Tower’s historic RNLI lifeboat station is towed away for the last time after saving hundreds of lives, and launching 9,500 times January 25, 2023 The City’s historic Tower lifeboat rescue station been moved for the last time, after 16-years of operation saving hundreds of lives. Crew working on the station next to Waterloo Bridge will continue their vital work from HMS President, the Royal Naval Reserve’s training facility in the capital, before a new station is launched in April. [...]
Microsoft: Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365 and XBox Live down for thousands of users worldwide January 25, 2023 Microsoft is investigating an outage of Teams, Outlook, Microsoft 365 and XBoxLive after thousands of users worldwide were unable to use the platforms. The service status monitoring website Downdetector reported that thousands of users had reported problems accessing Outlook, Microsoft 365 and XBox Live on Wednesday morning. The site detected 4,132 incidents of people complaining [...]
Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin lashes out at ‘vast disparity in VAT treatment’ between pubs and supermarket alcohol sales January 25, 2023 Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has launched a scathing attack on the government, saying the biggest threat to pubs is the “vast disparity in tax treatment” compared to restaurants and supermarkets. The outspoken chain boss said he was “cautiously optimistic” for the financial year ahead, as the firm published its like-for-like sales in the 25 weeks [...]
Pub body slams energy firms over sky-high bills amid calls for Ofgem investigation January 25, 2023 The UK's leading pub body went to war with the country’s energy firms yesterday, accusing them of profiteering.
Eurostar announces new name and brand identity – as Eurostar January 24, 2023 Eurostar has unveiled its new brand identity complete with a logo, symbol and name: Eurostar. The high-speed rail line’s regeneration includes bringing in French-Belgian high-speed train operator Thalys and Eurostar under one company name, the Eurostar Group. Announcing the move on Tuesday, all of its 51 trains will carry a new star symbol by the [...]
City Pub Group: Rail strikes cost us nearly £1m in lost sales January 24, 2023 The City Pub Group reported a boost in trading over the festive period, and said sales would have been stronger if it weren't for the rail strikes.
M&C Saatchi chair steps down as advertising firm unveils largest ever pre-tax profit of £31m January 24, 2023 Gareth Davis said he would not seek to be re-elected as chair of advertising giant M&C Saatchi. Davis made the announcement as the firm reported a nine per cent year-on-year increase in net revenue of £271m during 2022. M&C Saatchi also revealed it had made its largest ever profit, £31m, during 2022; the 14 per [...]
Marston’s bucks hospitality trend as historic pub chain reports bumper festive period January 24, 2023 Pub and hotel operator Marston’s has reported bumper sales over the Christmas period as Brits treated a pint as an “affordable treat”. The historic London-listed firm, founded in 1834, said like-for-like sales were up 12.9 per cent on Omicron-affected 2022, for the 16 weeks to 21 January. Marston’s has however experienced difficulties in this time [...]
Virgin Atlantic to honour Queen with new transatlantic plane January 23, 2023 Queen Elizabeth II will be honoured by British carrier Virgin Atlantic which will name its new Airbus after the late monarch. Sir Richard Branson-owned Virgin will unveil its new Airbus A330neo, called Queen of the Skies, after Her Majesty who died late last year. The plane is due to take to the skies in April [...]
Top Gun: Maverick and pricier tickets help Everyman cinemas post 75 per cent boom in earnings January 23, 2023 Blockbuster movie Top Gun: Maverick helped boost Everyman Media’s revenues by 62 per cent as Brits continue to embrace cinema going as an affordable luxury. The company, which has 14 of its 38 cinemas in greater London, announced its annual update to December, reporting revenue of £79.7m which is up from the previous covid-impacted year [...]
