Skadden agrees 15 year lease for 22 Bishopsgate office August 9, 2021 International law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, has signed for three floors of 22 Bishopsgate. The City of London’s tallest office building is now 60% let with the US law firm taking 65,000 sq ft of space and planning to move its 250-strong London workforce to the site in late [...]
Swiss miss: Domino’s bids farewell to Switzerland with final European franchise sale August 9, 2021 Domino’s Pizza Group has sold its last remaining franchises in Europe amid a withdrawal from the Continent to focus on its core UK and Irish markets. The pizza maker said its Swiss business had fetched 300,000 Swiss francs (£300,000) and the deal is expected to be completed this month. It ends a year-long process of [...]
Dido’s white flag: Harding to step down as head of NHS Improvement August 9, 2021 Baroness Dido Harding will step down from her role as head of NHS Improvement in October, health authorities have confirmed. The Tory peer, who also led the government’s Test and Trace programme until April this year, has held the role since October 2017. She had applied to become the new chief executive of NHS England [...]
Alibaba fires manager accused of sexual assault August 9, 2021 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group said today it had fired a manager over suspected sexual assault. The firm has also promised policies to prevent sexual harassment in the office but was criticised by state media for no action until the accuser went public. Over the weekend, a female staff posted an 11-page account on Alibaba’s [...]
Venues could escape Covid restrictions if they introduce vaccine passports August 9, 2021 Venues may be given the chance to escape a reimposition of social distancing rules if they introduce vaccine requirements, it has been reported. The Cabinet is looking to incentivise nightclubs and bars to take up vaccine passport systems by allowing them to keep operating without other Covid restrictions, The Telegraph has reported. The Prime Minister [...]
Motorways and A-roads to benefit from £200m injection amid staycation boom August 9, 2021 The government is set to inject £200m into improving motorways and major A-roads in the southwest of England, so Brits can have smoother rides to see long-missed families. Now domestic travel restrictions have eased, Brits are well on their way to seeing the family and friends they had missed over the previous 15 months of [...]
Number 10: No plans for ‘imminent reshuffle’ after Johnson-Sunak row August 9, 2021 Boris Johnson has no plans for an “imminent reshuffle” after reports yesterday that he threatened to demote Rishi Sunak, according to Downing Street. The Prime Minister’s spokesman today said the pair will “continue” to enjoy a “close and effective working relationship”. The Sunday Times reported that Johnson was “apoplectic” about the leaking of a letter [...]
Opinion: Geronimo cannot be saved without sacrificing the UK’s food standards August 9, 2021 It’s August and an alpaca craze has overtaken British politics. After a chaotic few years banging on about Brexit and Covid, this summertime story has captivated the nation. Officials have ordered Geronimo, an alpaca imported from New Zealand, to be put down after twice testing positive for bovine tuberculosis. But alpaca owner, Helen Macdonald, claims [...]
Crypto markets reach highest level since May as US tax legislation looms August 9, 2021 Crypto at a Glance The cryptocurrency market yesterday rallied to its highest level since 19 May, hitting a total market cap of more than $1.85 trillion as both Bitcoin and Ethereum made gains. Sentiment has also flipped to greedy for the first time since May, according to the Fear & Greed Index, while the Twitter [...]
Recruitment firm PageGroup sees revived revenue amid pent-up demand August 9, 2021 Recruitment firm PageGroup has seen its financials on the uplift towards pre-pandemic levels in the past six months, which its boss hopes is “sustainable” amid pent-up demand. Shares sank 3.3 per cent in its afternoon trading, down to 602p per share. Revenue hit £766.4m in the six months to 30 June, up from £655m last [...]
