Star studded: Leonardo DiCaprio invests in vegan burger chain Neat April 28, 2022 Plant-based burger chain Neat has launched a Series B fundraise with US investors including Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The cash injection will be used to accelerate the company’s workforce and new product development, as it looks to expand both its restaurant and consumer goods arms. Neat, which already counts racing driver Lewis Hamilton as an [...]
Businesses splash £5bn on London offices as overseas firms eye UK capital April 28, 2022 Businesses have splashed £5bn on office assets in London in the first few months of this year – the highest level of investment since 2018, commercial real estate services firm Avison Young has revealed. The figure is more than double the amount spent in the same quarter last year, buoyed by recent high-value deals. The [...]
Disruption on M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters block service stations April 28, 2022 Motorists need to brace for disruption on the M25 as Just Stop Oil protesters have blocked services and graffiti sprayed on the pumps. The action has taken place since 7am this morning at two service stations, Surrey’s Cobham Services and Clacket Lane Services in Kent. Climate activists, who blocked the entrance by staging a sit-in, [...]
Ed Warner: Russia ban shows Wimbledon chiefs have backbone – and other sports will take note April 28, 2022 Fans at the Wimbledon Championships aren’t prone to booing, even in the face of a Nick Kyrgios meltdown. And for now they have been spared the challenge to their usual decorum of a Russian or Belarusian player striding onto Centre Court this summer – to the chagrin of the men’s and women’s tours, not to [...]
Thousands of consultants now working to achieve Chartered status, one year after qualification’s launch April 27, 2022 London consultants are increasingly seeking to certify their professional achievements by attaining Chartered Consultant status, following the launch of the professional qualification last year. More than 3,000 consultants are currently working towards gaining Chartered status, while more than 600 have already got it, according to new figures from the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). The news [...]
400k out of workforce due to health inequality which could lead to £8bn economic drag April 27, 2022 The government has said tackling health disparities is a “priority’, after a new report revealed Illness and covid has driven an estimated 400,000 people from the workforce, leading to a possible £8bn drag on the economy. 1m workers are missing from the workers from before the pandemic, with 400,00 due to illness, including long-Covid, according [...]
Up in West Cumbria, the battle for coal has yet to find a winner April 27, 2022 In West Cumbria, a long stretch of coast right by the green hills of the wealthy Lake District, people have been worrying about jobs for a long time. So when the plans for the first new deep mine since the 1980s were first announced, most locals rejoiced. Fast forward to today, the plans haven’t yet [...]
Brexit has led to 62 per cent spike in customs duties for UK firms and consumers up to record £4.8bn April 27, 2022 There has been a 62 per cent spike in customs duties for UK firms and consumers as a result of Brexit, amounting to nearly £5bn. A record £4.8bn was paid in customs duties on imported goods in the last year, up from £2.9bn previously, according to new data by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Since [...]
Young accountant wins payout over insurance chief’s ‘demanding’ millennial comments April 26, 2022 A trainee accountant has won a case against employer, after his boss said she had made “the wrong decision in giving a dyslexic person the job” whilst firing him from his job at the Lloyd’s insurance broker. 26-year-old accountant Jay Patel is set to receive compensation for unfair dismissal, after an employment tribunal heard his [...]
Letters: Time to go back to school April 26, 2022 [Re: Most women don’t ‘feel financially independent’ as cost of living crisis bite, yesterday] The results from the Fidelity International survey show that less than half (45 per cent) of women feel financially independent. During a time where people are likely to be facing rising costs, it seems challenging to control and improve finances, and [...]