Priti Patel: Street harassment such as wolf-whistling could become a crime July 21, 2021 Street harassment such as wolf-whistling could become a specific crime, as a Government survey suggested that nearly three-quarters of the UK population have experienced sexual harassment in their lifetime, Home Secretary Priti Patel indicated earlier today. Some 72 per cent of the UK population have experienced at least once form of sexual harassment – 43 [...]
MPs call out ‘complete absence’ of invasive beauty treatment regulation July 21, 2021 MPs have urged the government to strengthen regulation on non-surgical beauty treatments, like fillers and injections, citing a “complete absence” of a legal framework. After a year-long review, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing have claimed the government has left the young industry to regulate itself. The APPG advised mandatory training [...]
Universities are failing us: they’re expensive, ill-equipped and entrench ‘left-behind’ towns in the UK July 21, 2021 A record number of students have applied for university, with just over 300,000 submitting applications, according to UCAS. This represents 44 per cent of the entire year group, up 10 per cent on what was then a new record total in 2020. One of the main drivers has been the uncertainty the pandemic has created [...]
Why off-street parking could add 20% to the price of a top London property July 20, 2021 When you think of the bleeding edge of the PCL property market, of the difference between a £3m flat in Chelsea and one that’s worth a mere £2m, you might conjure images of exquisitely-preserved period features or green rooftop oases. But the prime concern may be something a little more prosaic: off street parking. As [...]
Number of new businesses in UK increases by 14 per cent despite pandemic impact July 20, 2021 The number of new businesses started in the UK increased by 14 per cent in the last year despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, outpacing the global average of a 6 per cent increase in business start-ups. A study by UHY, the international accountancy network, shows that there were 726,000 new businesses created in [...]
‘What I Know Is…’: black professionals share their experiences July 20, 2021 One of the main reasons for the under-representation of black professionals in investment management is the lack of knowledge and information about joining the investment profession and the opportunities that it can deliver. For the financial sector which is increasingly focused on sustainability and where corporates are increasingly rewarded for good ESG policies, ensuring that [...]
New creative projects will help power City’s COVID recovery July 20, 2021 Five creative schemes designed to help the Square Mile recover from the pandemic have been given the green light today. Under the plans, businesses and creatives will work together to animate shops, offices and foyers across the City with art, boosting footfall and attracting people back into the Square Mile. Young people will learn new [...]
Young’s sees sales close in on 2019 levels despite Covid-19 restrictions July 20, 2021 Pent-up demand has seen Young’s Brewery’s pubs outperform board expectations as Covid-19 restrictions lift. Despite restrictions on capacity and the ban on indoor drinking for much of the second quarter, the company told markets this morning that sales sat at 95 per cent of 2019 levels. The pub industry has had salt poured in the [...]
Graduate job openings rise more than twofold July 20, 2021 This year’s graduates will enter a more buoyant job market with firms stepping up efforts to attract the best young talent as the spectre of Covid recedes, new research published today reveals. Figures from Adzuna show graduate job openings increased more than twofold over the last year, rising to 13,543 in July 2021, up from [...]
Nightclubs could turn into super spreading events, warns chief scientific adviser July 19, 2021 The Government’s chief scientific adviser has warned that nightclubs could be “potential super spreading events” despite the Government allowing the venues to reopen earlier today. Sir Patrick Vallance said the nightclub environment will allow Covid-19 to spread easier as the Prime Minister laid out plans for venues to require double-vaccination for people to enter from [...]