Home Office: 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records accidentally deleted January 15, 2021 Priti Patel is facing a backlash after the Home Office accidentally lost 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records. The mistake on the Police National Computer (PNC) may mean that offenders could go free due to evidence not being flagged in connection to fingerprints or DNA, according to multiple reports. The PNC reportedly suffered an [...]
Screenshot: Is social media heading for a new era of privacy? January 15, 2021 A weekly column from City A.M. bringing you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week **Media Moment of the Week: CNN’s crowbar correction **Whatsapp’s privacy exodus **Music touring: A victim of Brexit? Media Moment of the Week Given the extent of the carnage at the Capitol last week, reporters [...]
Jaguar F-Type P300 review: more affordable and more fun? January 15, 2021 The four-cylinder Jaguar F-Type P300 is very different to the bombastic V8s. How does it stack up versus the Alpine A110 and Porsche Cayman?
LSL shares jump as estate agent chain expects ‘significant’ rise in full-year profit January 15, 2021 Shares in estate agent chain LSL Property Services jumped this morning after the London-listed firm announced profit for 2020 will be “significantly” ahead of the previous year. LSL’s stock rose more than six per cent to 272p following its announcement that full-year group underlying operating profit is expected to be £41.5m, beating 2019 levels. The [...]
Aveva enjoys strong third quarter as OSIsoft deal nears completion January 15, 2021 Aveva has enjoyed a strong third quarter which saw its revenue grow 1.5 per cent in the first nine months ahead of OSIsoft deal closure. The industrial software company also ended the year with no debt and £2.7b in cash. Aveva’s approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for the [...]
City workers probed on post-COVID leisure and travel January 15, 2021 Employees in the City of London are being asked to help shape future provision of leisure and active travel in the Square Mile post-COVID. Outdoor gyms or fitness classes and improved facilities for cycling and walking could be on the agenda when the Square Mile recovers from the pandemic, according to the City of London [...]
Commercial landlord Segro bucks trend to collect majority of rent owed in 2020 January 15, 2021 Commercial landlord Segro has bucked the current trend to collect almost all of the rent due last year, as its out-of-town business property assets proved to be resilient during the pandemic. The real estate investment trust (Reit) said it had collected 98 per cent of the £417m owed in 2020. Segro has also received 88 [...]
Hammerson finance chief James Lenton to step down January 15, 2021 Hammerson has announced its chief financial officer James Lenton intends to step down after less than 15 months in the role. The company, which owns Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, said it had started looking for Lenton’s replacement but he would continue in his role until then. Lenton took the role in October 2019, before the [...]
Minister insists vaccine works against Brazilian Covid variant as travel ban begins January 15, 2021 A Brazilian variant of the coronavirus is concerning enough to justify stopping flights from South America, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said today. Shapps insists that the decision, which came into force at 4am this morning, was precautionary and does not mean vaccines would not work against the variant. “As with the variant that we saw [...]
Ashmore assets rise 9 per cent but net outflows persist January 15, 2021 Wealth manager Ashmore Group’s (ASHM) assets under management (AUM) rose by $7.5bn in the second quarter as positive market movements helped to offset outflows. The investment manager, which focuses on emerging markets, said total AUM rose 9 per cent to $93bn as at 31 December, after a positive investment performance of $8.1bn. But Ashmore still [...]
