Anti-vaccine protestors attempt to storm medicine regulator’s Canary Wharf HQ September 3, 2021 Anti-vaccine protesters have today tried to storm the headquarters of the UK medicines regulator in Canary Wharf. Footage on social media showed a crowd of protestors trying to force their way into the MHRA’s headquarters on South Colonnade. The Met Police confirmed that protestors had attempted to enter the building. They are understood to be [...]
New Northern Line stations to open on 20 September September 3, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has today announced that the £1.2bn Northern Line Tube extension will open on 20 September. The first major underground upgrade to be completed this century will see two new stations open at Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms. At first there will be a peak time service of six trains per [...]
Ryanair accused of ‘grabbing wages’ as pilots face ‘huge’ pay cuts September 3, 2021 Pilots’ union BALPA has today accused Ryanair of forcing its members to take “huge” pay cuts over the winter period despite recent claims about the speed of airline’s recovery. According to the union, pilots at East Midlands International airport have been asked to take a 70 per cent pay cut over the coming months. Along [...]
Weir Group names Barbara Jeremiah new chair September 3, 2021 Weir Group has this morning announced that Barbara Jeremiah will take over as the FTSE 100 firm’s chairman after next year’s AGM. Jeremiah, who spent 30 years at global aluminium giant Alcoa, will replace Charles Berry at the completion of his full nine-year tenure. Under his leadership the Scottish firm made its long-expected exit from [...]
Give TfL ‘fair funding deal’ or risk capital’s recovery, London leaders plead September 2, 2021 Politicians, business leaders, and union representatives from across London have today written to Grant Shapps to plead for a “fair funding deal” for Transport for London (TfL) in the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). They warned that “inadequate funding” could lead to more services being cut, which could prevent some people from returning to public [...]
Freeports face delay due to ‘lack of tax detail’, experts say September 2, 2021 Tax experts have warned that the opening of England’s eight new freeports would likely be delayed because the government had yet to reveal details of the tax regime for the programme. After the locations for the new free trade zones were announced during March’s Budget the Treasury said that the programme could be up and [...]
Cazoo snaps up data firm Cazana for £25m as expansion continues September 2, 2021 Cazoo today announced that it had bought car pricing data platform Cazana for £25m as it continues its rapid expansion. The used car marketplace said that the purchase would help it improve its vehicle buying and pricing across the UK and Europe. It comes less than a week after the platform, the brainchild of serial [...]
Ryanair beats August passenger number forecasts as holidaymakers escape to the sun September 2, 2021 Budget carrier Ryanair beat its passenger number targets for August as holidaymakers took advantage of looser travel restrictions to seek the European sunshine. The Irish airline flew 11.1m passengers last month, more than the 10.5m it had previously predicted, and double the number it carried in June. On Tuesday chief executive Michael O’Leary said that [...]
Go-Ahead pledges to spend £250m a year on SMEs from 2022 September 2, 2021 Bus and train operator Go-Ahead Group has pledged to spend at least £250m a year with SMEs from 2022 onwards, the firm said this morning. At the moment, the FTSE 250 firm works with 3,200 SMEs, which account for 75 per cent of its supply chain. They provide goods and services such as mobile ticketing, [...]
Melrose shares pop as firm returns to profit September 2, 2021 Shares in industrialist Melrose jumped 5.0 per cent this morning as the FTSE 100 firm returned to profit after the pandemic. For the first half of the year the firm company that it had made an operating profit of £223m, back in the black after an £11m loss a year ago. Revenue crept up to [...]
