Aldi wants to lure craft beer fans with… craft wine November 4, 2016 You can see Aldi's thinking. "Craft beer's still doing well: what next?" And it's landed on… craft wine. The discount supermarket is cracking open a range of "craft-beer-style wines" this month which it says will turn traditional wines "on their head". It's betting on the "Whole Foods generation and millennial drinkers" toasting the new beverages as many [...]
Conservative MP Stephen Phillips resigns over “irreconcilable policy differences” with the government November 4, 2016 Conservative MP Stephen Phillips has resigned, citing "very significant policy differences" with the current government. The Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, was pro-Leave in the referendum debate, but has since complained the government is avoiding parliamentary scrutiny of Brexit. Phillips said in a statement: "It has been a great honour to serve the [...]
Full steam ahead for Eurostar’s Amsterdam services from London despite Brexit uncertainty November 4, 2016 Eurostar is going ahead with its plans to start services from London to Amsterdam in a year's time, despite ongoing uncertainty over the UK's future relationship with the EU. The cross-Channel high speed rail service said it was seeing "signs of recovery in the trading environment" over the past eight weeks, though passenger numbers were [...]
Who is Amy Lamé? All you need to know about Sadiq Khan’s first night czar November 4, 2016 The job advert caused a stir when it went up. An exciting proposition: Could you be the one to turn London into a true 24-hour city? Well, Sadiq Khan thinks Amy Lamé is the woman to do it. She'll work 2.5 days a week for £35,000. Not bad. The advert for the position said Khan was after [...]
Sadiq Khan has announced London’s first night czar is Amy Lamé November 4, 2016 It's that moment we've all been waiting for. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the name of his new night czar, who'll be tasked with boosting the capital's nighttime culture. It's writer, DJ, performer and campaigner Amy Lamé. She'll be working with Khan, the Night Time Commission, businesses, councils, Met Police and Transport for London to [...]
Air France launches low-cost airline in fight to stay “competitive” November 4, 2016 Low-cost airlines are still on the rise. Not only did Frankfurt airport recently open its doors to Ryanair, after holding out as the only major European airport to stick to "legacy" airlines beforehand, now Air France is setting up a low-cost flying unit for long-haul routes. Air France's new boss Jean-Marc Janaillac unveiled the plan, saying [...]
Metro Bank now allows customers to choose non-binary Mx prefix instead of Mr or Mrs November 4, 2016 Metro Bank is now giving customers the option to choose a non-binary prefix "Mx" on forms. The lender said the option will be available to customers opening products like current accounts, as well as to staff. It made the change off the back of feedback from staff and customers, and said its relatively new status enabled it to [...]
EasyJet and Norwegian passenger numbers soared in October November 4, 2016 EasyJet said passenger numbers rose 6.9 per cent last month, but the load factor dropped, while Norwegian reported 16 per cent growth for the month. The low-cost giant said passenger numbers rose 6.9 per cent to just over 6.84m, but the load factor was down from 93.3 per cent to 90.2 per cent. On a rolling 12-month [...]
Could it be? BHS pensions deal to be wrapped up by Christmas November 4, 2016 There could finally be light at the end of the tunnel. Sir Philip Green and pension regulators could reach a deal over the BHS scheme within weeks, according to the BBC. But, don't get too excited just yet: Green could still walk away, which would prompt the beginning of a prolonged legal battle. Newsnight reported [...]
The “whole country should be grateful” that Mark Carney’s staying until 2019, says Bank of England’s deputy governor November 4, 2016 The Bank of England's deputy governor Dr Ben Broadbent has said "the whole country should be grateful" that Mark Carney's staying in place for the next few years. A weekend of speculation over the Bank of England governor's future was brought to a halt by Carney earlier this week when he said he'd be staying in [...]
