DfT speeds up staff security checks as disruption continues at UK airports July 3, 2022 The Department for Transport (DfT) has assured it was speeding up the process to give aviation staff security clearance while disruption continues at UK airports. Counter-terrorism checks are now being processed in 10 days on average – half the time it took in March – while accreditation now takes 5 days, Sky News first reported. [...]
Energy firms warned by watchdog to improve record low customer service standards July 3, 2022 Citizens Advice has called on energy firms to improve their customer service levels ahead of expected rises in the price cap and the cold winter months.
PM did not know ‘specific claims’ against Chris Pincher before giving him job, says minister July 3, 2022 Boris Johnson was not aware of “specific claims” of sexual misconduct against Chris Pincher before making him deputy chief whip, according to a cabinet minister. Work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey today said “I am aware that the Prime Minister was not aware of specific claims that had been made”, despite claims to the contrary. [...]
More than 1m people descend on London for first Pride parade since Covid lockdowns July 2, 2022 London hosted its first Pride parade since the beginning of the Covid pandemic on Saturday afternoon, marking its 50th anniversary. Saturday’s parade was the most attended one in the 50-year history of the event, making it the capital’s biggest Pride ever, according to the Mayor of London’s office. The parade started at midday at Hyde [...]
Hundreds join vigil for Zara Aleena as family remembers ’empathic and fearless’ Londoner July 2, 2022 Hundreds of people have joined a vigil for Zara Aleena, who was attacked while walking home last week. The 35-year old law graduate was killed after being attacked in Ilford, east London in the early hours of last Sunday. Hundreds of Londoners showed up on Saturday afternoon to finish her walk, from the location of [...]
Two more Brits charged with being mercenaries in separatist-held Ukraine July 2, 2022 Two Brits have been charged with being mercenaries after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, a Russian state news agency has reported. Criminal charges had been filed against Dylan Healy and Andrew Hill under article 430 of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)’s criminal code, it has been reported. Healy is understood to be [...]
Boris Johnson mulls 50-year mortgages to get more young people on housing ladder July 2, 2022 Downing Street is looking at plans for 50-year mortgages that parents can hand down to their children. According to a report in The Times, Boris Johnson is looking at encouraging long mortgages as a way to get more young people onto the housing ladder. While a number of banks already provide products that mean parents [...]
Brits to face further travel woes as airlines prepare to announce fresh wave of cancelled flights July 2, 2022 Airlines using the country’s busiest airport are readying to announce a new torrent of cancellations next week. According to The Telegraph, airlines using the west London airport must tell officials which flights will be scrapped by Friday, before the school summer holidays begin. Tens of thousands of Brits are set to have their holiday plans [...]
Payday: City law firm hikes starting salary for junior lawyers to £120k July 2, 2022 Square Mile law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has boosted its starting salary for junior lawyers to £120,000, as the City pay battle wages on. The firm has hiked pay for junior lawyers by 24 per cent, in a bid to compete with other law firms also increasing staff pay. The increase comes as Bank of [...]
Amundi plans UK expansion to focus on wealthy Brits July 1, 2022 Amundi is seeking to expand in the UK and serve the country’s £1.3 trillion wealth market. Europe’s biggest asset manager is aiming to build a UK-based marketing team in an effort to target its funds to the country’s wealthy, Bloomberg reported today. The French firm has a relatively small presence in the UK with just [...]
