Conservative and Labour General Election campaign posters- in pictures January 4, 2015 (Source: Getty) And so it begins. The countdown to the general election has kicked off unceremoniously with a German road upstaging the Conservative's message. David Cameron’s “road to recovery” poster was unveiled, trumpeting the party's strengthening of the economy as well as supporting its argument that Labour can’t be trusted with such matters. Within [...]
Swanky modern apartment or lovely old bulding? Brits’ dream homes revealed December 31, 2014 As anyone who's ever sat at a British dinner table can attest, we're a nation of property obsessives. But what kind of homes do we prefer? YouGov has investigated Brits' attitudes to interior design. Are we a nation desperate for the swanky high rise apartment, or do our hearts yearn for the traditional period features [...]
New Year Honours List 2015: James Caan, Brent Hoberman, Julie Deane and the other entrepreneurs receiving recognition December 31, 2014 It's that time of year again: the Queen's New Year Honours list shows which of the UK's finest will don a hat for a trip to Buckingham Palace. And although Esther Rantzen and Sheridan Smith are among the big names on the list, a host of entrepreneurs have been recognised, including some of the UK's [...]
Where did Ebola come from? Fruit bats in a Guinean tree, say scientists December 30, 2014 The current outbreak of Ebola has already claimed the lives of over 7,000 people in west Africa, and there are few signs of the situation abating. The virus first infected a young boy named Emile Ouamouno in Guinea in December 2013. It quickly spread throughout the country and into neighbouring Sierra Leone and Liberia, destroying [...]
London technology sector booms: Start-ups receive twice as much venture capital funding in 2014 December 30, 2014 The amount of venture capital funding given to technology start-ups in London hit a record high this year. According to research group CB Insights for London & Partners, investors put $1.4bn (£0.9bn) into the capital’s young companies over the last 12 months. This is twice as high as last year and 20 times higher than [...]
Why “Generation Y” could swing the general election December 29, 2014 Commentators are struggling to predict the outcome of next year's general election in May, as traditional parties such as Labour and the Tories lose voters in droves, and one-time fringe parties like the Scottish National Party report record membership numbers. So could "Generation-Y", or those aged between 18-25 hold the key to Britain's next government? [...]
New Year’s Eve 2014 in London – how to spend it December 29, 2014 It’s that time of year again – when everyone’s asking you what you’re doing on New Year’s Eve.Some are lucky enough to already have the evening planned, but many Londoners are still trying to work out how to mark the occasion. If you’re unsure of what to do, here are some ideas to help ensure [...]
City Link slips into administration threatening 2,727 jobs at Christmas December 26, 2014 Parcel delivery company City Link has gone into administration, putting 2,727 jobs at risk. Administrators Ernst & Young, called in by the Coventry-based company on Christmas Eve, said “substantial redundancies” would be made in the coming days. City Link’s owner, private equity firm Better Capital, had marked the company for sale after incurring “substantial losses” [...]
Here’s what Londoners really think of hipsters December 23, 2014 London's reputation as a hub of diversity and liberal metropolitanism have long made it attractive prospect for hipsters, so much so that recently Time Out announced it wants to build a 100,000 sq ft "hipster hub" in central London. Hipsters are a relatively recent phenomena in London's social make-up, becoming more noticeable in the last [...]
Billionaire property baron Thomas Kwok sentenced to five years in prison for corruption December 23, 2014 Hong Kong billionaire and property tycoon Thomas Kwok has been jailed for five years and fined £41,327 after being found guilty of corruption. Kwok, 63, has also been barred from taking a company directorship for five years. Once the co-chairman of the city's largest developer and second-most valuable property company in the world, Sun Kung [...]