Pets and lets: Know your rights when renting with Fido May 23, 2022 Working from home and the quest for outside space have both been widely reported since the start of the pandemic but it is perhaps the increase in pet ownership that has had the most impact on the rental market. Renting with a pet often gets a bad press but with accountability and care from both [...]
Fresh tube strikes to hit Londoners with TfL staff to walk out Monday after Jubilee weekend May 23, 2022 Londoners will need to brace themselves for fresh Tube strikes, as the RMT union announced today that Transport for London (TfL) workers will walk out on 6 June, the Monday after Jubilee weekend. RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch has called on almost 4,000 members of staff to strike over job cuts, while announcing a ban [...]
Mick Jagger: Music touring is a ‘nightmare’ after Brexit May 23, 2022 Mick Jagger said Brexit has been a “nightmare” for the music touring industry, with musicians now facing even more red tape when travelling into the UK.
Ocado buys robotics start-up for $10.2m as online retail giant eyes automating grocery pick-ups May 23, 2022 Online grocer Ocado has inked a deal to buy a materials handling robotics start-up for $10.2m. In a deal worth the equivalent of £8.11m, Ocado has agreed to buy Myrmex, it announced on Monday. The UK supermarket snapped up a minority stake in the Athens-based firm in 2020. Myrmex was instructed to develop a programme [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 23rd May 2022 May 23, 2022 Trade the ExtremesGBP Squeeze Higher ContinuesS&P 500 Teeters on Verge of a Bear Market Markets that close 20% below its peak level are defined as being in a bear market. The S&P is 19% down from its peak but with the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 27% off its highs, feels safe to say we have [...]
Travel chief warns online sales tax may hit tour operators and agencies hard May 23, 2022 The UK Government’s proposed tax on online sales could have a significant impact on travel businesses, according to accounting company RSM. The proposal, whose first consultation ended on Friday, is expected to level the playing field between physical and online retailers, as well as bringing down the cost of rentals. According to RSM UK’s head [...]
British Airways will swap vouchers for refunds following travellers’ fury May 23, 2022 British Airways (BA) has agreed to refund customers after hundreds of thousands complained about the airline offering vouchers. The carrier has decided to repay customers who cannot use their vouchers online, those who used ‘complex’ booking systems such as Avios air miles and BA Holiday vouchers, the Daily Mail reported. “While this has been an [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Could Musk back out of the $44bn Twitter deal May 23, 2022 What’s the most expensive mistake you’ve ever made? Booked a holiday for the wrong dates? Added an extra zero to the £260 you owed? Well, for Elon Musk, he thought it would just be $1bn to get out of the $44bn Twitter takeover. But strict merger laws, brought in after the financial crisis, could force [...]
Pay gap between CEOs and workers set to widen across FTSE 350 May 23, 2022 The pay gap between executives and workers is set to grow even wider this year, following a brief levelling lull during the pandemic.
US private equity titan Sycamore abandons bid for Ted Baker May 23, 2022 Private equity giant Sycamore has pulled out of the race to snap up iconic fashion firm Ted Baker.
