Stop working from home or colleagues will gossip about you, says Boris Johnson October 5, 2021 The Prime Minister this morning urged young workers to return to the office or they risk colleagues gossiping about them. Boris Johnson said young people should stop working from home that was widespread during the height of the coronavirus pandemic to stop the spread of the disease. But speaking to radio station LBC, Johnson admitted [...]
Marks Electrical eyes London IPO after online growth October 5, 2021 Online retailer Marks Electrical has announced its intention to pursue an initial public offering (IPO) on London’s AIM market. The group – which sells, installs and recycles a variety of household electrical items – has seen online growth swell as consumer behaviour has changed. Revenue hit £56m in the year to March 31 2021, up [...]
The case that shook London’s gay community: Stephen Port inquest starting today October 5, 2021 Over the next ten weeks, a jury will hear details of how four young London gay man met their deaths at the hands of serial killer Stephen Port between the summer of 2014 and September 2015. The hearings, which were postponed due to the pandemic, are being held at Barking Town Hall, just yards from [...]
Young Londoners want to stay in the city, but most are being priced out of properties October 4, 2021 Most younger Londoners do not want to move out of the capital to afford a home, but current property prices remain the biggest obstacle to being a homeowner for more than half of them, according to new research. The research, from affordable housing developer Pocket Living, also found that just two in ten of London’s [...]
Issa brothers’ EG Group acquires UK’s second-largest bakery business October 4, 2021 Petrol station forecourt giant EG Group has acquired the country’s second-largest bakery business, Cooplands The Issa brothers’ firm has acquired CS Food Group Holdings Limited, which operates a number of bakeries that produce and distribute fresh food to some 180 stores and cafes. The bakery business mostly operates across the north-east and Yorkshire regions and [...]
UK businesses’ research and development investments climb to record £47bn October 4, 2021 The amount spent by UK businesses on research and development has jumped 15 per cent to £47bn last year, a record high and up from £41bn the year before, according to new data shared with City A.M. this morning. says UHY Hacker Young, the national accountancy group. The figures show that UK businesses also claimed [...]
The sky is not the limit for Barbie as she takes zero-gravity flight to space October 4, 2021 When young girls and boys think of Barbie, they may not imagine her floating around on a zero-gravity flight. But the brand has teamed up with the European Space Agency (ESA) and its only active female astronaut to inspire young girls to see the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) field as a viable career [...]
Keir Starmer’s bid for Red Wall voters will leave the young out in the cold October 4, 2021 No one wants to hear a longer speech from Keir Starmer after his first performance in front of live crowds at Labour conference last week. The ninety minute monologue on his vision for the party’s future was, in short, a lot. But even in the midst of winding journeys through his personal history, segues on [...]
Hospitality staff shortages: One in six jobs currently vacant October 4, 2021 One in six hospitality jobs are currently vacant while the government doubles down on not relaxing immigration rules to ease labour shortages. The Prime Minister said on Sunday that he would not “pull the lever” of more immigration in the short-term to stop lorry driver shortages while ministers have ruled out extra visas for restaurants. [...]
City corruption: Company of Tory donor Ayman Asfari paid tens of millions in bribes across Middle East October 3, 2021 A company whose biggest shareholder is a major Tory donor did not stop its employees from paying out more than £32m in bribes in order to secure a range of contracts across the Middle East. Petrofac, one of the world’s largest service providers to oil and gas producers, won business worth £2.7bn in Iraq, Saudi [...]