Exclusive: Covid-19 drives Londoners behind the wheel sooner than planned April 14, 2021 London dwellers are now more likely to buy a car sooner than planned than in any other region of the UK as a result of Covid-19. New figures from Close Brothers Motor Finance, shared exclusively with City A.M., show that over a fifth of Londoners – 21 per cent – are now more likely to [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Big Run due from Shum’s galloper April 13, 2021 OMENS look good for The Racing Club-owned galloper YOUNG LEGEND, when he lines-up in the Cypress Handicap (2.45pm), over six furlongs at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. You can guarantee the majority of the 1,500 strong club-members will have their fingers crossed about their favourite horse finally getting back into the winners’ circle [...]
How NFTs can revolutionise the fashion industry April 13, 2021 The new and exciting world of NFTs may be just what the fashion industry needs.
Boris Johnson warns more people will die of Covid as England eases lockdown April 13, 2021 Boris Johnson has today warned that more people will die of Covid-19 as England unlocks, while adding that it has been the lockdown and not the UK’s vaccine rollout that has driven down rates of infection. The Prime Minister urged people in England to be cautious and to still follow social distancing rules, after pubs, [...]
Exclusive: London’s fintech bubble is ‘close to popping,’ warns Reed Smith partner April 13, 2021 A coalition of London fintech firms recently called on the Financial Conduct Authority to end the dominance of banks over the use of consumer data this year. They argue it would increase competition in the savings, credit, mortgages and pensions markets. Howard Womersley Smith, an expert fintech and data lawyer at Reed Smith in the [...]
Revolution Bars sees profits hammered by lockdown restrictions April 13, 2021 Cocktail bar group Revolution Bars has reported losses across the board this morning, as its profits were hammered by lockdown restrictions. In the first half of 2020, enjoying just a few months before the pandemic forced lockdown restrictions, the group raked in £81.2m in total sales. With lockdown restrictions only easing yesterday, the group has [...]
Boris Johnson calls for Prince Philip monument in parliament tribute April 12, 2021 Boris Johnson has called for a monument to Prince Philip, who he said would be remembered for generations to come in a tribute in the House of Commons today. The Prime Minister said that he knew “the House [of Commons] and the country will want to consider a suitable memorial for Prince Philip”. Johnson’s statement [...]
UK and EU move closer to agreement on Brexit rules in Northern Ireland April 12, 2021 The UK and EU are reportedly close to resolving a dispute over post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland in a breakthrough that could help halt rising tensions in Belfast. Brussels launched legal action against the UK earlier this year over its decision to unilaterally postpone new checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern [...]
Northern Ireland: Special forces deployed in Belfast as riots continue April 11, 2021 Undercover special forces soldiers have been deployed in Belfast as rioting by gangs of young unionists continued over the weekend. Dozens of officers have been injured over the past two weeks in Northern Ireland as violent rioting in Belfast has gradually escalated. Images of petrol bombs and fireworks being thrown at police and over Belfast’s [...]
South African Covid variant able to ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study warns April 11, 2021 The relatively aggressive coronavirus variant first discovered in South Africa is able to “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a real-world study that was published in Israel yesterday. The SA mutation seems to be more effective in bypassing the vaccine than the original Covid-19 strain, as well as the British variant, known as the [...]