Cheeky Brits skip Heathrow queues by pretending to need wheelchairs after TikTok video goes viral July 26, 2022 Heathrow’s boss said this afternoon that a range of airline passengers are skipping queues at his airport by pretending to need a wheelchair after watching a video on TikTok. The west London airport’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, described this as “the wrong thing to be doing”. He told LBC: “For passengers requiring wheelchair support we [...]
Searches for ‘Cancel Amazon Prime’ skyrocket 537 per cent after company hikes UK price from £79 to £95 July 26, 2022 Following Amazon’s announcement that it is increasing the price of their Amazon Prime subscription, searches for ‘Cancel Amazon Prime’ increased 537 per cent today. Searches to cancel Amazon Prime subscriptions skyrocketed after it was announced Amazon are increasing the monthly cost of Prime from £7.99 to £8.99, the first price increase since 2014, cybersecurity firm [...]
Millions of Brits experience bullying, sexual harassment and homophobia every day at work July 26, 2022 A new survey highlights today how toxic many workplaces still are in the UK with millions of workers experiencing bullying, homophobic behaviour and even sexual harassment. In fact, a staggering 42 per cent of all British workers admit they work in a toxic workplace with one in five (16 per cent) of employees witnessing homophobic [...]
Brits turn to criminality as living costs skyrocket: 15 people added to insurance fraud register every day July 26, 2022 Around 15 people are being added to an insurance fraud register every day amid concerns that more could be tempted into criminality as living costs rise. The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) said it has seen a 17 per cent increase in people being added to the Insurance Fraud Register (IFR). The IFR is a national [...]
Rishi Sunak vs Liz Truss: Last night’s Tory leadership debate fact-checked July 26, 2022 Last night Tory leadership hopefuls Rishi Sunak, a former chancellor, and Liz Truss, the current foreign secretary, went head to head in a live TV debate on the BBC. Following the debate, City A.M. caught up with Will Moy, chief executive of Full Fact, to fact check the various statements that were made during the [...]
64 per cent of all City roles now listed as remote: Brits embrace hybrid working as Google searches go through the roof July 26, 2022 Demand for hybrid working has risen since the pandemic with remote employees seeing more productivity at home. In fact, to meet demand, 15 per cent of the UK workforce has gone hybrid, with 64 per cent of all roles in the City of London listed as hybrid working. Analysis of over 890,000 job advertisements has [...]
MPs sound the alarm as number of women in British prisons simply refuses to come down July 26, 2022 The Government’s lack of progress in cutting the number of women in prison has come under fire by various MPs. In fact, there are fears this could rise by more than a third in the next three years. The Commons Justice Committee said there has not yet been “significant” change in addressing problems when holding [...]
Homeowners on edge as inflation and interest rates rise: What is next for UK mortgage rates? July 26, 2022 Many people up and down the country will be feeling the financial strain of the cost-of-living crisis, and this’ll only add more pressure on the monthly budgets of millions of UK mortgage homeowners and of those currently looking to buy. With the Bank of England’s base rates having risen to 1.25 per cent in June [...]
BP veteran Tufan Erginbilgic secures Rolls-Royce’s top job as Warren East departs after eight years July 26, 2022 Former BP executive Tufan Erginbilgic has been named as the new chief executive of engine maker Rolls-Royce, succeeding outgoing boss Warren East. The group said Erginbilgic will take on the role on January 1 next year. It comes after East announced in February that he planned to leave at the end of 2022 after eight [...]
Amazon says inflation and operating costs force e-com giant to hike price of Prime subscription for UK customers July 26, 2022 Amazon has confirmed it plans to hike the price of its Prime delivery and streaming service due to “increased inflation and operating costs”. The technology giant offers free unlimited delivery, entertainment streaming and live sport through the Prime service. It said it will increase the price of Prime from £7.99 each month to £8.99 from [...]
