Spire spends millions on widening reach as the number of sick staff in UK rises December 19, 2022 The UK’s second largest private healthcare group has spent millions on widening its reach, as the number of long-term sick people in the country rises. Spire has bought independent hospital group The Doctors Clinic Group for £12m, bringing 22 private GP practices under its wing, it announced today. The London-listed healthcare group said the deal [...]
Binance Deals With ‘Stress Test’ as Crypto Market Leverage Drops, FTX Founder is Charged December 19, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started this past week moving up steadily from around $17,000 to a high above the $18,000 mark, before it quickly collapsed and dropped to $16,500. Ethereum’s ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, traded in a similar way, seeing a high of $1,350 after starting the [...]
Twitter embroiled in row with EU as Musk flip-flops over policy changes December 19, 2022 Elon Musk led Twitter into disagreements with the EU, other social media platforms and its users over the weekend. Twitter’s new CEO has continued his spree of rash decisions, and on Saturday suspended the accounts of journalists who had been covering the social media platform. This included accounts of journalists from BBC, The New York [...]
Crypto exclusive: Nexo users do not have ‘unfettered’ right to withdraw holdings, exchange says December 19, 2022 Crypto exchange Nexo has said its customers do not have the “unfettered” right to withdraw their cryptocurrencies from its platform, as it seeks to defend itself from a High Court lawsuit. Instead, Nexo said its customers only have the right to “request” withdrawals, as the exchange said it retains the right to reject any customer [...]
Hydrogen is ‘not a panacea’ for cutting carbon emissions, warn MPs December 19, 2022 Hydrogen is “not a panacea” for cutting carbon emissions across UK homes, warned a leading Westminster Committee.
Rail strikes had ‘deeper than expected’ impact on bars December 19, 2022 Rail strike chaos over the past week had a worse impact than anticipated on clubs and bars, according to one industry group leader. Rail staff walked-out over pay and conditions last week, with dates falling on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and Saturday. Hospitality bosses had urged union leaders and rail firms to hash out a [...]
Defence giant BAE Systems to nearly double apprentice hiring spree next year December 19, 2022 BAE Systems, one of the UK’s biggest defence companies, is set to nearly double its hiring spree next year. The FTSE defence firm is planning to hire more than 2,600 graduates and apprentices next year, across cybersecurity, software development, aerospace engineering, accountancy and human resources. Although BAE typically invests around £100m annually in education, skills [...]
Musk should step down, says Twitter poll December 19, 2022 On Sunday, Elon Musk asked Twitter users if he should step down as CEO. The polls closed with per cent users voting yes. 17,502,391 people responded to the poll. Billionaire Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter following a $44b (£36b) deal and a court case forcing him to go forward with the purchase. Since [...]
Londoners fork out 40 per cent of pay checks on rent each month on average December 19, 2022 Londoners are forking out nearly half of their pay checks on rent each month, according to official data today. It is no surprise London was the least affordable region in the UK for rent, with an average monthly cost of £1,430 – the equivalent to 40 per cent of median income in the year to [...]
London City Airport submits revised expansion application to Newham December 19, 2022 London City Airport has submitted its revised planning application to the borough of Newham. Aiming to expand its annual passenger cap to nine million by 2031, the airport said the revised proposal incorporates feedback from a 10-week consultation it launched earlier this year. Following backlash from residents, the hub decided to reduce the proposed operating [...]
