Slap £1.7bn in taxes on private schools to pay for state education, says Keir Starmer September 26, 2021 A Keir Starmer government would slap a £1.7bn tax burden on private schools in order to pay for state education, the Labour Leader has said. The opposition leader told the Sunday Mirror he wanted to see a “rethink” on education and said the pandemic has increased the gap between children of wealthy and poor families. [...]
New-build barns: the property trend for 2022? September 24, 2021 There are old houses, and there are new houses – and then there are new houses built to look old, which is what The Maltings project is all about. Designed after traditional country barns, the development, situated on the outskirts of Biddenden, a picturesque village in the Kent countryside, could be cut straight from a [...]
Fashion firm Asos joins forces with esports brand Fnatic September 24, 2021 Fashion retailer Asos and gaming brand Fnatic have inked a multi-million pound deal for a three-year partnership. London-based global esports brand Fnatic said they would launch a number of online and offline activations with the online retailer. It is the first time Asos has joined forces with an espots brand and the fashion firm’s logo [...]
Fashion firm Asos joins forces with esports brand Fnatic – CityAM : CityAM September 24, 2021 Fashion retailer Asos and gaming brand Fnatic have inked a multi-million pound deal for a three-year partnership. London-based global esports brand Fnatic said they would launch a number of online and offline activations with the online retailer. It is the first time Asos has joined forces with an espots brand and the fashion firm’s logo [...]
Ollie Phillips: Eddie Jones’s England reboot is exciting and long overdue September 24, 2021 Two years out from a World Cup you expect Eddie Jones to make big calls and do some culling, and the result, announced this week, is an exciting England autumn training squad. Of the new faces, Newcastle Falcons youngster Adam Radwan is one of those I’m looking forward to watching get a chance. His footwork [...]
Restaurants banned from taking staff tips under new legislation September 24, 2021 Pub and restaurant workers will be entitled to all of their tips under fresh government plans, impacting 2m employees. The government set out new legislation that would overhaul tipping practices on Friday, in a show of support for workers after their sector was hit hard by the pandemic. Employers will be banned from withholding tips [...]
Hillary Clinton to be installed as chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast September 24, 2021 Former US Secretary of State and former First Lady Hillary Clinton said her mission is to inspire young people in Northern Ireland as she prepared to be installed as chancellor of Queen’s University. The former US secretary of state, who is the first woman appointed as chancellor of the Belfast academic institution, will attend an [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Tik Tokking time bomb of misinformation September 23, 2021 Facebook has been under fire for a number of dramatic failings. But as lawmakers were focused on Zuckerberg’s empire, another social media time-bomb has been quietly ticking away in the background away from scrutiny: TikTok. Kids as young as nine were fed Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation within 35 minutes of signing up to TikTok, despite [...]
Russ Shaw’s London Tech Week Diary: Londoners the secret sauce September 23, 2021 London Tech Week – the showcase of all things innovative – is back. Each day this week, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates boss Russ Shaw CBE will write for us reflecting on the jamboree. Here’s day four. The fourth day of London Tech Week has been a celebration of the unique element behind [...]
Sabina Nessa: Teacher murdered just five-minute walk from London home September 23, 2021 Teacher Sabina Nessa was murdered just a five-minute walk away from her home in south-east London, detectives have said, months after the murder of fellow young woman Sarah Everard. Detective Inspector Joe Garrity said: “Sabina’s journey should have taken just over five minutes but she never made it to her destination. “We know the community [...]