Take a road trip on the Southwest 660 August 5, 2024 Escape the office early on a Friday and head straight for the coast. The UK’s newest long-distance road trip, the Southwest 660, wraps 660 miles along the seafront from Bournemouth in Dorset through Devon and Cornwall, finishing at Watchet in Somerset. It is conveniently divided into 50-mile-long sections, several of which can be completed in [...]
The City is at the vanguard of a new industrial revolution in open data and AI August 5, 2024 By leveraging the expertise of the City, we can pioneer the Fourth Industrial Revolution, writes Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli As well as being an enthusiast and early adopter of technology (even predicting the internet in his 1898 short story From The London Times of 1904) Mark Twain gifted the world many great aphorisms. Among my [...]
Wood Group shares plunge 40 per cent after bidder Sidara walks away citing ‘geopolitical risks’ August 5, 2024 Dubai-based engineers Sidara has brought an end to takeover talks with London-listed John Wood, citing "rising geopolitical risks" and "financial market uncertainty".
Legal & General bags extra £150m for affordable homes drive as housing crisis worsens August 5, 2024 Legal & General has secured an extra £150m for its UK affordable housing drive, pushing total its total pot to £280m.
Regional REIT: Boost to bottom line as it looks beyond emergency capital raise August 5, 2024 Embattled real estate investment trust Regional REIT was given a boost from exchanges on six big leases in the three months to June, helping it achieve a double digit net rental uplift since the start of the year.
Lloyds Bank hires Amazon Web Services exec for first new AI director role August 5, 2024 Like many other businesses, banks are looking to use AI to improve stagnant productivity growth and cut costs.
Guild Esports: David Beckham-backed firm receives bid after funding warning August 5, 2024 The David Beckham backed gaming company Guild Esports is set for a takeover by the investment group DCB Sports after it warned last week it was facing a financial crisis.
Unlocking business potential — here’s why one start-up was just ‘not enough’ August 5, 2024 Why take two days to work on a project, when technology could help you complete it in just a few seconds?
Labour’s mutant algorithm will put houses in places that need them least August 5, 2024 Why has Labour reduced building targets in areas where the housing crisis is most acute – like London – while blanketing more affordable places, like Burnley, with new development? It all comes down to the algorithm, explains Josh Coupland On Tuesday, newly crowned yimby queen, Angela Rayner announced a raft of measures to get Britain [...]
Reeves’ ready source revenue: private wealth August 5, 2024 Rachel Reeves first Budget will reveal how the government really sees the economy – and those promises of growth are looking increasingly elusive, says Eliot Wilson “I think we will have to increase taxes in the Budget,” Rachel Reeves told The News Agents podcast last week. This admission by the Chancellor followed her angry revelation [...]