Feel at home with Vertus in Canary Wharf January 9, 2023 Vertus provides an unrivalled rental experience, offering award-winning services in a thriving community. Discover the Canary Wharf estateCanary Wharf has transformed over the last ten years, fast becoming a world-class lifestyle destination. Community and culture have been at the centre of this change, a natural move by the Canary Wharf Group to provide a rich, [...]
‘Divorce Day’: Why cash-strapped couples are looking at putting off their split amid money woes January 9, 2023 Over a third of married couples who had been considering a divorce are now opting to stay in their relationship because of the cost-of-living crisis, according to a survey. The first working Monday of the new year has been dubbed ‘Divorce Day’ by lawyers, but many couples are thinking twice before splitting from their partner [...]
To be an attractive location the City needs an innovative offer, starting from transport January 9, 2023 For many City workers, after a week of working from home due to rail strikes, today will be the first day back in the office. People across the Square Mile will hope that the new year brings a swift resolution to the railways’ industrial action. We all want to return and help the City unlock [...]
Sunak – or Starmer – need to focus on building to get the country back on its feet January 9, 2023 We are merely days into 2023 and attention is already turning to the next general election, which is likely to take place next year. Both Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer set out their ambitions in their New Year speeches last week. As ever, the commentariat was divided on who delivered the most coherent and convincing [...]
Labour: Work from home but reverse pandemic retirement, over-50s urged January 7, 2023 Labour is hoping to tempt over-50s out of early retirement with the right to work from home. The shadow work and pensions secretary, Jonathan Ashworth, has outlined plans to entice over-50s to take up employment again. Speaking with The Daily Telegraph, Keir Starmer’s spokesperson on the issue, Ashworth, said Labour will launch a series of [...]
Both Sunak and Starmer have finally vowed to put innovation at the heart of their strategies January 6, 2023 For the first time in the new year – but not for the first time in his premiership – Rishi Sunak delivered a speech against a challenging economic backdrop this week. Growth – and the best way to achieve it – continues to percolate in political and public discourse, with fears of a global recession, [...]
Gianluca Vialli dead at 58: Ex Italy, Chelsea and Juve star passed after battle with cancer January 6, 2023 Former Italy, Juventus and Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli has died aged 58 following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer, the Italian Football Federation has announced. Vialli, who went on to enjoy huge success as Chelsea manager following his glittering playing career, was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and announced he had been given the all-clear [...]
Safe as houses: as years pass by, residential property remains the most resilient investment January 6, 2023 When Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away last year, it brought the nation – and much of the world – together in mourning. With 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II replaced Queen Victoria as the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch. There was much that united the two, from overseeing periods of dramatic [...]
Greggs: Baker on a sausage roll as it plots further expansion across UK January 5, 2023 Greggs has said it is on track for 150 net new stores this year as its value-proposition protects it from a wider consumer down-turn. In a fourth quarter trading update, the sausage-roll seller said its sales stood at £1.5bn, as the firm bounced back after experiencing pandemic-related disruption last Christmas. Sales had surged 23 per [...]
Shocking revelations in leaked extract of Prince Harry’s book: ‘William physically attacked me and branded Meghan “abrasive” January 5, 2023 The Duke of Sussex has reportedly claimed he was physically attacked by his brother over the younger prince’s marriage to Meghan Markle. In a leaked extract of his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, to The Guardian newspaper, Prince Harry alleged the confrontation took place at his London home in 2019 and had left him with a [...]