AIM dominates European growth markets contributing half of 2021 funding February 21, 2022 The UK's Alternative Investments Marketplace (AIM) dominated junior European markets in 2021, accounting for half of all fundraising.
HMRC rakes in £50bn thanks to new business taxes February 21, 2022 New research released today has revealed that HMRC has collected more than £50bn from firms in the last decade thanks to eight new business taxes. According to data from Thomson Reuters, in the past year alone, eight new taxes raised a total of £7.2bn from businesses, including £300m from its newest tax, the Soft Drinks [...]
Homebuyers flood back to London amid return to office February 21, 2022 Movers are flocking back to London as the spectre of the Covid-19 crisis over the capital’s housing market fades away, reveals fresh figures published today. The scrapping of restrictions on daily life to curb infections and the return to the office is driving homebuyers to put London back at the top of their desired locations. [...]
Appetite for deliveries jumps five-fold compared to pre-Covid level February 21, 2022 Britain’s appetite for takeaways and deliveries shows no sign of stopping after the easing of pandemic restrictions new data has shown.
The fierce wind of Storm Eunice shows why we must not forget about climate change February 21, 2022 Storm Eunice hit on Friday, bringing disruption across the country and once again focusing minds on climate change and how it may impact our lives in the future. Scientists are often reluctant to blame specific weather events on climate change, but the Met Office predicts that in future the UK will see warmer and wetter [...]
Credit Suisse hides mobsters, drug traffickers and money launderers’ riches, leak reveals February 20, 2022 Swiss lender Credit Suisse allowed drug traffickers, money launderers and mobsters to hide their money offshore, according to documents leaked yesterday. The trove of documents reveal Credit Suisse kept accounts for a billionaire who ordered the murder of his Lebanese pop star partner and a Hong Kong stock exchange boss jailed for bribery. The leak [...]
Rampant inflation to swell government’s interest bill once again February 20, 2022 Soaring inflation will swell the government’s interest bill to eye-watering levels, official figures released this week are expected to show. The cost of servicing the UK’s stock of debt has already broken several records in recent months, including hitting its highest ever level for a December at £8.1bn. Fresh figures published by the Office for [...]
Boris Johnson to outline next phase of Covid plan as England drops all restrictions February 20, 2022 Boris Johnson will tomorrow bring forward the government’s plan for the next phase of Covid as England prepares to drop all pandemic restrictions. Johnson today told the BBC that it was time to change England’s Covid strategy to his “living with Covid-19 plan” and that “now is the moment for everybody to get their confidence [...]
Clipper confirms £947m takeover offer by GXO logistics February 20, 2022 Clipper Logistics has confirmed it is being courted with a £947m takeover offer by suitor GXO, a US logistics giant.
Saudi Arabia boosts oil production to 10m barrels per day February 20, 2022 Saudi Arabia's crude oil production has soared to over a million barrels per day, (bpd) according to data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative
