Where to eat in Marylebone, from crab donuts to pizza and bongos June 25, 2021 Marylebone is a strange old place, isn’t is? Not quite Mayfair, not quite Soho, not quite Fitzrovia. It’s a place you drift listlessly through en route to the train station. But it can also be a destination in itself, especially if you’re in the market for somewhere to eat. Let us guide you through a [...]
Co-op introduces support for staff affected by pregnancy loss June 25, 2021 Co-op has introduced new measures to support its employees and their partners that have been affected by pregnancy loss. Created in partnership with the Miscarriage Association, the new dedicated pregnancy loss policy was designed to support employees affected by miscarriage, stillbirth, embryo transfer loss, molar pregnancy and termination of pregnancy for any reason. Co-op’s announcement [...]
London risks lost summer unless vaccinated foreign tourists can bypass quarantine, businesses warn June 25, 2021 London risks lost summer unless vaccinated foreign tourists can bypass quarantine, businesses warn
Venture capital has resisted the push towards diversity and remained an elitist club June 25, 2021 We can thank the television programme Dragons’ Den for popularising the process of entrepreneurs pitching for investment. Since its inception in 2005, 18 deep-pocketed dragons have appeared on the show, all vying to secure a piece of the next world-beating venture. Of those 18 dragons, seven – or 40 per cent – have been women. [...]
Pandemic pushes pay raise and promotion anxiety among workers June 25, 2021 The pandemic has stood in the way of employees seeking pay raises and promotions, studies suggest, as lockdowns have knocked personal confidence and rocked company budgets. A survey shared with City A.M. by Love Energy Savings, which polled 1312 UK employees, found that one in three people are less comfortable asking for a pay increase post-pandemic, compared to [...]
Matt Hancock admits breaking social distancing rules with aide office kiss June 25, 2021 Matt Hancock has admitted to breaking social distancing rules after pictures emerged last night of him kissing his closest aide Gina Coladangelo. The health secretary said he was “very sorry” and that he had “let people down”, as both Labour and the Liberal Democrats urged the Prime Minister to sack him. But Hancock resisted calls [...]
Bank of England reprimands Euroclear over malfunction June 25, 2021 The Bank of England has taken supervisory action against Euroclear UK and Ireland after its CREST financial markets system crashed, it announced on Friday. The malfunction resulted in the Bank of England delaying purchases of government bonds through its bond buying programme. “The outage was caused by an issue with messaging software which resulted in [...]
Virgin Galactic granted license to take customers to space June 25, 2021 Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has today received a commercial licence to fly customers into space, the firm announced today. The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has updated its existing licence to fly test missions to include commercial passengers. The decision to grant the company a full license comes after a successful test flight last [...]
Tesco AGM: Activists rally against greenwashing and unsustainable meat June 25, 2021 Activists flocked to Tesco’s annual general meeting this morning to protest greenwashing and meat that causes deforestation, holding giant letters which spelt the words ‘Forest Crime. The protestors ambushed delegates attending the supermarket giant’s annual general meeting (AGM), held at Tesco’s headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. The 10-metre wide ‘Forest Crime’ sign was accompanied by [...]
Half of employed adults in the UK commuting to work again June 25, 2021 Brits are making a gradual return to the office, as around half of all UK working adults travelled to their place of work in the last two weeks, new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed today. The proportion of working adults who commuted to the office last week reached 49 per cent, [...]
