City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile this week? May 5, 2021 City A.M.‘s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every Wednesday afternoon. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. OneBanks hires ex–Lloyds chief as its first CTO Shared branch banking venture OneBanks has appointed a former Lloyds Bank executive as its first chief technology officer (CTO) this week. Andy Willmot, once [...]
Portugal, Israel and Greek and Spanish islands get green light for British holidays May 4, 2021 British holidaymakers have been given the go ahead for international travel to Portugal, Israel and some Greek and Spanish islands ahead of government plans to unveil a travel green list later this week. The Foreign Office this afternoon dropped its advice against non-essential foreign travel to Portugal and the Greek Islands of Rhodes, Kos, Zakynthos, Corfu [...]
Premier League introduces new Owners’ Charter in wake of European Super League saga May 3, 2021 The Premier League will require all clubs to sign up to a new Owners’ Charter, committing them to the principles of football. The Premier League has taken action to prevent a repeat of its clubs threatening to breakaway in response to the Super League fallout. Six top-flight teams, including Manchester United and Liverpool, announced late [...]
EU proposes letting in vaccinated Brits as MPs discourage foreign holidays May 3, 2021 The EU Commission has proposed member states ease current restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, taking into account of a country’s vaccination and health progress. Under the proposals, members states would allow into the EU those who have received a coronavirus vaccine at least 14 days before the date of their arrival. Currently, just [...]
Labour begins to close gap on the Tories as key elections draw near May 2, 2021 Labour has slashed the Conservatives’ lead in several new polls today, with a slew of key elections just days away. Labour’s clawback of the Tory lead comes after Boris Johnson has been hit by a week of cronyism and sleaze allegations. A Focaldata/The Times poll has the Tories on 40 per cent to Labour on [...]
Thousands hit the dance floor in Liverpool to party like it’s 2019 May 1, 2021 Thousands of clubbers returned to the dance floor last night for a Covid safety pilot event in Liverpool that saw partygoers head to a nightclub mask-free and with no social distancing. Some 3,000 individuals turned out for the event, which took place at Circus nightclub in Liverpool, and required ticket holders to provide proof of [...]
Isolation rules axed for care home residents in England taking low-risk trips May 1, 2021 Care home residents will be able to leave their home for low-risk trips without having to isolate for 14 days afterwards. The rules will be relaxed in England from Tuesday, and will mean those in care homes can go for walks or garden visits without self-isolation. Coronavirus cases have fallen dramatically in the UK in [...]
Goldman Sachs in talks to invest £250m in challenger OVO Energy April 30, 2021 A division of Goldman Sachs is reportedly in talks to invest £250m into the UK’s second largest energy supplier OVO Energy. A private investment division of Goldman Sachs’ asset management division is in “advanced” talks with the company, Sky News reported, and the deal could be announced within weeks. It could raise between £250m and [...]
Screenshot: Will GB News’ traditional TV bet pay off? April 30, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Blair’s hair mare **Will GB News’ traditional TV bet pay off? **BT puts sport on the sideline Media Moment of the Week: Blair’s hair mare With allegations of sleaze, rows over John Lewis and Kevin Keegan-esque outbursts, it’s fair to say that all the attention has been on [...]
BT confirms talks to offload stake in TV arm in broadband push April 30, 2021 BT has confirmed that it is in talks with major streaming platforms to offload a stake in its television arm as it focuses on its broadband division. BT Sport launched in 2012 in a bid to take out rival Sky which has accrued somewhat of a monopoly on Premier League television rights. It confirmed this [...]