British Airways to launch own ‘vaccine passport’ March 14, 2021 British Airways will launch its own digital “vaccine passport” in time for the return of international travel in May. Those who have had two doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be asked to log their details in BA’s existing app. The step is part of moves to entice people back to flying when the current [...]
Flutter mulls spinning off Fan Duel sports betting brand in US March 14, 2021 Paddy Power owned Flutter is mulling spinning off its Fan Duel brand in order to capitalise on the growing US sports betting market. Over the weekend the FTSE 100 firm confirmed it was looking at listing part of the brand on a US exchange, it was reported. Having first invested in Fan Duel in 2018, [...]
UK set for ‘summer of fun’ as FA Cup final to have 20,000 spectators March 14, 2021 The UK is set for a “summer of fun” with 20,000 spectators set to kick it off at the FA Cup final on 15 May, according to the government. Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has announced Wembley will open its doors to 20,000 fans at the match two days before pubs and restaurants are allowed open [...]
A London High Line: A New York-style makeover could help the capital thrive post-Covid March 14, 2021 The familiarity of empty streets as a result of lockdown has drawn attention to the reality that after more than a year of living with COVID, London urgently needs to be revitalised. So the news that Camden and King’s Cross is to receive a New York City-style makeover – with a section of disused railway [...]
Gupta’s GFG Alliance took £400m in state-backed Covid loans March 14, 2021 Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta reportedly used now-collapsed bank Greensill Capital to borrow £400m in government-backed loans during the pandemic. Under the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS ), firms are allowed to borrow up to £50m, with 80 per cent of the loan guaranteed by the government. But, the Sunday Times reported, Gupta and [...]
Bitcoin pierces $60,000 with a new all-time-high – but what now? March 13, 2021 Bitcoin tonight did what it has seemingly been threatening to do for a week - break above $60,000 with conviction.
We should be teaching financial literacy through fiction March 13, 2021 Imagine, sometime in the not-so-distant future, your mum is thinking of going off-grid to escape the government’s new retirement age of 85. She’s 65 and was looking forward to stopping now. But she can’t. The new retirement age is compulsory because finances don’t allow anything else. You realise you will eventually be in the same [...]
A week which started with International Women’s day was one of the worst for women March 13, 2021 Friday afternoon, usually a moment of jubilant celebration. The working week is nearly over, soon the celebratory glass of wine will be poured, and the animated discussion about which takeaway order will start. Then the TV will be on and the living room will be filled with laughter, courtesy of, in my case, The Last [...]
Upskilling isn’t just about digital: it’s about data March 13, 2021 One aspect of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget that received little attention was his plan to launch a new management programme to upskill the 30,000 plus UK based small and medium-sized enterprises over the next three years. This Budget came only a week after the Institute of Directors and Chartered Management Institute called on the Government [...]
Round the bend again: TfL buckles up for crunch time in latest funding talks March 13, 2021 It’s almost like we’ve been here before. On 31 March, Transport for London will for the third time in under a year run out of money, unless it can agree a new funding deal with the government. The past two bailout packages – totalling £3.3bn – were only agreed after weeks of frantic and at [...]
