Five questions with Francesca Brady, co-founder and chief executive of AirRated March 28, 2024 Every week, Ambition A.M. passes the pen (or keyboard) to a founder eager to share the unfiltered stories fuelling Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit. This week, we spotlight Francesca Brady, co-founder and chief executive of indoor air quality certification firm AirRated. Have you ever wondered what is in the air in your own home? Well, Brady did, [...]
Two in five young voters unaware of London mayoral election, poll warns March 28, 2024 Two in five voters aged under 35 are unaware of the London mayoral election next month, according to a new poll.
Social impact 101 With Clearwater International: Supporting Disadvantaged Young People With Financial Education March 27, 2024 Welcome to the Social Impact 101 series by EVERFI from Blackbaud, where businesses and their leaders across the UK – and overseas – talk about how their social impact programmes are supporting overall business objectives and making a positive difference to the lives of young people all over the UK, and beyond… Each edition of [...]
Opening Night review: Sheridan Smith in brilliantly bonkers show March 27, 2024 Opening Night review and star rating: ★★★★ Critics are bound by embargoes dictating when they can and cannot reveal their thoughts on a production. For Opening Night, the response has been so extreme that reviewers barely managed to keep schtum. One wrote “I saw Opening Night” with a melting face emoji, surely a tell-all sign [...]
New London careers service should be on mayoral to-do list, says BusinessLDN March 27, 2024 A new London careers service to help young people into jobs and workers to upskill should be on the to-do list of the next mayor, BusinessLDN has urged.
Tiktok faces uncertainty in the US, but a UK ban seems unlikely March 27, 2024 As the United States moves to ban Tiktok, Jess Jones argues that a similar ban or forced sale of the popular short video clip platform in the UK is unlikely - for now.
The Notebook: London’s electric drive is charging full speed ahead – but there are obstacles March 27, 2024 Mike Randall, CEO of Simply Asset Finance, takes the pen to talk electric cars, lessons from football - and some rare praise for Avanti.
Meet Georgina Kennedy: British squash No1, Harvard graduate and former athletics prodigy eyeing London Classic March 26, 2024 The Londoner on anxiety attacks in athletics and finding her home in squash.
The worrying rise of the Starbucks drive-thru March 26, 2024 Car-based consumers are hollowing out our high streets and straining our social fabric, says Adam Hawksbee Starbucks opened the UK’s first drive-thru coffee shop in Cardiff in 2008. Today, there are over 800 in towns and cities across the country – almost one in ten premises operated by a major coffee chain. Even the upmarket [...]
Revolution Bars confirms it’s looking at ‘strategic options’ as it fights to survive March 26, 2024 Revolution Bars is undergoing talks to sell off around a quarter of its venues, according to reports.