A warning to Reeves: These tax rises will damage UK competitiveness October 22, 2024 Not only is the UK tax burden at record levels, but we are raising money in a more damaging way than our competitors. And the Budget could be about to make things even worse, says Daniel Herring Next week, Rachel Reeves needs to try not to make the UK’s tax system worse. Yesterday the US-based [...]
UK music exports hit all-time high October 21, 2024 UK music exports rose by 7.6 per cent in 2023 to an all-time high of £775m, a landmark achievement for the British music industry. Yet, new data from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) revealed that this growth in exports has slowed compared to 2022. Exports grew 20 per cent in 2022. Over 500 UK artists [...]
Desperate rich Brits seeking homes abroad in record numbers, say estate agents October 21, 2024 Super-rich Brits are looking at properties in popular expat destinations in record numbers, several leading estate agents have told City AM, as they prepare to flee “in desperation” from any punitive measures introduced at next week’s Budget. Enquiries to luxury property specialist Christies International Real Estate Dubai have trebled in recent months, one agent said, [...]
I built a fintech giant with no formal qualifications — now I own a football club October 21, 2024 “I started to knock that back and then I started to actually see the power of being a woman and of being who I am, rather than trying to fit in by being something that I'm not."
Arne Slot continues strong start to Liverpool career with Chelsea win October 20, 2024 Arne Slot’s brilliant start to life as Liverpool manager continued on Sunday as his side beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield. Curtis Jones starred in a game of contentious refereeing decisions as Slot’s Merseyside club remained top of the Premier League table. The victory was his 10th in all competitions at the helm of Liverpool. Of [...]
Van Riel ready to gamble as he aims for three from three in Vegas October 18, 2024 Triathlete Marten Van Riel has promised to spend his prize money at one of the city’s casinos as he chases a hat-trick of wins at Lake Las Vegas T100 this weekend. The Belgian continued his 100 per cent record on the T100 Triathlon World Tour with victory in Ibiza last month and can make it [...]
Fraud cost Brits almost £600m in first half of 2024 October 18, 2024 Fraudsters stole almost £600m from Britons in the first half of 2024, new figures reveal, in a sign of the heavy losses banks will cover under new mandatory reimbursement rules.
United Utilities accused of illegally dumping sewage into Windermere for years October 17, 2024 Water company United Utilities has been accused of failing to report more than 100 million litres of raw sewage that it illegally dumped into Windemere over a three-year period.
Is Gen Z really a risk to businesses? October 17, 2024 A lazy, entitled and narcissistic generation, more interested in TikTok than hard work. The stereotypes about Gen Z have, apparently, become so pervasive that managing a young workforce is now considered the biggest business threat by CEOs. Just 38 per cent of executives are “very confident” in tackling demands for better pay and benefits from [...]
The Square Mile and Me: M Restaurants founder Martin Williams on backpack etiquette and mandatory two hour lunches October 17, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today it’s Martin Williams, CEO of Groucho and founder of M Restaurants on the City staple’s 10th birthday What was your first job? I started working in hospitality when I was sixteen, as a dishwasher in a grotty hotel in North Yorkshire. I [...]