Met Police temporarily evacuate Trafalgar Square over incident with suspicious car June 4, 2022 Police evacuated Trafalgar Square on Saturday morning and advised people not to travel to the central London area. However, the Metropolitan police later confirmed that an “incident” had since been “concluded” and the area would reopen in “due course”. A police spokesperson said the incident was thought to have involved a suspicious item, The Telegraph [...]
Pint at London pub surges past £8 price amid sky-high inflation June 4, 2022 The average price of a pint has surpassed £8 at one London pub, for the first time, as historic levels of inflation have forced landlords to up prices across the country. The price tag of a drink has soared over 70 per cent since the financial crisis of 2008, according to data from insights firm [...]
Platinum Jubilee: Queen to miss Epsom Derby ahead of Buckingham Palace open air concert June 4, 2022 Saturday marks the third day of Platinum Jubilee celebrations, with the Queen no longer attending the Epsom Derby. Missing her second event of the bank holiday weekend, the monarch will watch the Derby on television instead, Buckingham Palace said. She will be missing the Derby for just the third time in a 70-year reign. The [...]
Lots of luck on moon trip: Biden jibes Musk on ‘super bad feeling’ about economy June 4, 2022 President Joe Biden has scorned Tesla founder Elon Musk after the tech boss cited a “super bad feeling” about the economy amid plans to slash jobs. Speaking on Friday, the US President pointed out that while the electric carmaker said it needed to axe one in 10 jobs, rival Ford was “overwhelmingly” increasing investment. “While [...]
Missguided workers eye legal action after “emotionless” redundancies May 31, 2022 Missguided workers are eyeing legal action against the fast fashion brand as it hashes out a sale. After calling in administrators yesterday, the beleaguered online retailer is facing criticism from suppliers and former employees. Law firm Aticus has said it is readying legal action after employees have claimed the redundancy process was not properly managed. [...]
Unacceptable: Airlines slammed for pandemic job cuts as travel crisis rages May 31, 2022 Airports and airlines have been blamed for severely slashing staff roles amid the pandemic, as holidaymakers face lengthy queues and disruption. A government source has told The Times that delays and flight cancellations are “completely unacceptable” as Brits have been warned to expect more chaos ahead of the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday. “The simple fact is [...]
Royal Mail delivery managers to vote on strike action as hundreds of jobs could be axed May 31, 2022 Delivery managers at Royal Mail will be balloted for strike action, with union bosses warning there could be parcel delivery chaos this summer. Postal workers are unhappy with plans to slash some 524 frontline delivery manager roles, with Unite the union declaring there would be a ballot. Some 2,400 managers will decide on whether to [...]
Sluggish start for FTSE 100 as Russian oil imports cut off May 31, 2022 The FTSE 100 was off to a sluggish start on Tuesday after EU leaders have hashed out a plan to block more than two-thirds of Russian oil imports. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index was up just 0.2 per cent while the brent crude price rose again, at $124 a barrel. “Given Russia currently supplies [...]
B&M sales dip as discount retailer names new chief May 31, 2022 Discount retailer B&M has warned trading patterns are anticipated to “remain unpredictable” in the year ahead, while it feels ready to reap the rewards of shoppers hunting for bargains amid sky-high inflation. In results for the year to 26 March 2022, group revenue dipped 2.7 per cent on the prior year to £4.67bn. However, this [...]
Shop workers see violence and abuse triple amid Covid pandemic to tune of £1.5bn May 31, 2022 Retail workers have seen violence and abuse triple during the pandemic, with the total cost of these crimes hitting £1.5bn this year. In a survey by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), incidents of violence and abuse against shop workers were reported to have surged amid the pandemic. There were some 1,301 incidents a day in [...]
