WATCH: Highlights of City A.M. Awards 2022 May 10, 2022 City A.M. was delighted to be celebrate the City! After a two year break the paper brought back the City A.M. Awards 2022 to London’s iconic Guildhall in the heart of the City in partnership with British Airways London City. The evening hosted by industry powerhouse Julia Streets had keynotes from Sir Martyn Lewis and [...]
British Gas profits and Heathrow’s growth keeps FTSE 100 stable May 10, 2022 A strong April for Heathrow and British Gas’s owner Centrica expecting higher profits has helped the FTSE 100 remain steady, up 0.8 per cent at the open this morning. London rose 63 points despite fears about rising inflation, as the UK’s biggest airport lifted its forecast for passenger growth after a spike in travel over [...]
Investment firm HG Capital weathers turbulence of war in Ukraine and the pandemic May 10, 2022 Investment firm HG Capital Trust has weathered pressures of the war in Ukraine and the pandemic, as it reported its revenue up nearly five per cent. The London-listed firm’s share price was up 435.5 points at the end of March, with its net assets up to £2bn. Its top 20, representing almost 80 per cent [...]
Police conduct two controlled explosions in the heart of Westminster after ‘suspicious vehicle’ leads to evacuation May 9, 2022 Two controlled explosions were conducted by the Met Police near Westminster Abbey after a “suspicious vehicle” forced the closure of numerous roads and evacuation of the QEII centre. The force said streets were cornered of-around the famous landmark and that it was “dealing with an ongoing incident involving what is believed to be a suspicious [...]
Sir Keir Starmer: If I am fined over Beergate – I WILL resign May 9, 2022 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has committed to resigning if Durham police find him guilty of breaching lockdown rules last year. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the former head of public prosecutions said: “I’ve always followed the rules” since the start of lockdown. He said everyone “found the rules frustrating at times”, and that [...]
Watch the moment Russia’s envoy in Poland is doused with red paint, facing protestors shouting ‘fascist and murderer’ May 9, 2022 The Kremlin’s envoy in Poland was met with raucous crowds shouting ‘fascist and murderer’ at an event to mark Russia’s ‘Victory Day’, before being doused in red paint. Sergey Andreey was pictured covered in the the liquid, resembling blood, as he attempted to attend a memorial event at the Warsaw Soviet military cemetery, A crowd, [...]
Prince Harry teams up with Google, TripAdvisor, Visa and Expedia to launch eco-tourism project May 9, 2022 The Duke of Sussex has announced the launch of a sustainable tourism campaign, inspired by New Zealand’s native Māori people. Prince Harry revealed his new project on a television show in the country this week, working with six major companies including Google and Skyscanner to promote more eco-friendly travel. The initiative, called Travalyst, was created [...]
UBS appoints two officials to shore up its ESG unit May 9, 2022 Swiss banking giant UBS has made two appointments to its ESG team as it looks to shore up its clean energy credentials. Josiane Fanguinovény and Viv Sedov will join the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa division, according to the Financial News. The dealmakers will work on transactions related to environmental and social governance. FN reports many [...]
Shell gets injunctions against climate activists citing ‘safety’ of its employees during direct action May 6, 2022 Oil giant Shell has obtained an injunction against environmental protestors, citing the safety of its employees put at risk by direct action. The company listed a number of recent incidents involving Extinction Rebellion and Stop Oil demonstrations, which caused road closures, disruption, and fuel not being delivered It also highlighted numerous incidents where protesters, including [...]
Beergate: Durham police investigating Keir Starmer over alleged lockdown breaches after ‘receipt of significant new information’ May 6, 2022 Keir Starmer is being investigated by Durham Police over the so-called ‘beergate’ lockdown breach in April last year. Durham Constabulary issued a statement on Friday saying it is looking into the alleged rule-breaking after the “receipt of significant new information”. The force previously said they did not think he had broken rules over a gathering [...]
