London drives economic boom at start of 2015 February 8, 2015 UK COMPANIES are starting the year positively after a slow end to 2014, new survey data shows. A purchasing managers’ index for the UK – a survey of private sector firms – ticked up to a score of 56.7 in January, according to figures released today by Lloyds Bank. All nine English regions recorded growth, [...]
Ebola cases rise for the first time in 2015 in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia February 4, 2015 Cases of the deadly disease have increased for the first time in 2015 after weeks of encouraging declines. The number of new cases rose last week in all three of the hardest hit West African countries affected by the outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. Aid worker’s efforts are still being hampered by unsafe [...]
Dish that’s orbit of a guilty pleasure February 3, 2015 Daniel McGarey, head chef at Canary Wharf restaurant Plateau, on his Hawking tribute Why did you choose The Theory of Everything as your inspiration for this dish? The Theory of Everything is one of my favourite recent movies and while I am not a scientist, I believe I have a good basic understanding. I find [...]
Delay to Olympic Stadium naming rights kick-off February 3, 2015 REBRANDING of the Olympic Stadium has been delayed and a naming rights partner for the east London venue is now not expected to take effect until next year. A blue-chip company had been tipped to buy naming rights by the end of last year, but a spokesperson for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park said a [...]
January transfer window 2015: How did the Premier League’s activity compare to previous years? February 3, 2015 Was this year’s January transfer window the most boring yet? That was the sentiment in the press today as fans and journalists alike bemoaned the “dudline day” that saw little in the way of shock moves of big name signings. Over £144m was spent by Premier League clubs across the month, who appeared unable or [...]
School leavers and graduates most likely victims of job-seeker fraud February 3, 2015 School leavers and graduates are the most likely people to be defrauded while job-seeking – 23 year olds are the peak age for being scammed. Police figures across the UK show that those aged 18-25 are the highest risk category for con-artists making money out of young people looking for jobs online. On [...]
London airport expansion: Parties must pledge action now before we fall further behind February 2, 2015 Today, the Airports Commission’s public consultation on the three shortlisted proposals for airports expansion – which include a third runway at Heathrow, extending an existing Heathrow runway, or a second runway at Gatwick – at long last comes to an end. By the time Sir Howard Davies publishes his final recommendations later this year, we [...]
test January 30, 2015 Ukip seems set to run its 2015 general election campaign on the back of the UK’s distrust of Europe and concerns about immigration. According to new analysis of 2011 census data by the Office for National statistics, the vast majority of migration is domestic: residents move between areas far more often than they come from [...]
Ukip mapped: How UK immigration breaks down January 30, 2015 Ukip seems set to run its 2015 General Election campaign on the back of the UK’s distrust of Europe and concerns about immigration. According to new analysis of 2011 census data by the Office for National Statistics, the vast majority of migration is domestic; residents move between areas far more often than they come from [...]
Great Portland Estates jumps in value thanks to West End property demand January 29, 2015 Great Portland Estates (GPE) yesterday posted a 5.2 per cent surge in the value of its property portfolio, thanks to London’s booming West End property market, despite increased uncertainty ahead of the upcoming general election. The FTSE 250 developer said the value of its estate was worth £3.07bn at 31 December, up £152.3m on the [...]