Deutsche Bank ‘confirms move to adopt hybrid working’ as work-from-home era fades June 1, 2021 Deutsche Bank the latest to adopt hybrid working as work-from-home era fades
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to intervene in case over £1.4bn of gold deposited in the Bank of England June 1, 2021 In a case that is set to determine the fate of almost £1.4bn of Venezuelan gold deposited in the Bank of England, UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been granted permission to intervene at the Supreme Court during a hearing scheduled for next month. The case at the highest court in the land is between the [...]
Sarah Everard died from ‘compression of the neck’, police said June 1, 2021 A post–mortem found Sarah Everard, who went missing in March, died from compression of the neck, police have said. Everard, 33, went missing as she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham on March 3. Her body was found a week later in woodland in Kent. The Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday: “A post-mortem [...]
Billionaires eye Bitcoin as crypto-related services expand June 1, 2021 CryptoCompare's Francisco Memoria gives us a rundown on what's happened in the cryptocurrency world over the last week.
UK could rake in £14.7bn annually from Biden’s tax plan, think tank says June 1, 2021 The UK could rake in an extra £14.7bn every year by adopting US president Joe Biden’s ambitious tax proposal, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research today. Biden’s proposal for a new global minimum corporation tax rate of 21 per cent could bolster the UK’s recovery finances post-pandemic and Brexit, the Institute for Public [...]
Thinking around corners on UK rental market could transform life for the better June 1, 2021 With pubs and restaurants open across London once again, the capital’s young professionals can return to one of their favourite pastimes: gathering together over a drink to complain about the rental market. We all know the stereotypical ladder: you begin in a slightly shabby, probably shared flat, you move on to somewhere on your own [...]
Europe shrugs off third wave fears with Germany’s bullish job market June 1, 2021 As Europe gears up towards recovery, German unemployment dropped more than expected in May as companies bolstered their workforces ahead of pent-up demand, data showed today. Falling Covid-19 infections and the easing of lockdown restrictions have revealed surprisingly sturdy job market data – with pent-up demand fuelling a consumer-driven recovery this summer. The number of [...]
In pictures: Londoners gather at Essex Road vigil for ‘flower man of Islington’ June 1, 2021 A loud applause broke out at a vigil for a stabbing victim who was known as the “flower man of Islington”. Tony Eastlake, 55, died from a knife wound after being attacked in Islington, north London, on Saturday just before 5.30pm. A crowd of family, friends, customers, passers-by and neighbours gathered last night for a [...]
Czech police call for own Prime Minister’s indictment in EU subsidy fraud case May 31, 2021 Czech police have recommended that Prime Minister Andrej Babis should be indicted over alleged fraud involving European Union subsidies. Prague’s prosecution office said it has received the results of the updated police investigation into Babis’s possible involvement in the fraud. Prosecutors now have to decide whether to file charges against Babis or dismiss them. Police [...]
Slaughter & May adopts different working rules for junior and senior staff May 30, 2021 Law firm Slaughter & May is planning separate rules for its junior and senior lawyers that will see those in higher positions able to work from home more often. Trainee lawyers, newly qualified associates and new recruits will be required to work from the office four days a week on average from September, the Telegraph [...]