Home buyers warned cut in stamp duty will lead to big jump in monthly mortgage bills September 21, 2022 Home buyers could end up paying much bigger monthly mortgage bills if the government goes ahead and scraps or cuts stamp duties. Ahead of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget on Friday, The Times reported that radical plans to cut stamp duty are in the pipeline as part of efforts to boost economic growth. Downing Street refused [...]
Russia holds its breath as Putin mobilises hundreds of thousands amid risk Ukraine war may turn nuclear September 21, 2022 The Russian president announced earlier this morning a partial military mobilisation, with 300,000 reservists set to be called up as the Kremlin attempts to regain ground in the face of a counter-attack by Ukraine’s forces. Vladimir Putin warned Russia would use “all the means at our disposal” to protect itself as the conflict in Ukraine [...]
Revealed: These are Britain’s most popular companies to work for September 21, 2022 New research has revealed the top companies Brits want to work for the most. The data shared with City A.M. analysed the top searches for jobs and careers on Google, to see which private sector companies Brits are keenest to work for currently. Tesco came out as the most popular company, with the multinational supermarket seeing [...]
Exclusive: ‘Covid papered over many cracks which gave firms a false positive’, warns Leonard Curtis CEO September 20, 2022 City A.M. reported recently that millions of people across the UK are now struggling to make ends meet, with only one in ten saying they don’t have any financial concerns. And it’s not just individuals that are struggling: Rising bills are the biggest worry for UK businesses, with many concerned about the spiralling cost of [...]
Multi-billion FTSE newcomer Haleon shows there is life after GSK September 20, 2022 The owner of popular health products such as Sensodyne and Panadol said this a.m. its revenues have jumped up by more than 13 per cent, to a record £5.2bn, during the first half of the year. Healthcare giant Haleon further reported a double-digit hike in profits in the group’s first-ever set of company results since [...]
Exclusive: Banks cleaning up their act as City sees steep drop in bullying and sexual harassment September 20, 2022 Banks, insurers and other financial services firms have come under pressure from the City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in recent years to crack down on personal misconduct by individuals in regulated firms, and it seems these efforts are starting to pay off. City A.M. can reveal this morning that London’s financial services space [...]
Liz Truss drops any hope for UK-US trade deal as Global Britain’s Brexit efforts shift to Gulf, India, Australia and Japan September 20, 2022 The Prime Minister has stressed that her trade priority is post-Brexit striking deal with the Gulf states and India, and joining a trade pact with nations including Australia and Japan. At the same time, Liz Truss conceded that negotiations for free trade deal with the US will not restart for years as she flew to [...]
Queen’s historic state funeral: The world says goodbye to Elizabeth II September 19, 2022 The Queen was consulted on today’s order of service over many years. It was prepared by the dean of Westminster in conjunction with Lambeth Palace. The Queen’s funeral has drawn to a close with a lament played by The Sovereign’s piper and her coffin has been carried from Westminster Abbey to be placed on the State Gun Carriage. [...]
Queen lying in state ends after outpouring of public devotion September 19, 2022 The final mourners have paid their respects to the Queen lying in state in Parliament’s Westminster Hall. Since Thursday, hundreds of thousands of members of the public have filed past the coffin until, early on Monday morning, the final people who had queued through the night left the cavernous medieval hall. The process has seen [...]
Queen to be laid to rest in historic state funeral: Full schedule and what to expect September 19, 2022 The Queen is to be reunited with her husband the Duke of Edinburgh as she is laid to rest in a historic state funeral, starting at 11am today. Crowds of mourners are expected to flock to London, Windsor and royal sites throughout the UK on the national bank holiday, with the service set to draw [...]
