Johnson to unveil temporary visa scheme to ease Christmas-period shortages – CityAM : CityAM September 25, 2021 Prime minister Boris Johnson is set to unveil a temporary visa scheme to allow overseas workers into the UK in a bid to ease the country’s shortages in the lead up to Christmas. Following months of pressure from businesses, with supermarkets and fuel giants alike reporting issues, the new programme will cover up to 10,000 [...]
China in all-out crypto crackdown as it declares payments illegal September 24, 2021 China’s central bank has declared that all cryptocurrency payments are illegal, causing the global market to crash by 6.7 per cent at 5pm UK time. A Q&A posted on the People’s Bank of China’s website outlining government guidelines for cracking down on cryptocurrency trading has said all crypto payments are against the law. It comes [...]
Prosecution backlog: London criminal trials redistributed to other areas September 24, 2021 London criminal trials have reportedly been redistributed to other areas of the country in a bid to ease a mounting backlog as a result of the pandemic. Cases risk being delayed by months unless they are transferred, as the capital’s crown court backlog has hit 60,000 cases so far this year, according to data from [...]
Undisclosed companies gain access to facial data collected by NHS app September 24, 2021 Undisclosed companies are reportedly analysing facial data collected by the NHS app, which has gained popularity after becoming the easiest way to access Covid-19 vaccine certificates. The NHS app, separate to the Covid-19 app and downloaded by some 16m, uses facial verification software for ID checks when signing up. French call centre specialist Teleperformance, which [...]
FTSE 100 dips as investors mull BoE’s hawkish tilt September 24, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 dipped during afternoon exchanges today driven by investors fearing the Bank of England’s hawkish tilt could be a looming headwind for markets. The capital’s premier index dropped 0.22 per cent to 7,062.47 points heading into the final session of the week. Retail and property stocks led the blue-chip index lower today. The [...]
US fried chicken chain Popeyes to open first London site September 24, 2021 US fried chicken brand Popeyes has announced plans for a flagship UK site this autumn. The KFC rival will open up a venue at Westfield Stratford in November as it said the UK was its next opportunity for growth. There are plans to open 350 sites around the country over the next ten years with [...]
New-build barns: the property trend for 2022? September 24, 2021 There are old houses, and there are new houses – and then there are new houses built to look old, which is what The Maltings project is all about. Designed after traditional country barns, the development, situated on the outskirts of Biddenden, a picturesque village in the Kent countryside, could be cut straight from a [...]
Heathrow meltdown: Thousands of passengers including Louis Theroux unable to enter UK September 24, 2021 Documentary maker Louis Theroux was among thousands of passengers unable to enter the country as a result of e-gate failures at Heathrow airport. In a statement posted on Twitter, Heathrow said it was “aware of a systems failure impacting the e-gates, which are staffed & operated by Border Force.” “This issue is impacting a number [...]
Inside the raging war between abortion rights and Down’s syndrome discrimination September 24, 2021 Heidi Crowter and Maire-Lea Wilson walk out from the Royal Courts of Justice, defeated but with their heads held high. After months of campaigning, September has brought a closed on the second act of their battle to reshape abortion law. The two women are part of a network that champions the rights of people with [...]
Exclusive:Lib Dem candidate slams City of London Corp over China stance : CityAM September 24, 2021 The Liberal Democrats’ new candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency has launched an attack on the City of London Corporation’s “weakness towards the Chinese Communist Party”. Edward Lucas, a veteran journalist, said the powerful Square Mile local authority “don’t get the threat” from China. Also Read: Exclusive: City of London Corporation chief says [...]
