London Pride 2019: Where is the parade and when does it start? July 3, 2019 There is less than a week to go until London Pride 2019, when the capital is set to host a parade that is bigger and brighter than any that have gone before it. Last year around 1m people attended the event as people from London and beyond participated in the capital’s biggest LGBT+ celebration. But [...]
Fintech firm Revolut leads list of UK’s top 100 startups of 2019 July 1, 2019 Challenger bank Revolut has claimed first place in a list of the UK’s top 100 startups of 2019, it was revealed today. British fintech startup Revolut topped Startups.co.uk’s Startups 100 list for 2019, as it counts 5m customers around Europe and the UK. Energy startup Igloo placed second, while retail startup Trouva took third place. [...]
Crimes in parliament soar by almost 50 per cent in last two years July 1, 2019 Crimes committed within the parliamentary estate in Westminster have soared by almost 50 per cent in the last two years, according to new data revealed today. Among the most commonly committed offences were assault, robbery, blackmail and drug possession, figures Sky News acquired from the Metropolitan Police showed. Read more: Jeremy Hunt reveals no-deal Brexit [...]
Aston Martin’s biggest shareholder to make £68m bid to increase its stake July 1, 2019 Aston Martin’s largest shareholder, Investindustrial, is looking to increase its stake in the carmaker by a further three per cent. It comes nine months after the luxury brand saw its shares crash by almost 50 per cent following its initial public offering. Read more: Ford to cut 12,000 jobs across Europe and close down five [...]
Eurozone manufacturing falls to three-month low as downturn drags on July 1, 2019 The Eurozone’s manufacturing downturn continued throughout June as the sector fell to a three-month low, data released today revealed. The IHS Markit had the Eurozone manufacturing below the 50 no-change mark again as it contracted for a fifth-successive month with a PMI of 47.6, down from 47.7 in May. Read more: EU officials fail to [...]
Wimbledon 2019: Men’s tennis still finding its titanic trio Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal hard to replace June 30, 2019 Year after year it seems to be the same question: can anyone truly compete with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic at the grand slam events? As they continue to advance into their thirties it becomes increasingly likely that their reign of supremacy will end and their unrelenting grip on the major tournaments wane. [...]
UK readies for no-deal Brexit with fresh freight plans June 29, 2019 The government is asking transport firms to make an offer to provide extra freight capacity that would be used in the event of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October. More than £85m was wasted in the lead up to the initial date the UK was due to leave the EU following a rushed [...]
Insurance giants in talks to buyout £10.5bn British Steel Pension Scheme June 29, 2019 The board of the £10.5bn British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) are in talks with a number of insurance giants to sell it. Trustees of the BSPS have begun discussions to offload the scheme two years after receiving £550m to rescue the steel firm, according to Sky News. Read more: FCA crack down on defined benefit [...]
Theresa May urges G20 leaders to tackle climate change as US refuse June 29, 2019 Speaking after the two-day G20 summit, Prime Minister Theresa May told other countries to “raise their ambition” to tackle climate change. May said that other governments should copy the UK’s new aim of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and world leaders should “embrace this target”. Talking at a press conference after the summit, May [...]
Donald Trump is only leader to reject climate change proposals at G20 summit June 29, 2019 US President Donald Trump has said the United States is not “being taken for suckers anymore” following his election in 2016. The US pulled out of the 2015 Paris climate accord in 2017, with Trump claiming that the goals of the pact “disadvantage American workers and taxpayers”. Read more: US and China agree to kickstart [...]
