Great Fire of London 350th anniversary celebrations: What you need to know about the burning of a huge sculpture of London’s skyline August 31, 2016 This week marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, and to commemorate it, a 120 metre-long sculpture of London’s 17th-century skyline will be set alight on the Thames. To make sure you don’t miss out on the spectacle, entitled London 1666, here’s our guide to watching. Where The sculpture will be ceremonially [...]
Pension or property: Which is the better option for your retirement? August 31, 2016 The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane drew ire from the pensions industry for the second time this year, when he claimed that property was a better investment option for retirement than a pension in an interview with The Sunday Times this weekend. “It ought to be pensions but it’s almost certainly property,” Haldane said. [...]
Jeremy Corbyn is on course for an increased mandate in Labour’s leadership election, pollsters say August 30, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn is set to secure an even bigger mandate in the Labour leadership election, according to figures from YouGov. In a survey of party supporters for The Times, YouGov found Corbyn beating his challenger Owen Smith by 62 per cent to 38 per cent. It marks an improvement on Corbyn's 59 per cent victory in the previous [...]
These are the Night Tube stations with the highest rental yields August 30, 2016 The Night Tube – which finally arrived earlier this month – will drive up property prices in London's outer areas, according to estate agent Portico. Zones 3, 4, and 5, are expected to do well from the all night underground service, with the highest rental yields on the network are concentrated in the outer zones. Rental yield is calculated as [...]
National living wage pushes nurseries towards insolvency August 30, 2016 The national living wage has contributed to almost doubled the number of school nurseries falling into insolvency in the last year according to research released today. Accountancy firm Moore Stephens said that 29 nurseries had become insolvent in the year to March 2016, compared to 16 the year before. “The introduction of the national living wage has [...]
Now the Bank of Mum and Dad will consider lending to other people’s children August 30, 2016 If millennials are not able to access the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad, they might find solace in the Bank of Other People’s Mums and Dads. Over a quarter (27 per cent) of parents and grandparents in the UK would consider funding other people’s children in their home ownership ambitions – in exchange for a [...]
London areas dominate list of fastest growing economies as Croydon – the Silicon Valley of South London – takes the crown August 30, 2016 Croydon's burgeoning reputation as a tech hub has made it the UK’s fastest growing economy, new research has found. Croydon topped the list of 173 areas as the fastest growing UK region with an annual growth rate of 9.3 per cent in gross value added (GVA), according to accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. GVA is a measure of an area’s [...]
Owen Smith to propose scrapping university fees and building starter homes to appeal to younger voters August 27, 2016 Trailing incumbent Jeremy Corbyn in the polls challenger, Owen Smith is to propose scrapping university tuition fees to appeal to younger voters. Smith is to make the pledge, along with a scheme to build starter homes for those aged under 30, as the Labour leadership contest continues. Smith is to make the announcement when he [...]
The extent of Jeremy Corbyn’s appeal to young voters may be limited, according to new polling figures August 26, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn leads Theresa May by a wafer-thin margin among young voters, according to pollsters Yougov, while the Tory leader has an overwhelming lead among those of retirement age. In a poll commissioned by The Times, Yougov found that Corbyn is more popular amongst a sole group of voters split by age – the [...]
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping review: Lonely Island’s mockumentary skewers self-absorbed stardom August 25, 2016 Musical comedy troupe Lonely Island’s mockumentary skewers modern pop culture, with Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andy Samberg playing a self-absorbed, Bieber-esque solo artist ready to unleash his second album on an unsuspecting public. Taking aim at spoilt young mega stars and their ridiculous indulgences, the familiar plot is lifted by the energy of the cast and [...]