Sir Nick Clegg has become chairman at on-demand social care startup Cera March 10, 2018 Sir Nick Clegg has been appointed chairman of the advisory board of a homecare startup founded by a former NHS doctor. Clegg joins the board of Cera, which was started by Mahiben Maruthappu in an effort to help tackle the social care crisis. Read more: Nick Clegg admits "soft Brexit" hopes are dead The startup, [...]
Focus On Victoria: A £4bn investment has completely changed the area from dowdy offices to shiny penthouses and hip restaurants March 5, 2018 If the Queen’s getting a £369m refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, it seems only fair that the neighbourhood surrounding it should get a polish, too. £4bn should just about cover it, and that’s how much has been invested in the area by developer Land Securities over the last five years. Around £700m of that has gone [...]
Access Denied: The fight against cyber criminals March 5, 2018 Cyber-attacks defy borders and jurisdictions and are recognised as a Tier One threat to national security by the UK government. As the world becomes more connected, the attacks are becoming stronger, more frequent and more sophisticated. Nearly half of UK businesses identified at least one cyber security attack in 2016, according to UK government data, [...]
Scottish Rugby condemn alleged fan abuse of Eddie Jones as England head coach blames Gavin Hastings interview with City A.M. March 1, 2018 Scotland rugby chiefs have condemned supporters who verbally abused England head coach Eddie Jones in the aftermath of Saturday’s Six Nations clash in Edinburgh. Jones said the hostility he faced on public transport would stop him using it in future – and blamed remarks made by former Scotland captain Gavin Hastings in an interview with [...]
London weather: Tube lines, London Overground and TfL Rail facing disruption as snow arrives in the capital February 28, 2018 The beast from the east has reached the UK and with snow settling in the capital, there has also been a batch of travel disruption today. Transport for London reported severe delays across several Tube lines, while TfL Rail and London Overground also had delays. By lunchtime, this had improved in some places, though the [...]
4G on the moon? Vodafone partners with Nokia to give the Moon better signal than the London Underground February 27, 2018 Here’s one to think about next time you’re desperately trying to find some mobile signal on the Tube: Vodafone and Nokia have got together to launch a 4G network on the Moon. Vodafone said today it will launch the network as part of a mission by Berlin-based company PTScientists in 2019. The mission will land [...]
New Barclaycard “Dine & Dash” technology to be trialled at Prezzo allows eaters to walk out of a restaurant without waiting for the bill February 27, 2018 One of the most frustrating parts of eating out, according to a survey conducted by Barclaycard, is waiting for the bill. So the payment business has developed a new technology which allows diners to simply walk out after eating their meal. The “Dine & Dash” technology, which is being trialled at the St Martins Lane [...]
London weather: Transport for London (TfL) pledges to keep the capital moving as snow threatens travel disruption February 26, 2018 As snow starts falling in the capital today, and warnings sounded for travel disruption, Transport for London (TfL) has pledged to keep the capital moving. It said that in the case of any severe winter weather, TfL will keep “the rail and strategic road networks open and running”. This will include key arterial roads, cycle [...]
London UK weather: “Beast from the east” brings a blast of cold as the Met Office says snow is on the way February 24, 2018 Next month could be the coldest on record as the so-called beast from the east brings about the chilliest spell of weather for several years. A cold easterly wind will cause temperatures to drop below 0 °C with the wind chill, and snow showers are expected to develop widely, with some places seeing as much [...]
MPs warn lessons need to be learned from £7bn Thameslink programme delays for successful delivery of HS2 February 23, 2018 The government must learn lessons from the £7bn Thameslink programme delays – particularly with complex work on HS2 looming – MPs warned today. The £7bn Thameslink upgrade is “yet another example of a rail project which has been delayed and will cost the taxpayer more than originally expected”, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee said [...]