported this afternoon. The new restrictions are set to be introduced amid warnings that there could be as many as 50,000 cases a day in the UK by mid [...]
Sadiq Khan warns of ‘new restrictions’ for London September 21, 2020 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has this afternoon said that he will implement “new restrictions” on the capital in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease. “I have just met with local council leaders from all parties and public health experts to agree a new London plan to slow the spread of the virus [...]
