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P&O plans to restart services ‘by next week’ as boss plays down safety failings April 6, 2022 Beleaguered ferry firm P&O said it was looking to restart sailing on the Dover to Calais route as soon as this weekend, as its boss looked to play down safety failings that forced it to suspend services on its ships.
UK announces more sanctions on Russia’s largest bank Sberbank April 6, 2022 The UK has slapped more sanctions on Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and banned all outward British investment into Russia. Sberbank and Credit Bank of Moscow now have all their UK assets frozen, after similar measures were taken against other major Russian banks last month, with the pair also unable to do business in Britain. The [...]
The City View: Innovate Finance summit roundup, and two Lidl adverts banned April 6, 2022 Today Andy Silvester chats to City A.M. reporter Charlie Conchie, and whistles through the main headlines you need to know. Andy and Charlie go through this week’s fintech Innovate Finance summit — they discuss the London Stock Exchange CEO’s comments yesterday on bosses needing a pay boost; Ron Kalifa’s views on the mindset shift needed [...]
Hospitality business owners to pay £215m more in tax this year thanks to NI rise April 6, 2022 British pubs, restaurants and hotels will be forced to pay £216m more in taxes this year thanks to today’s rise in National Insurance for employees and employers. New figures collated by the Liberal Democrats also showed that workers in the hospitality industry will be hit with a £137m extra tax bill this year, after the [...]
Bank of England spent £50,000 on logo and website re-design April 6, 2022 The Bank of England’s (BoE) recent logo and website re-design cost £50,000, a freedom of information request has revealed. The nearly 330-year-old institution, which is funded by banks – not the taxpayer – made a bid to change its image last month, to better reflect the makeup of the country, but it came at a [...]
LinkedIn triples UK editor headcount as it expands news desk April 6, 2022 LinkedIn has said it will be tripling its UK News headcount it has across the world as the firm expands from a professional network into a news one. The Microsoft-owned network currently employs three editors in the UK, which is increasing to nine, according to Press Gazette. Across the globe, the platform will now have 200 editors [...]
Johnson Matthey secures £400m loan for UK hydrogen push April 6, 2022 Johnson Matthey (JM) have been given a £400m loan from the government to boost research and development in sustainable technologies.
Former Phoenix boss Clive Bannister tipped as next competition watchdog chair April 6, 2022 The former boss of insurance group Phoenix has been tipped as one of the top choices for the chairman of Britain’s competition watchdog position. As reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, Clive Bannister, current chair of financial advisory group Rathbones and the Museum of London, may be in line to replace Jonathan Scott, who [...]
Ukraine invasion: Putin’s daughters sanctioned by the White House April 6, 2022 Vladimir Putin’s daughters have been sanctioned by the United States as Putin’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The President’s adult children, relatives of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of Russia’s Security Council will be affected by the measures announced by the White House this afternoon. Putin’s children affected by the sanctions, Maria Vorontsova, 36, and Katerina [...]
Cladding repair bill hits £1.5bn as Redrow and Barratt latest builders to sign up to fire safety pledge April 6, 2022 The total cost for cladding works for the big nine listed housebuilders has hit £1.5bn, as London-listed firms sign up to a government fire safety pledge. According to analysis from AJ Bell, the country’s biggest builders are planning to set aside another £802m in total to tackle unsafe buildings in the wake of the Grenfell [...]
