More than 7m Brits struggling with bills and credit repayments in January, regulator finds April 10, 2024 Around one in seven, or 7.4m, UK adults were struggling to pay their bills and credit repayments in January, according to a survey by the City regulator, as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
Mystery surrounds £200,000 pay-off to ex-CEO by Lutfur Rahman’s Tower Hamlets council April 9, 2024 The former chief executive of Tower Hamlets council received a £200,000 pay off after resigning as the boss of Lutfur Rahman’s borough.
Was it worth it? Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games generated £1.2bn for UK economy April 8, 2024 Approximately £1.2bn was contributed to the UK economy by the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, according to the new Government figures.
Grant Thornton fined by audit watchdog for failures with local authority pension fund April 8, 2024 The failures included two uncorrected material errors which appeared in the version of the pension fund’s audited financial statements
Treasury urged to reform tax system in bid to boost US-style philanthropy April 4, 2024 According to the Financial Times, Frazier is pushing the Treasury to move the tax regime towards a more US-style system.
Three reasons why the gold price is hitting new highs April 3, 2024 Investors and governments are all too wary of another fallout akin to when Vladimir Putin first invaded Ukraine two years ago
Forget the tech, if the AI industry wants to thrive it must win over public opinion April 2, 2024 AI must win over a suspicious public if we want a safe future for the technology, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli.
Step out of ‘Brexit’s long shadow’ and improve EU trade terms to boost UK economy March 27, 2024 “This is about much more than Brexit," Martha Lane Fox, president of the BCC and Chair of the Business Council, said. "But Brexit casts a long shadow".
Net zero and back to the office: How the City of London aims to remain a ‘world-class’ destination March 25, 2024 Making the Square Mile net zero by 2040 and “enticing workers back to the office” are key targets for the City of London to hold on to its crown as a “world class” financial centre.
Met Police ‘Rich List’: Force spent £35m paying top cops on over £100,000 March 24, 2024 The Metropolitan Police spent £35m last year paying top cops salaries of above £100,000, accounts reveal.