Tata Steel: Up to 3,000 Port Talbot jobs saved – for now November 1, 2023 Up to 3,000 steelworkers at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant have been granted a temporary reprieve after an expected announcement on job cuts has apparently been pulled.
Gender pay gap barely budges in past year while wage growth reaches record annual levels November 1, 2023 The gender pay gap for full-time workers has barely changed over the past year, new figures suggest.
Here’s what the City of London skyline will look like in 2030 November 1, 2023 The City of London corporation has released visualisations of what the City's transformation by 2030, with the Walkie Talkie building dwarfed by an array of new skyscrapers.
We’re fighting over-regulation with yet more regulations in an insane spiral November 1, 2023 From lockdown to 20mph speed limits in Wales and electric vehicles, our obsession with regulations is killing Britain, writes Paul Ormerod
Aston Martin: Share price plummets as DB12 snarl-ups bite November 1, 2023 Aston Martin's losses halved as strong demand for its hybrid sports cars drove up revenues, but DB12 production issues hampered growth.
WeWork: Is it nearly the end for the ‘future of work’ office firm? November 1, 2023 WeWork, the office leasing company, is headed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a number of reports in the US overnight. The firm has been battling a substantial debt pile for years and earlier this year flagged ongoing concerns and worries to investors. Bankruptcy protection in the US would give the firm, which once [...]
The Notebook: Neil Bennett on replacing himself with AI November 1, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s the turn of global co-CEO of H/Advisors, Neil Bennett. What to look out for at the AI Summit, from Elon to lip service I, or artificial intelligence, has been the talk of the town for quite some time now. The technology [...]
Five charts the Bank of England will study ahead of Thursday’s interest rate decision November 1, 2023 Although inflation is slowly coming down, warning lights are flashing across much of the UK economy.
Earls Court regeneration scheme gets £6bn climate tech boost November 1, 2023 The former Earls Court exhibition site is set to receive a whopping £6bn investment to build a host of new offices and development space centred around the climate tech sector. Some 2.5 million square feet of workspace and lab-enabled offices are set to be built on the derelict exhibition centre, with the first slew of [...]
Covid inquiry: Dominic Cummings branded ministers ‘useless f*ckpigs’ as No10 chaos laid bare October 31, 2023 Top No10 aide Dominic Cummings branded cabinet ministers “useless f*ckpigs”, “morons” and “c**ts” in foulmouthed messages revealed to the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry.