Proposed designs for Waterloo Windrush monument revealed July 14, 2021 Four artists today unveiled their proposed designs for the national Windrush monument that will be permanently installed in London’s Waterloo Station. Artists Basil Watson, Jeannette Ehlers, Thomas J Price and Valda Jackson revealed their designs in videos where they discussed their approach. Watson is a sculptor and painter who has designed public sculptures and monuments [...]
JP Morgan to lift pandemic office capacity caps in London July 14, 2021 JP Morgan will soon lift its 50 per cent capacity cap for its Canary Wharf office as pandemic restrictions are lifted next week. Employees will still be required to wear masks in common areas and complete health checks, as reported by Financial News. The US investment bank’s return-to-office task force said in an internal memo: [...]
Bosses blast ‘mixed messages’ as back-to-work rules delayed July 14, 2021 The bosses of some of Britain’s top businesses have hit out at the government as ministers delayed the publication of new rules on returning to the office. Officials at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy failed to set out guidance on best practice for employers and workers yesterday despite previously suggesting they would [...]
Exclusive: Financial services deal making climbing back up after subdued 2020 July 13, 2021 Deals in the UK financial services sector more than doubled in the first half of 2021, compared to the first six months of last year. Professional services giant Ernst & Young told City A.M. today that the UK financial services industry saw 121 deals in the first half of this year compared with 57 during [...]
If not now, when? Boris Johnson’s grand reopening must be buttressed with a shorter waiting gap for second doses July 13, 2021 “It is only thanks to the vaccine program, we are able to take these cautious steps, but to take these steps, we must be cautious and we must be vaccinated, so please, get that jab,” Boris Johnson cried from the podium of Downing Street yesterday. It was not, as the Prime Minister had once promised, [...]
Workspace CEO: London’s working map will change as offices reopen but it’s an opportunity for true innovation July 13, 2021 There is widespread agreement that we are all undergoing a fundamental re-examination of our day-to-day lives as a result of the pandemic. Few aspects of modern life have been scrutinised as much as they way we work and where we work. With restrictions on work from home set to be lifted, much of this is [...]
They may not have won Euro 2020 but Gareth Southgate and his England colleagues pulled off one of their most important victories long ago July 12, 2021 England may not have ended 55 years of hurt but reaching the Euro 2020 final was a further step in the right direction. There are many things you can attribute Gareth Southgate’s achievements as England manager to, from a willingness to change formation and a winning team, to putting his faith in youth or even [...]
Exclusive: Businesses overpaying corporation tax up by 26 per cent to record £11.5bn July 12, 2021 Businesses claimed back a record £11.5bn in overpaid corporation tax from HMRC last year, a jump of 26 per cent from £9.1bn the year before, according to data by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, shared with City A.M. this afternoon. The firm stressed it is “extremely likely” that these refunds are merely “the tip of [...]
Woman found infected with two Covid variants at the same time July 12, 2021 A 90-year-old woman from Belgium was found to have two variants of Covid-19 in her system simultaneously. After undergoing laboratory tests, the two variants detected were the Alpha and Beta types, first identified in the UK and South Africa. Dr. Anne Vankeerberghen, from the OLV hospital in Aalst, Belgium, said: “This is one of the [...]
Lightning strike in Jaipur kills eleven while taking selfies July 12, 2021 A lightning strike took the lives of 11 people and injured many more in Jaipur, Northern India, on Sunday. The victims were taking selfies on top of a watchtower in the popular 12 Century Amer Fort. 27 people were initially on the tower when the lightning struck, with some jumping to the ground as a [...]