Andalucía, the Jewel of Spain August 18, 2022 Andalucía has one of the richest cultural histories of any part of Europe, and the varying ethnicities that have shaped and melded this vibrant area of southern Spain has created a mythical land usually found only in children’s fairy tales. Grand monuments, palaces, fortresses and castles can be found in every part of Andalucía and [...]
Brits still working from home this winter facing hundreds more in energy bills August 17, 2022 The post-pandemic work from home honeymoon could end this winter with Brits having to pay hundreds more in energy bills to heat their homes. Research has shown it is cheaper for workers to go back to their desks, than to heat their homes while working in them, to the tune of almost £200 a month. [...]
Cineworld tanks as firm considers share dilution amid dwindling demand August 17, 2022 Cineworld said that despite a gradual recovery of demand since re-opening in April 2021, recent admission levels have been below expectations due to limited film slates.
Just 20 per cent of rail network to operate on Thursday and Saturday as UK braces for next wave of strikes August 17, 2022 A fifth of rail services running on half of the network will be running on Thursday and Saturday, as industrial action is set to bring the country to a grinding halt. Network Rail has advised commuters to not use trains unless absolutely necessary, with limited services available for much of the country. This comes after [...]
Persimmon hands £750m to shareholders so far this year August 17, 2022 Persimmon, one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, has handed £750m to shareholders since the beginning of this year as the country’s housing market booms. The average selling price of a home has grown by a little under £10,000 over the past 12-months. “House prices have proved remarkably robust since the pandemic began, buoyed by pent-up [...]
Pubs are vital parts of our community: they urgently need a tax cut August 16, 2022 If the pandemic taught us one thing, it’s that the City is far more than traders, brokers and bankers. It’s the teams who packed up a host of high-end kit on a Friday and parked it in front rooms in the Home Counties in time for Monday’s open; the insurers and the compliance bods who [...]
Exclusive: Energy price cap is only hurting customers, says Utilita boss August 16, 2022 The price cap is a symbol of regulatory failings across the energy sector, argued Utilita Energy (Utilita) boss Bill Bullen.
Big Tech outlier: Apple pushes for three day return to office policy August 16, 2022 Apple has called on employees to get back into office at least three days a week as the tech giant continues to defy work from home trends that dominate Silicon Valley.
Brexit Britain no longer seen as potential home for EU citizens: New arrivals drop by 90 per cent in just one year August 16, 2022 The number of citizens from member states of the European Union that moved to Britain has dropped dramatically, according to new figures seen by City A.M. Data from the Migration Observatory, part of the University of Oxford, showed that just under 43,000 EU citizens obtained UK visas for work, study, family or other purposes last [...]
Our health care leaders need financial acumen to start to fix the holes in the NHS August 16, 2022 We have all seen the headlines – NHS waitlists continue to grow to record levels. The latest count stands at 6.7 million, an increase of 34 per cent in just two years. Again and again, we see the problem, and many within the healthcare system and in our political institutions are at a loss about [...]