Notting Hill Carnival’s ‘Dancing Granny’ signs underwear deal with Sloggi after video goes viral Notting Hill Carnival's 'Dancing Granny' gets underwear deal Almost 1m people attended Notting Hill Carnival’s annual carnival last weekend. One of them, Colette Zacca, left with viral fame and an underwear deal with German brand Sloggi. Read More: Notting Hill Carnival 2019: Everything you need to know about London’s best parade The 56-year-old from Stamford Hill has been dubbed “Dancing Granny” online after [...]
Londoners pay highest UK house price premium to live closer to a station Londoners pay highest premium to live near their train station London home buyers are willing to pay almost 10 per cent more on a house in order to live closer to a station, according to Nationwide. The building society found Londoners are willing to pay a whopping 9.4 per cent premium for a house located 500 metres away from a station. Read more: UK house [...]
Revealed: The office jargon buzzwords Londoners detest Revealed: Londoners’ most hated office jargon Did you get the memo? Business jargon is driving London’s workers up the wall. Yes, it appears that office workers spared a little of their bandwidth to feeding back on their most-hated phrases that pollute emails, meetings and general workplace chatter. Read more: Pensions jargon busted: your guide to the experts’ complex lingo Mobile business [...]
Londoners bury tradition to modernise their funeral services August 29, 2019 Londoners are abandoning tradition to give their loved ones more unique send-offs as religious funeral services appear to be dying off, according to new research. Co-op Funeralcare said it is seeing a rise in funerals which feature the deceased’s beloved pets, decorating coffins in bright colours and even hosting funerals at the zoo or on [...]
IBM and Vodafone’s $550m joint venture secures first deal August 28, 2019 IBM and Vodafone’s $550m partnership has signed its first contract, an eight-year partnership with National Express. The deal is intended to ensure that the UK-based leading transport provider can “adapt to today’s digitally savvy customers”. IBM and Vodafone joined forces in January of this year, bringing together their respective strengths in connectivity and hybrid cloud [...]
Papa John’s shares sizzle after appointment of new chief August 27, 2019 Shares in Papa John’s have jumped six per cent, after the company hired the head of US restaurant chain Arby’s as its new chief executive. The world’s third largest pizza chain appointed Arby’s president Rob Lynch today, replacing Steve Ritchie just 19 months after he took the role. Read more: Sainsbury’s partners with Deliveroo on [...]
Glass half full: Optimists outlive pessimists, study finds August 27, 2019 Viewing the glass as half full may be the secret to a longer life, according to a US study that found a positive correlation between levels of optimism and longevity. Conducted by Boston University School of Medicine, the study found that optimists not only live longer in general but have a better chance than pessimists [...]
