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Sadiq Khan ‘shelves plans to charge fossil fuel cars driving into central London’ amid Ulez furore August 30, 2023 Sadiq Khan has shelved plans to potentially charge all combustion-engined cars driving into central London, it has been reported, after he spent Tuesday defending the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez). Proposals outlined in the Mayor’s 2018 transport strategy for a “zero emission zone” in the heart of the capital have been dropped, the [...]
Gatwick: Profits take off but airport warns on air traffic control issues in UK and France August 30, 2023 Gatwick has seen post-pandemic profits continue to climb but has warned disruption could slow down passenger rebound
Not another one? Tech firm set to be plucked from London’s markets in £203m deal August 30, 2023 Another tech firm looks set to be snatched from London’s markets after bosses at Instem struck a £203m take-private deal with a US healthcare investor today. Instem, an AIM-listed life sciences software specialist, said this morning that it had agreed on the terms of a 833p per share cash offer and would now recommend the [...]
The Works: Discounter fails to benefit from cost of living crisis as profit slides August 30, 2023 The retailer The Works, which speciailses in knockdown prices, has failed to turn the cost of living crisis to its advantage
Prudential shares bounce as chief lays out new Asia push August 30, 2023 Prudential announced a fresh growth push into Asia and Africa today as it laid out a hefty warning missive to investors over the slowing global economy.
Embattled Direct Line confirms Aviva exec Winslow as man to lead turnaround charge August 30, 2023 Adam Winslow, the head of Aviva's UK arm, will attempt to reverse a downward trend for the UK insurer Direct Line
Cleverly will not ‘shy away from tough conversations’ while in Beijing August 30, 2023 James Cleverly has met senior officials in Beijing in a visit aimed at easing tensions with China but which risks deepening divisions in the Tory party. The Foreign Secretary insisted the visit would allow him to have “tough conversations” with the Chinese on issues including repression in Hong Kong, and human rights abuses in Xinjiang [...]
The Notebook: Rupak Ghose on the FTSE’s struggles, Goldman Sachs morale and the ludicrousness of LinkedIn ‘extreme CEO’ routines August 30, 2023 The fintech advisor on reinvigorating the stock market, fintech's payments problem and why nobody actually gets up at 4am to meditate
Why London tech unicorns are becoming much harder to spot August 30, 2023 'Unicorn Kingdom' looks a long way off after only one UK tech firm has managed to pass the $1bn valuation threshold this year
High street banks pull back from SME lending despite increasing demand August 30, 2023 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are finding it increasingly difficult to access funding from high street banks, new data out today shows. According to data from fintech firm iwoca, 84 per cent of finance brokers said high street banks were increasingly reluctant to lend to SMEs. This was seven percentage points more than the quarter [...]
