British Airways ranked among worst airlines for passenger satisfaction February 24, 2024 British Airways has been ranked among the worst airlines in a UK passenger satisfaction survey. The airline’s customer score for long-haul flights was the joint third lowest out of 17 carriers analysed by consumer group Which?, at 59 per cent. It received just two stars out of five for boarding experience and value for money, [...]
Second World War bomb taken out to sea after mass evacuation February 24, 2024 A 500kg Second World War bomb discovered in a back garden, which prompted “one of the largest UK peacetime evacuation operations”, has been safely taken out to sea. Around 30 of the armed forces’ most experienced bomb disposal specialists had worked around the clock since Tuesday to assess the condition of the device since it [...]
US and EU pile new sanctions on Russia February 24, 2024 The United States and the European Union have heaped new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of noted Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny last week in an Arctic penal colony. The US government imposed roughly 600 new sanctions on Russia and [...]
Labour demands Truss and Anderson lose whip as pair rebuked by senior Tory February 24, 2024 Labour has called for Liz Truss and Lee Anderson to lose the Conservative whip over media appearances that also caused anger within Tory ranks. In a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday, shadow paymaster general Jonathan Ashworth said “egregious” remarks made by the pair “cannot go unchecked or unchallenged”. Truss had used a [...]
Square Mile and Me: Robin AI CEO Richard Robinson on making it in the startup world February 22, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Richard Robinson, CEO and founder of legal AI startup Robin AI, tells us how he got there What was your first job? Working as a fishmonger with my father during the school summer holidays. What was your first role in [...]
Letter to the editor: Confessions of a corporate jargon user February 22, 2024 Thanks for your hilarious corporate jargon column! My colleagues and I find it particularly relevant (and triggering) due to our profession.
Letter to the editor: Throwing out standards is not the way for the City to reclaim its crown February 21, 2024 CityUK’s open letter highlights a pressing issue - if London wishes to remain a premier global financial centre, it must evolve to support the changing needs of businesses seeking to go public.
David Cameron urges “consequences” for death of Putin’s critic Alexei Navalny February 17, 2024 Britain will take action over the death in prison of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and it is calling on other countries to do likewise, foreign minister Lord David Cameron said on Saturday. “There should be consequences when appalling human rights outrages like this take place,” Cameron told Sky News. “What we do is we look at whether there [...]
Starmer paid more than £99,000 in tax, latest return shows February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year, according to a summary released by Labour, after making £275,000 in capital gains.
Starmer set to attend major Munich security conference February 17, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer is expected to be at a major security conference in Germany on Saturday for talks and meetings with world leaders.