Sadiq Khan and London Assembly to be left ‘homeless’ as Crystal not ready for City Hall move September 22, 2021 Sadiq Khan and the 25-member London Assembly will be left temporarily “homeless”, after it was confirmed the Crystal will not be ready to become the new City Hall when the current lease runs out. Greater London Authority staff were today told they will have their offices moved to Union Street in November when the lease [...]
TradingView hits 550m unique users amid retail investor boom September 22, 2021 TradingView has seen its user base surge after Covid-19 lockdowns encouraged non-professional investors to trade from the comfort of their own homes. The website, which provides retail investors with market data and insights, reported a 400 per cent jump in membership accounts and a 237 per cent increase in visitors over the past 18 months. [...]
The pace of gas price surge is unprecedented, says Ofgem boss September 22, 2021 The boss of UK energy regulator Ofgem has said that the country’s current pace of soaring gas prices is something the watchdog has not seen before. Chief executive Jonathan Brearley added that “well above” hundreds of thousands of customers could be affected by the hike. “Have a look at the change in the gas price [...]
Crypto AM is delighted to announce CEX.IO as a Silver Partner September 22, 2021 CEX.IO will be a Silver Partner and the participant in the upcoming Crypto AM Summit and Awards 2021 event that will take place on September 29 and 30.
Card payments made up four in every five pounds spent last year September 22, 2021 Debit or credit cards accounted for more than four in every five pounds spent in 2020, as the pandemic sped up cashless spending. Cashless payments made up 81 per cent of spending last year, a slight increase from 78 per cent in 2019, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). In its annual payments survey, [...]
Kwarteng hits out at energy companies ‘complaining’ about price cap September 22, 2021 Kwasi Kwarteng has launched an attack on energy companies calling for a lifting of the price cap so they can pass on soaring gas costs to consumers, saying that firms went into business with their “eyes open”. The business and energy secretary told MPs again today that he was committed to keeping the price control, [...]
Hours after IPO, Universal Music faces competition inquiry September 22, 2021 Hours after its shares surged by more than a third on its trading debut, Universal Music and other major record labels have been threatened by an official investigation into their dominance of the music market. Government ministers have called on the UK’s competition watchdog to take the first step towards regulatory action and conduct a [...]
Smoother sailing: Saga cruise bookings back to pre-Covid levels September 22, 2021 Holidays group Saga has reported smoother sailing with bookings for cruises in 2022 back to levels seen before Covid. The group – which caters to over-50s – said its current booked cruise load factors were at 70 per cent for 2021/22, following legal restrictions on capacity for early cruises. It posted tour operations bookings for [...]
Legal giant Ashurst: One in three of our new recruits will have ethnic minority background September 22, 2021 International law firm Ashurst has announced wide-ranging diversity targets for both its global and UK offices to reach in the next five years. The new targets expand the company’s focus areas to include more LGBTI+ representation, gender equality and ethnicity targets in the UK. In its UK offices, Ashurst aims for 35 per cent of [...]
Bitcoin briefly dips below $40k, but could positive Evergrande news spark recovery? September 22, 2021 The price of Bitcoin fell below $40,000 in the early hours of this morning for the first time in six weeks.
