Exclusive: Fewer than one in 10 FCA staff back Unite strike poll April 12, 2022 Unite the union hailed a victory over the City watchdog today after staff backed industrial action. However, City A.M. understands fewer than one in ten of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) staff actually supported strike action. Unite said today 75 per cent of the union members that participated in the vote backed the industrial action [...]
Drinks events back after the pandemic, Here are two for your diary April 12, 2022 The first big booze shows are on the horizon – we’ll drink to that! The Cognac Show All Cognac is brandy, but not all brandy is Cognac. Though it suffers from a perception that it is too fancy, expensive, and decadent, this varied category of French grape spirits was the workhorse of many traditional cocktails, [...]
Slaughter and May ups pay for new lawyers to £115,000 a year as talent war rages on April 12, 2022 Slaughter & May has given its newly-qualified lawyers a seven per cent pay rise after upping their salaries to heights of £115,000. The pay hike will see Slaughter & May’s NQs see their salaries jump from current rates of £107,500 to £115,000 a year from May. Slaughter & May also said it would pay out [...]
Spending cool down weighs on London-listed supermarkets April 12, 2022 Early signs of consumers pulling back on spending drove supermarkets lower today in the City, dragging down London’s top indexes. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index dropped 0.55 per cent to 7,576.66 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250, which is more aligned to the health of the UK economy, fell by the same amount [...]
LVMH continues to ride cash-splurging wave for luxury goods as revenue jumps a third April 12, 2022 LVMH has continued to ride the pandemic-era wave of consumers splurging extra cash on luxury goods, as opposed to jetting away overseas. Revenue jumped nearly a third to €18bn (£15bn) in the first quarter of this year, in comparison with €13.9bn in 2021 – with fashion and leather products leading the way. Such goods hit [...]
Putin says sanctions against Russia won’t work as he vows to continue Ukraine invasion April 12, 2022 Vladimir Putin has said the West’s “blitzkrieg” of sanctions against Russia will not work as he vowed to continue his “noble” invasion of Ukraine. Putin today said peace talks with Kyiv are at a “dead end” and that the invasion is “going to plan”, despite Russian troops failing to achieve any of their major military [...]
BA ‘lures’ cabin crew from rivals with £1,000 welcome bonus April 12, 2022 British Airways (BA) is reportedly trying to “lure” cabin crew members away from rivals with a £1,000 welcome bonus. The airline said it was looking for cabin crew “with attestation and hold a current Heathrow or Stansted airside ID,” who could start working before the summer. According to the job description, the £1,000 will be [...]
Sky Stream puck remote incoming as broadcaster pushes into streaming sphere April 12, 2022 As the streaming wars continue, Sky is aiming to get its own slice of the action with the new ‘puck’. Coming later this year, Sky puck is a streaming box offering access to all Sky channels and apps over an internet connection. According to reports from the Telegraph, the puck will allow Sky to fight [...]
Fearless Hewitson can Fire Let’s Do It to a first victory April 12, 2022 JOCKEY Lyle Hewitson can continue his run of good fortune when the former three-time South African champion partners bottom-weight LET’S DO IT in the Canal Handicap (2.45pm) over the extended mile at Happy Valley today. Hewitson, who has ridden winners at Happy Valley and Sha Tin in the past week, has found it tough going since returning [...]
Purton’s skill can help Dragon escape ‘kiss of death’ from dreaded stall 12 April 12, 2022 STALL 12 at Happy Valley, especially in extended mile races, is normally the kiss of death for any galloper housed there. There are reasons to believe however, that it won’t stop HK DRAGON successfully following up last month’s course and distance win in the second division of the Morrison Hill Handicap (2.15pm). His victory with Zac Purton [...]
