Off to Scotland for £15: Lumo launches London-Edinburgh service October 21, 2021 Low-cost rail service Lumo inaugurated this morning its first London to Edinburgh service, with an inaugural train departing at 10.45am from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. Passenger operations will officially begin on 25 October and will aim to create 13 million additional passengers in the next decade. With prices starting from £14.90, Lumo’s had [...]
Auditchain protocol launches on testnet October 21, 2021 Auditchain Labs AG, the developer of the world's first decentralised accounting, financial reporting, audit and analysis virtual machine for assurance and disclosure, has launched its network client “Pacioli”.
Man charged with murder of MP David Amess October 21, 2021 Ali Harbi Ali has been charged with the murder of MP Sir David Amess, as well as the preparation of terrorist acts. The Conservative MP for Southend West, in Essex, was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery on Friday October 15. Nick Price, head of the CPS special crime and counter terrorism division, confirmed [...]
Covid: Number 10 denies drawing up plans to ban household mixing this winter October 21, 2021 Downing Street has firmly denied reports that the government is drawing up “Plan C” measures to ban household mixing if Covid rates get surge this winter. Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said Brits face a “very challenging winter”, but that it was “not accurate” to say ministers or officials are working on proposals for further restrictions. [...]
City watchdog fires warning shot at social media giants over fraud endemic October 21, 2021 The City watchdog has slammed social media giants for providing a platform for fraudsters to commit financial crime. The Financial Conduct Authority laid the blame at the door of the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for “disseminating promotions” of adverts that expose consumers to substantial risk and harm. More to follow.
House sales surged by more than two-thirds in September October 21, 2021 There were 160,950 residential transactions last month, considerably higher than last year, but the market is expected to slow following the stamp duty holiday stimulus. The provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK home transactions in September was up 68.4 per cent on September 2020, according to HMRC figures. There was a 67.5 per cent leap [...]
Addison Lee and JustPark strike EV charging partnership deal October 21, 2021 Private car hire service Addison Lee has struck a partnership with technology platform JustPark to provide drivers with off-street charging points for electric vehicles (EV). The deal will grant drivers access to Fleetcharge – a charging solution that provides charging locations for fleet drivers. The solution was developed by JustPark in collaboration with Octopus Energy. [...]
St. James’s Place inflows swell more than £1bn October 21, 2021 Increased savings rates and improving consumer confidence swelled inflows into wealth manager St. James’s Place over the last quarter. The FTSE 100 listed firm registered a more than £1bn uptick in net inflows in the third quarter compared to the same period last year. Net inflows, which tracks the amount of money flowing into and [...]
Altcoins join the party after Bitcoin sets new all-time high above $67k October 21, 2021 Bitcoin hit a high price of more than $67k yesterday, after a rapid breakout saw it climb almost $2k in minutes.
Addison Lee teams up with tech firm JustPark in EV push – CityAM : CityAM October 21, 2021 Private car hire service Addison Lee has struck a partnership with technology platform JustPark to provide drivers with off-street charging points for electric vehicles (EV). The deal will grant drivers access to Fleetcharge – a charging solution that provides charging locations for fleet drivers. The solution was developed by JustPark in collaboration with Octopus Energy. [...]
