Ed Warner: Draconian rules leave only sponsor crumbs for most Olympic athletes November 16, 2023 In the Olympic and Paralympic world, being top of the food chain is everything.
Could this last-minute reservation app help fix London hospitality’s no-show problem? November 15, 2023 Ambl, which now has 600,000 downloads, was launched last year by former financial sales worker Aaron Solomon after he struggled to find a table to entertain clients.
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats urged to reform after reports of children working as riders November 14, 2023 Rules reportedly enable children to work as delivery riders, despite 18 being the minimum age, as “substitute” couriers aren't recognised.
Blockchain and Web3 keep coming up with solutions to problems November 11, 2023 Dr Chris Kacher explains how blockchain - the beating heart of Web3 - can present answers before we even know the question.
Inside the Harrods Dining Hall: Is the £37 fish and chips worth it? November 9, 2023 The Harrods Dining Hall welcomes a selection of new chefs, including one thrice-Michelin-starred New York sushi master and a Tom Kerridge outpost
Hapag-Lloyd: Container shipping giant’s profits plunge amid ‘severe’ shift in market November 9, 2023 Hapag-Lloyd profits nosedived this morning amid declining freight rates and a "severe" change in market conditions.
Square Mile and Me: Patrick Crompton talks terrible first jobs and the North West November 9, 2023 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today is the turn of Patrick Crompton, CEO of tech firm esynergy. What was your first job? My first job was selling advertising space in a publishing company in Farringdon. It was horrendous. Though it wasn’t much fun, it was truly [...]
Lidl forks out £2m on bodycams amid surge in retail crime November 8, 2023 Lidl said it will be the first supermarket in England to make it the standard that all staff are provided with the equipment.
London ‘clearly in depths of a rent crisis’ as 77 per cent of properties see price rise November 3, 2023 The ONS said prices had risen by 10 per cent or more for around one in five properties across England and Wales, but London was by far the worst hit.
West End makes fresh calls for end to tourist tax ahead of ‘make or break’ festive period October 31, 2023 New West End Company forecasts up to £1.64bn in spending this festive season — but it may be up to international shoppers to take the wheel.