Revolve brings a buzzy brasserie to bustling Broadgate Circle June 15, 2022 Imagine Magaluf but populated entirely by people who work in finance – that’s Broadgate Circle on a balmy summer evening. It’s a mad, sweaty cauldron full of pink-faced men drinking lager and gently glistening in the heat. Take a step back from the epicentre and you’ll find a second, slightly elevated circle of bars and [...]
Priti Patel’s Rwanda deportations increasingly descend into chaotic mess as world jumps on UK plan to ship off asylum seekers to Africa June 15, 2022 The government’s plans to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda, which has become one of Home Secretary Priti Patel’s flagship policies, is rapidly descending into a chaotic mess, with legal proceedings piling up by the hour. Media around the world are branding the policy ‘racist’, ‘neo-colonial’ and ‘absurd’. Media across Africa and Asia are particularly critical, [...]
Theo Paphitis: Dragons’ Den star says the high street is going nowhere and neither is he June 14, 2022 Theo Paphitis is not in any hurry to hang up his boots. After decades running the show at companies from lingerie to stationery firms, one might be mistaken for thinking the Dragons’ Den star, retail titan and former Millwall chairman may be mulling a change of pace. However, Paphitis tells City A.M. he has “a [...]
Brits’ living standards drop at quickest pace in over a decade June 14, 2022 Brits’ living standards are falling at the fastest pace in over a decade caused by historically high inflation outstripping pay, reveals official figures published today. Take home pay, accounting for price rises, dropped 2.2 per cent over the three months to April, the steepest fall since 2011, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). [...]
Explainer-in-brief: Priti Patel bets big on Rwanda June 14, 2022 Today was set to be the first flight from the UK to Rwanda as Priti Patel marked the start of the Home Office policy to send refugees to the African nation. It has been mired by controversy and legal challenges. The number of migrants ending up on today’s flight is set to be low – [...]
‘Shambles’ Home Office still keeping tens of thousands waiting for passports to be issued, says Yvette Cooper June 14, 2022 Chaos surrounding the processing of passport applications is continuing with tens of thousands still reportedly waiting for one to be issued – putting their summer holidays at risk. Home office figures showed there were now under 3,300 civil servants working full time on the issue, down from almost 4,000 over the last couple of years. [...]
Our pledge to bridge the digital divide will shape our post-pandemic future June 14, 2022 Laptop on, coffee mug in hand, smartphone charged. This was many people’s mornings during the pandemic. As Covid-19 ravaged London, we all had to shift from being office-bound commuters to stay-at-home workers. It was then that the digital divide in our city became apparent to everyone. It wasn’t just the divide between the retail and [...]
Hannah Burke interview: Aramco Team Series tipped my season into profit June 14, 2022 Sharing in victory at the Aramco Team Series in Jeddah last year was more than just a welcome boost towards the end of a long season for England’s Hannah Burke. It also marked her first success since being sidelined by injury in 2019, losing sponsors and then having to take more time away from competition [...]
Weston Homes sets aside £50m to make London flats more eco friendly June 13, 2022 One of the UK’s largest housebuilders, Weston Homes, has set aside £50m to make all its houses in London and the South East more eco-friendly – in a bid to take advantage of “green premiums”. This will involve the fitting of heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points, in and around 7,500 homes, [...]
Government closes in on deal with EDF to extend life of coal plant as it scrambles to secure supplies June 13, 2022 The government is set to finalise an agreement to keep a coal-fired power station that was set to close, as it looks to ensure supply security this winter.