US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as the first female Treasury Secretary January 25, 2021 US Senate confirms Janet Yellen as the first female Treasury Secretary
Airline, hotel and travel shares slump on summer holiday warnings and UK quarantine rumours January 22, 2021 Shares in airline, hotel and travel companies have sunk today, after UK Government ministers poured cold water on summer holidays being back to normal this year.
Pound sterling at highest point against the US dollar in 2.5 years January 21, 2021 Pound sterling at highest point against the US dollar in 2.5 years
The inauguration of President Joe Biden in pictures January 20, 2021 The inauguration of President Joe Biden in pictures
BBC warned to ready itself for lower licence fee income by public spending watchdog January 20, 2021 The BBC has been warned to match its priorities and future strategy with an assumption that licence fee income may fall further still.
UK tightens rules on big businesses to get £23bn in late payments owed under control January 18, 2021 UK tightens rules on big businesses to get £23bn in late payments owed under control
London staff the worst in UK for working longer during Covid-19 era, as pandemic pushes Brits to burnout January 18, 2021 The working-from-home era has London employees more likely to have their work day drag well into the evening than staff based in other parts of the UK. More than half of London staff (51 per cent) admitted working beyond their usual hours, compared to 40 per cent of all those survey across the UK. 45 [...]
Petrofac shares sink after former executive pleads guilty to $30m Abu Dhabi contracts bribe January 15, 2021 Shares in Petrofac are down 20 per cent today after its former global head of sales pleaded guilty to further bribery charges. David Lufkin pleaded guilty in Westminster Magnistrates Court to another three counts of bribery in charges brought aginst him by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Lufkin offered and paid bribes of around $30m [...]
Khan: Nothing to help London in any meaningful way in spending review November 25, 2020 London mayor Sadiq Khan has given a damning verdict on the chancellor's spending review, saying there was nothing in it to would help London
Brits more likely to get Covid-19 vaccine straight away than French or Americans, survey finds November 19, 2020 Around 39 per cent of Brits said they'd have the Covid-19 vaccine immediately, compared to just 14 per cent in France.