UK exports to India hit record levels despite crucial post-Brexit trade deal missing today’s Diwali deadline October 24, 2022 The UK is exporting and importing record volumes of goods with India despite complications around a trade deal which look set to miss todays planned Diwali date for completion. Exports in July (£939m) and August (£913m) surpassed £900m for the first time ever recorded which puts the total volume of exports to India so far [...]
Brexit Brits were sold ‘a mirage’ as UK’s destiny ‘clearly’ lies in Europe, says EU bigwig October 24, 2022 Brits voting for Brexit primarily did so because they were sold “a sort of mirage” and it is “clear” the UK’s future lies firmly in Europe, a prominent member of the European Commission said over the weekend. French politician Thierry Breton, who is in charge of the internal market within the European Commission, told RTL [...]
Confirmed: Penny Mordaunt is running for the top job October 21, 2022 Several Tory MPs declared their support for Penny Mordaunt moments after the Commons Leader announced she was running for the top job. Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, tweeted: “I am backing @PennyMordaunt to be Prime Minister as I believe she has the leadership attributes, experience, empathy and compassion to unite our country [...]
From Liverpool’s Under-18s coach via Rangers to Aston Villa: What is next for Steven Gerrard? October 21, 2022 Steven Gerrard’s sacking at Aston Villa leaves the former England and Liverpool midfielder having to consider what comes next. After all, the football star is just 42 years old. Considering the route Gerrard has taken – from Liverpool’s Under-18s coach, via Rangers to Aston Villa – it is evident he is no drop-in celebrity manager. [...]
Chaos on Edgware Road as woman gets stabbed in busy coffee shop while 30 Brits chase and beat up suspect October 20, 2022 Members of the public chased and caught an alleged knifeman after a woman was stabbed in a west London coffee shop. The woman, in her 30s, was treated at the scene and taken to hospital following the attack at a cafe in Edgware Road on Thursday morning, the Metropolitan Police said. A man was detained [...]
Shetland Islands cut off from all phones and internet: ‘Very limited contact’ October 20, 2022 Reports are coming in that the Shetland Islands are currently completely cut off from any phone or internet communication. Residents of the islands are left without a connection due to a break in the subsea cable connecting their homes to mainland Scotland. The cause of the damage has not yet been confirmed. Operator BT said [...]
One in three UK households: Energy crisis risks dragging 26m Brits into fuel poverty October 20, 2022 The axing of the energy price guarantee from April next year could lead to almost 11m UK households falling into fuel poverty, campaigners have warned, which is about 26m people. It means more than one in three British households face the grim prospect of hardship: there are an estimated 28.1m households in the UK. The average household [...]
Analysis: Keeping Triple Lock still requires £550k pension for ‘comfortable’ retirement October 19, 2022 Even if the State Pension was uprated in line with September’s inflation figure of 10.1 per cent, pension savers would still need to build up a pot of around £550,000 to ensure a comfortable standard of living in retirement, according to new figures shared with City A.M. this morning. The data comes amid the increased uncertainty over whether the [...]
Weed is on the way: Uber Eats enters cannabis market as delivery giant starts dropping marijuana at home October 19, 2022 Uber Eats has confirmed plans to start delivering cannabis at home, thereby helping consumers to “steer them away from the underground market.” In a statement, the on-demand giant said it will begin delivering marihuana to customers in Toronto, Canada. The announcement follows a partnership between the company and online marijuana marketplace Leafly to deliver cannabis [...]
London legend: City grandee and former Tottenham Hotspur chairman Tony Berry dies October 19, 2022 London’s business community remembers the life of Tony Berry who has passed away aged 81 after a long illness. Generally considered a leading London businessmen of his generation, Berry’s drive and deal-making took him to the chairmanship of a £1bn-valued company. After qualifying as a management accountant with Guinness he joined Bovril then took a [...]
