London Sports Festival moves from 3×3 basketball success to pickleball at the City of London Corporation’s Guildhall Yard
Ottolenghi: “Ludicrous” Tier 2 rules will “kill” good businesses October 19, 2020 Renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi has criticised the Government’s ‘tier 2’ restrictions at a protest in London. The Israeli-born Ottolenghi told Sky News today: “I don’t think hospitality has been shown to spread (Covid-19) restrictions, and if it has then shut us all down and give us furlough again.” Unless furlough support is forthcoming, Ottolenghi warned [...]
Best part of working from home? Tracksuits, snacks and extra sleep, say Brits October 19, 2020 Not having to wear work clothes and being able to take breaks whenever they want are among employees’ favourite working from home perks, a new survey showed.
A View to a Kill-ing: Sotheby’s set for historic James Bond auction October 19, 2020 Mayfair’s Bond Street will next month host an exhibition dedicated to its spy namesake as part of an online auction of memorabilia from nearly 70 years of the British franchise.
Spent £2.75m on a Bond car? Here’s how to make it road-legal… October 19, 2020 We visit the engineering firm that specialises in helping continuation cars – such as the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger – pass a modern MOT.
EU opens probe into Instagram over exposure of children’s data October 19, 2020 The EU has launched an investigation into Instagram over its handling of children’s data following accusations the platform exposed the contact details of millions of under-18s. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) today said it was opening two probes into Facebook, which owns Instagram, over claims that users’ phone numbers and email addresses were made [...]
Number 10: Manchester hospitals will be soon overrun without Tier 3 restrictions October 19, 2020 Downing Street has said Manchester’s hospitals are weeks away from using up all their available intensive care beds if Covid infections continue at their current rate in a bid to ramp up pressure on Andy Burnham to accept Tier 3 restrictions. The Prime Minister’s spokesman told a group of journalists today that Covid cases in [...]
London Chamber of Commerce launches Black Business Association October 19, 2020 London’s business trade body has today launched a new programme to support black business ownership and black employees in the capital. The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has set up the Black Business Association to enable networking and promote entrepreneurship. It will also provide a forum to collectively discuss barriers to equality in [...]
Flybe to fly again next year after administrators agree sale to Cyrus Capital October 19, 2020 Collapsed regional airline Flybe will take to the skies again next year after its administrators agreed for it to be sold to a firm controlled by hedge fund Cyrus Capital. Administrators from EY said they had agreed to a sale of Flybe’s business and assets, including the brand, intellectual property, stock and equipment, to Thyme [...]
Euronext fixes technical glitch that halted morning trading October 19, 2020 Exchange operator Euronext said trading is set to resume after it fixed a technical glitch that halted all transactions in Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and Paris for over three hours. Euronext halted trading in all its cash and derivatives products due to a technical issue this morning. The outage hit trading in cash equities, derivative products and [...]
Exclusive: Covid support almost equal to all bank lending last year October 19, 2020 The amount of money UK businesses borrowed through the government’s coronavirus support schemes is almost equal to all bank lending for the same period last year, new figures show. Covid-related lending schemes have provided £98.2bn in credit to businesses compared to the £100.5bn that was lent during the same five-month period last year, according to [...]
