Mayor Sadiq Khan sets out to tackle gender pay gap as study shows that men in City Hall earn more than women on average July 11, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on employers to close the pay gap for women, and today launched a plan to ensure full pay equality across the Greater London Authority and its functional bodies. A full gender pay audit of all City Hall's staff published today in accordance with a manifesto pledge showed that women employed [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to sell off water cannon bought by Boris Johnson that weren’t used a year after Theresa May blocked their deployment July 1, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to sell off three never-used water cannon previously purchased by Boris Johnson on behalf of London. Boris Johnson spent more than 200,000 on the three water cannon, which were blocked from being used on the streets of London by home secretary Theresa May. The former London mayor came under fire [...]
Westminster Bridge re-opened after closure due to a “suspicious vehicle” June 28, 2016 Westminster Bridge was re-opened today after nothing suspicious was found in a vehicle that had been abandoned near the Houses of Parliament. Metropolitan Police said in a tweet: "Westminster Bridge will be re-opened shortly after officers dealt with an abandoned vehicle. Nothing suspicious found." The bridge was closed off this afternoon in both directions as police investigated an abandoned smart [...]
British business lost a billion pounds to cyber crime last year June 13, 2016 The cost of cyber crime to British business came in at £1bn last year but the true price could be even higher, experts have warned. The number of online fraud crimes jumped nearly a quarter for the year to March, with 37,070 reported to the City of London's national Action Fraud reporting centre, which is the central [...]
A family affair: How Ben and Ollie Black built their childcare empire June 6, 2016 Two minutes with the Black brothers and Laurel and Hardy come up. “You know, ‘another fine mess you’ve got me into’,” says Oliver Black, describing how he initially conceived of working with his brother. “I spent Christmas trying to convince Ollie that I knew about buying a company,” says Ben Black. The pair bought failing childcare [...]
Mental health: First aid could save your company money June 3, 2016 With knock-on effects like sickness absence, loss of productivity and diminished morale, it is estimated that mental health issues cost the UK economy anywhere between £70bn and £100bn a year. Personal experience of working in a range of occupational health settings has shown me that being at work is actually beneficial for the majority of people [...]
Uber drivers accused of over 30 sex attacks on customers in London last year May 19, 2016 Uber drivers in London were accused of 32 sexual attacks in one year, new data has revealed. The figures show one customer was assaulted once in ever 11 days, Freedom of Information data shows. The Metropolitan Police dealt with 154 allegations of sexual assaults that involved taxi, minicab (legally booked or illegally picked up in [...]
Man arrested after scaling Buckingham Palace walls May 19, 2016 A man has been arrested following a security breach at Buckingham Palace, police have confirmed. The 41-year-old man was arrested in the royal grounds after scaling an outside perimeter wall just after 8:30pm last night. He was not armed and officers did not have to deploy a Taser. He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan welcomes more armed police in London May 12, 2016 Newly-elected Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has welcomed the news that 400 more armed police will be ready for deployment in the capital as soon as April next year. At a Metropolitan Police armed response training exercise in central London, Khan thanked the 600 police officers who have volunteered to undertake firearms training, as part [...]
Highbury and Islington station evacuated after suspect package found on nearby bus May 11, 2016 Highbury & Islington station was shut during rush hour this morning after reports surfaced of a suspicious package on a nearby bus. An item of unattended luggage was found on the route 271 bus and police called to Holloway Road, north London at 8:39am, with specialist officers in attendance. Cordons were put in place as a [...]