Wizz Air’s boss under fire following comments on staff reporting fatigue June 9, 2022 Wizz Air’s boss Jozsef Varadi has come under fire after he made comments against pilots reporting symptoms of fatigue. In an internal video leaked yesterday, the chief executive was heard telling staff to “go the extra mile.” “We cannot run this business when every fifth person of a base reports sickness because that person is [...]
Fuller’s toasts return to profit amid ‘fragile’ consumer confidence June 9, 2022 Pub chain Fuller’s is back in the black after posting an adjusted profit before tax of £7.2m, as the licensed trade recovers from the pandemic. In results for the year to 26 March, the pub operator saw profit back in growth after posting a £48.7m loss in 2021, when Covid lockdowns enforced the closure of [...]
Customer demand drives post-lockdown rebound for office giant Workspace June 8, 2022 Workspace Group has revealed customer demand for its services has returned to pre-Covid levels, in a vote of confidence for City working.
Boris Johnson is an ‘arrogant liar who is mortally wounded’ despite surviving Tory vote, says Rayner June 7, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson is an “arrogant, dismissive liar who is mortally wounded” after surviving last night’s Tory confidence vote, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said this morning. Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News this a.m., Rayner said: “No I don’t want Boris Johnson to stay in post because as you know many of [...]
Binance hits back at claims it’s a ‘hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers’ June 6, 2022 Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has brushed aside claims it is a “hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers,” after a Reuters investigation accused the Cayman Islands registered firm of serving as a “conduit for the laundering of at least $2.35bn in illicit funds”. In a blog post responding to Reuters’ article, the coin [...]
Less time but same pay for thousands of Brits as they move to four day work week on new 100:80:100 model June 6, 2022 The world’s largest trial of a four-day work week begins today in the UK and will continue for six months. The pilot is being trailed by 3,300 workers across 70 UK companies, and is based on the 100:80:100 model – 100 per cent of the pay for 80 per cent of the time, in exchange [...]
Questions and outrage grow after man who was tasered by police jumps off Chelsea Bridge and dies June 6, 2022 Questions and outage are growing across London after a man who ended up in London’s River Thames following police firing a Taser in a bid to detain him died yesterday. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed the man, in his early 40s, had passed away in hospital. On Saturday morning, police were called [...]
Post-Jubilee hangover on Monday from hell: ‘Fed up’ Londoners to work from home as tube strike brings city to standstill June 6, 2022 Travel chaos looms for millions of Londoners planning to return to work today after the long Bank Holiday break because tube stations across London are closed because of a strike. London Underground advised people not to travel, warning of severe disruption across the network from the start of service on Monday to 8am on Tuesday. [...]
Man tasered on Chelsea Bridge before falling into Thames dies in hospital June 5, 2022 Press Association A man who ended up in London’s River Thames after police fired a Taser in a bid to detain him has died, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said. Police were called to Chelsea Bridge Road, west London, on Saturday morning after receiving reports that a man was armed with a [...]
Tube strike: TfL warning on Monday travel as the RMT disrupts London yet again June 5, 2022 Press Association London Underground is advising people not to travel on Monday because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs and pensions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out for 24 hours, crippling Tube services across the capital. Transport for London (TfL) said some train [...]