Khan: Met needs change ‘at highest levels’ in wake of damning corruption report March 22, 2022 Sadiq Khan has vowed to change the Metropolitan Police at “the highest levels” in response to a damning report into police corruption, with the mayor putting the force’s leadership on notice. The London mayor said the “Met leadership simply must do more” to combat corruption, while also appearing to blame them for the fact that [...]
Lockdown DIYers push B&Q owner Kingfisher past £1bn profit March 22, 2022 Kingfisher’s sales shot up last year as the B&Q owner became the third UK retailer to exceed £1bn profit. The home improvement behemoth joined retail titans Tesco and Marks & Spencer when it revealed its profits had reached record levels on Tuesday. Lockdown DIYers sent sales past £13bn for the year to 31 January, thanks [...]
Home-working dampens London firms’ recruitment plans March 22, 2022 A rise in hybrid working is dampening London firms’ recruitment plans, reveals a fresh survey released today. A net 31 per cent of businesses in the capital intend to scale up their workforce, down sharply from 42 per cent, according to a closely watched survey by ManpowerGroup. Greater use of remote working practices and a [...]
Number of Covid patients in hospital in Scotland reaches highest total ever March 21, 2022 The number of people in hospital with coronavirus in Scotland has reached its highest total ever since the start of the pandemic, with the latest figures showing 2,128 patients in hospital with the virus. In response to the figures, people should “top up” their Covid-19 jabs when called by the NHS, the Health Secretary has [...]
As London faces off threats to its global status, Dubai is waiting in the wings March 21, 2022 Since the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum on our future in the world and beyond the single market, one of the issues which has caused most angst and speculation has been the status of London as one of the world’s greatest financial centres. With the end of free movement of goods, services and people, [...]
IEA: No cars on Sundays and fewer business flights could cut global dependence on Russian oil March 20, 2022 The IEA has called for car-free cities on Sundays and avoiding business flights to cut down global dependence on Russian oil.
Exclusive: Marshalls reaps the rewards from a home improvement boom March 20, 2022 City A.M. speaks with Martin Coffey, chief executive at Marshalls, as the stone and concrete specialists show signs of post-Covid recovery.
Isolated but defiant Putin cheered on by 200,000 ecstatic pro-war Russians while four US soldiers die and UK convoy leaves for Ukraine March 19, 2022 Russia’s President Vladimir Putin was cheered on by 200,000 ecstatic Russians last night, an event that was broadcast live on state television across the world’s largest country. Russian Olympians wearing the nationalist “Z” symbol were celebrated on stage at a pro-war rally organised by Putin at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Social media showed gymnasts [...]
Best of this week in our opinion pages: from the fintech world to a tax regime to sanction Putin to what social media are doing in the disinformation wars March 19, 2022 As Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove disclosed the Homes for Ukraine scheme to host people fleeing war in Ukraine, Ajaz Ahmed wrote about the countless refugees who have reached British shores and set up incredibly successful businesses, effectively contributing to the growth of this country. Ahmed also called for businesses to step up and do [...]
Saturday Sitdown: Soho Housing’s chief on why ‘we need to rethink the way we use central London’ March 19, 2022 Insurance giant Admiral recently warned that nearly nine out of ten Londoners can no longer afford the average cost of rent in the capital. The demand for rooms to rent is much higher than the available supply, thereby leading to such increases that most Londoners cannot keep up with, the company cited as the main [...]