Meet George Jaques, the London actor who made a feature film at 23 January 23, 2024 23-year-old Londoner George Jaques released his first feature film, Black Dog, last year. Here he tells us how he achieved so much so young
London Oxford Street spend slips as pressure mounts to scrap tourist tax January 23, 2024 Bosses behind Oxford Street are piling fresh pressure on the government to scrap the tourist tax after visitors failed to splash the cash over the Christmas period. Dee Corsi, who heads up the New West End Company, said footfall grew three per cent over the holiday season but customers kept their purses shut, with spending [...]
It’s gin time: Aldi faces off with Marks and Spencer in court over light up bottle January 23, 2024 Aldi and Marks and Spencer are back in court today for round two of their fight over a light up gin bottle with gold flakes. Marks and Spencer launched an intellectual property legal action against discount supermarket rival Aldi back in 2021 over a gin. Marks and Spencer introduced a new line of gin based [...]
London Southend Airport owner’s shares slump after demand to repay £200m loan early January 23, 2024 The owner of London Southend Airport is facing the potential of repaying a near-£200m loan early after being hit by new allegations.
190 million mince pies sold as Mr Kipling-maker Premier Foods has best Christmas ever January 23, 2024 The St Albans-based listed firm reported a 14.4 per cent increase in sales on last year's third quarter, with major departments including grocery and sweet treats surging.
London landlord GPE sees strong leasing demand but CEO says planning regime ‘challenging’ January 23, 2024 One of central London's biggest listed landlords said it had delivered a "strong leasing quarter" but noted rising barriers in the market.
We mustn’t become bored of the stock exchange’s problems January 23, 2024 One of the perils of daily news is that you can occasionally find yourself repeating the same thing. Another day, another seemingly well-performing UK company bemoaning the state of the stock market for its limited liquidity and the level at which it is trading, particularly compared to peers abroad. Today it’s Benchmark Holdings; last week, [...]
The Ivy curates first alcohol-free fine wine list for sober diners January 23, 2024 Working closely with The Ivy's Sommeliers and menu development team, Zero Zilch Zip has curated the UK’s first alcohol-free fine wine list.
Our credit scoring system is out of date and Generation Rent is paying the price January 23, 2024 Many Brits are forking out thousands on rent but remain credit-invisible; unlocking data could be the solution, writes Alex Marsh.
‘I’ll never take Eurostar again’: Why disruption and delays are giving cross-channel operator a headache January 23, 2024 Eurostar is not prepared for disruption on its routes from London, experts have said, after a string of incidents last year.