Government injects £23m to boost UK skills and diversity in AI jobs February 10, 2022 The government has pumped £23m into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data conversion courses for young and underrepresented groups, as the UK aims to be the industry leader. There will be up to two thousand scholarships for masters AI conversion courses, and the aim is to create a new generation of experts in data science and [...]
Fitzrovia: We focus on a London area that’s like the West End but cooler February 9, 2022 Although the central London district of Fitzrovia has no formal boundaries (it is part of both the London boroughs of Camden and Westminster), it is generally agreed that it sits between Euston Road to the north and Oxford Street to the south. “Today, Fitzrovia is popular with the more discerning London buyer who is looking [...]
Law Society’s pay gap has gotten wider through Covid as men fill higher paying jobs and take home bigger bonuses February 9, 2022 The Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA’s) gender pay gap has widened since the start of the pandemic, according to new figures from the trade body. On average, men were paid 11.5 per cent more than women in 2021, and received 23.2 per cent larger bonuses. By comparison, men only received 10.6 per [...]
Covid: Self-isolation and all other restrictions to be dropped this month February 9, 2022 Self-isolation requirements and all other remaining Covid restrictions will be dropped by the end of this month for England, Boris Johnson has announced. Johnson told MPs today that the government would soon bring forward a full strategy to deal with the later stages of the pandemic and that all restrictions will be dropped around 24 [...]
London crowned UK second most congested city while overall levels go down February 9, 2022 While overall levels continue to decrease, London was crowned the UK’s second most congested city after Edinburgh. According to TomTom’s traffic index, in 2021 alone 14.8 megatonnes of CO2 were emitted as a result of London’s road traffic, of which 2.2 megatonnes came directly as a result of congestion. “Our data shows that the environmental [...]
Barratt boss confirms over 200 buildings fall under cladding safety review February 9, 2022 The boss of housebuilder Barratt has confirmed that more than 200 legacy properties fall within its safety review in a bid to fix the UK’s cladding crisis. Chief executive David Thomas said the company was in talks with government around its plans to get housebuilders to fork out the cash to undergo safety works on [...]
Demand for office space soared last month as businesses feel more certain February 9, 2022 Business owners making enquiries about leasing office space exceeded pre-pandemic levels last month, in a boost for the revival of city centres. Demand was 54 per cent higher last month than in January 2021 and 15 per cent higher than in January 2020, just before the pandemic hit. The office sector had the strongest growth [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: History to prove no burden for in-form Shum’s Gorytus in finale February 8, 2022 RACING fans with long memories may recall that it’s 40 years since a doping scandal rocked British horse-racing, when a potential champion racehorse named Gorytus was found to have been ‘got at’ after finishing last of four in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. Hopefully there will be happier times ahead for former UK-trained galloper GORYTUS, who [...]
C2C apologises for “inadvertently” causing price overcharge February 8, 2022 Rail operator C2C has apologised for “inadvertently ” loading the ticketing system incorrectly and causing an increase in ticket prices. C2C, which is owned by Italian state operator Trenitalia and runs services between the City’s Fenchurch Street and south Essex, told customers who had purchased a ticket between Saturday and today they could get a [...]
Plan B curbs to put downer on otherwise historic year for UK economy February 8, 2022 The re-emergence of Covid-19 restrictions put a downer on an otherwise historic year for the UK economy, reveal new forecasts released today. The imposition of Plan B measures throughout December in a bid to tame the rapid spread of the Omicron variant caused the British economy to contract in the final month of 2021, according [...]