Addison Lee boss: Taxi firms making a fortune during strikes is an ‘urban myth’ October 24, 2022 Private taxi and hire companies making a fortune during strike days is an “urban myth”, according to Addison Lee’s chief executive Liam Griffin. “We don’t surge in the way Uber does,” Griffin told City A.M. “We continue to charge the same rates we would on any given day.” The comments come as thousands of rail [...]
The taxing questions over your crypto assets October 24, 2022 As HMRC continues to update its guidance on the taxation of crypto assets, CMS Law explains the current state of play.
BT strikes likely to continue until next April says insider October 24, 2022 BT and Openreach strikes over pay are likely to continue well into next year, says union insider. This could mean that the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents around 40,000 BT workers, could cause disruption across 999 call centres and Openreach engineer services until next April — spelling danger for a winter of potential blackouts and [...]
Airbus in £10bn talks to lock in Saudi Arabia for mega order of 40 A350 planes October 24, 2022 Saudi Arabia is reportedly in talks with EU plane manufacturer Airbus for the purchase of around 40 A350. Industry sources told Reuters the order would stand at $12bn (£10.6bn) and could be announced as early as this week. The Saudi government is in fact hosting the Future Investment Initiative, an international investment forum run by [...]
Property lawyers should prepare for 2008-style crash, regulator says October 24, 2022 Property law firms should ready themselves for a “significant fall” in work as a result of a downturn in the UK’s real estate sector, the industry regulator has said. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which regulates conveyancers and property solicitors, said firms should prepare for a reversal of the past decade’s boom as economic [...]
Gas prices slide to five-month lows as supply fears ease October 24, 2022 Gas prices have dropped below €100 per megawatt-hour for the first time since June, weighed down by cold weather and LNG imports.
Why Tech Needs To Support Women In Menopause October 24, 2022 Brain fog leading to poor concentration, tiredness, low mood and reduced or lowered confidence: these are all symptoms of menopause that affect women at work. A CIPD survey of 1,409 women experiencing menopause symptoms was led by YouGov and found that 59% of working women between the ages of 45 and 55 who are experiencing [...]
Four Just Stop Oil activists arrested after smearing cake on Madame Tussauds model of King Charles III October 24, 2022 Four Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested for criminal damage after throwing cake at a Madame Tussauds’ model of King Charles. The campaigners were held by police after launching the stunt on Monday morning. The Metropolitan Police tweeted: We responded quickly to an incident at Madame Tussauds after two people threw food at a [...]
UK headed for ‘deep recession’ on political turmoil and soaring interest rates October 24, 2022 The UK could be hurtling toward a “deep recession” caused by a mixture of political turmoil and soaring prices forcing the Bank of England to hike interest rates steeply, a closely watched survey out today reveals. Britain’s private sector economy shrank sharply this month, with contraction rates returning to levels last seen in January 2021 [...]
New Rolls-Royce Spectre is the world’s most opulent electric car October 24, 2022 The Rolls-Royce Spectre is the British marque's first EV: an imposing four-seat coupe that promises to raise the bar for refinement.
