Yet more places to eat and drink: 70 bars and restaurants open now May 13, 2021 It’s just days until we can once more sit in a restaurant and dine like civilized human beings, albeit socially distanced ones. But where to book? To help you make this most difficult of decisions, we’ve collected a bumper list of 70 places to meet up with friends and support the hospitality industry. With spots [...]
Residential landlord Grainger confident in future of London’s ‘attractive’ rental market May 13, 2021 Residential landlord Grainger said it is confident in London’s ability to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, despite slumping rental prices in the capital. The FTSE 250 developer said this morning that its “conviction in London’s rental market remains”. “As a leading city, London will continue to be an attractive location to live in and [...]
FTSE 100 outperforms global peers as Wall Street opens lower May 12, 2021 London’s FTSE 100 rebounded today after stronger-than-expected GDP data bolstered optimism about a sharp economic recovery. The blue-chip index rose 0.9 per cent this afternoon, with drinks giant Diageo adding 4.1 per cent after forecasting profit growth and restarting its capital return programme. Elsewhere, Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower this afternoon after better-than-expected inflation [...]
5 jobs in London-based tech companies you need to check out May 12, 2021 There’s a real sense of positivity in the air this week, isn’t there? Probably to do with the slow (but steady) reopening of the country. Plus, the weather has been warm, which always tends to put a pep in our step. You know what else could put a pep in your step? A new, and [...]
UK GDP falls in Q1 but Sunak confident in recovery after March rebound May 12, 2021 Britain’s economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 2.1 per cent in March, picking up speed in what Chancellor Rishi Sunak expects to be a sharp economic comeback. The monthly growth beat economists’ predictions of a 1.3 per cent leap, the Office for National Statistics said this morning. “Despite a difficult start to this year, economic growth [...]
Ethereum flips Visa, Palantir goes all in on Bitcoin, and EOS comes to the party May 12, 2021 Ethereum has come roaring back to another new all-time high of more than $4,300 this morning, and now has a market capitalisation of just below $500 billion.
City Corporation agrees let for the world’s very first ‘MONOPOLY LIFESIZED’ attraction May 11, 2021 The City of London Corporation has today (11 May) announced it will be hosting the world’s first ‘MONOPOLY LIFESIZED’ attraction within its building at 213-215 Tottenham Court Road. Hasbro, Inc and Gamepath (a new division of international theatre producer Selladoor Worldwide) have released the initial details of the ‘MONOPOLY LIFESIZED’ experience – which is due to open in London on 14 August 2021. The [...]
King Khan: Mayor wants City Hall stay to last until 2040 May 10, 2021 Sadiq Khan has said he hopes to be Mayor of London in 2040 after sweeping to victory in the recent mayoral election. Earlier today Khan said he hopes to be in his current position when the 2036 or 2040 Olympics take place, after recently pledging to launch an “exploratory committee” to look at a potential [...]
Rain dampens high street recovery as footfall drops 4.1 per cent May 10, 2021 Footfall in UK retail destinations fell 4.1 per cent last week from the week before, as wind and rain persuaded shoppers to stay home for another week. The number of high street shoppers fell 6.6 per cent last week, according to the latest data from retail insight company Springboard, while footfall in shopping centres and [...]
Forget Cornwall, London should be the summer holiday destination of choice May 10, 2021 There’s nowhere in the world as vibrant as a central London street in the evening. People come from all over the world, to be with people from all over the world. A person born in Camden can sit outside a café next to someone who has just arrived from the airport to start a new [...]