Wise: London darling feels benefit of higher interest rates on bottom line April 16, 2024 Cross-border volumes for all customers rose 14 per cent to over £30bn with "strong growth" in the smaller personal volume.
Wage growth hotter than expected but unemployment rises in headache for Bank of England April 16, 2024 Wages are closely monitored by the Bank of England for signs of how its campaign of interest rate hikes are impacting the wider economy.
Markets await March inflation data for new signals on interest rate cuts April 14, 2024 Analysts expect the headline rate of inflation for March to ease to 3.2 per cent from 3.4 per cent, when new figures are published this week.
Melrose co-founder eyes up London-listed firms with ‘2.0’ aerospace venture April 14, 2024 Chris Peckham believe there is a host of under-valued companies on the stock exchange.
Israel hails ‘success’ in blocking Iran’s unprecedented attack April 14, 2024 Israel has hailed its successful air defences in the face of an unprecedented attack by Iran, saying it and its allies thwarted 99 per cent of the more than 300 drones and missiles launched towards its territory.
Sydney knife attacker shot dead by police after killing six at shopping centre April 13, 2024 A knife attacker killed six people and injured several others in a stabbing spree at a Sydney shopping centre before being shot dead by police.
Campaigner Alan Bates proposes private prosecutions over Post Office IT scandal April 13, 2024 Former subpostmaster and campaigner Alan Bates has said he will pursue private prosecutions against those responsible for the Horizon IT scandal if the inquiry does not pass a file to prosecuting authorities. The inquiry resumed this week with Mr Bates giving evidence and on Friday he told the Times he would be willing to crowdfund [...]
UK economy grows in February as recovery gathers steam April 12, 2024 The figures will raise hopes that the UK economy can move on from a disappointing 2023.
London is in a race for space – and developers need to do more than look up April 12, 2024 Tall buildings are great, but with huge demand for quality physical space in the capital, the construction industry needs to be more creative, says Ged Simmonds Despite post-pandemic fears of vacant buildings and stranded assets, recent coverage has revealed that London is now in the midst of a ‘race for space’. News that Deloitte has [...]
Here’s how much Michelle Donelan’s defamatory letter cost UK taxpayers April 11, 2024 The science and technology secretary settled a libel case after she falsely accused two academics of “sharing extremist views” and one of supporting Hamas.