Looming energy price cap rise could push five million back to the office February 8, 2022 The looming energy price cap could push almost five million people back into the office, as rising energy costs weigh on the work from home lifestyle. With millions considering ditching the pandemic-era work pattern, according to research by Electric Radiators Direct, early commutes at an average of £64 a month are appearing more desirable to [...]
Lockheed Martin snags $194m NASA contract to retrieve Mars rock samples February 8, 2022 Lockheed Martin has snagged a $194m NASA contract to build its Mars rocket, which will return rock samples to Earth sometime in the 2030s. The aerospace and deface manufacturer has already cemented itself within the space sector, both state and commercially funded, as it begins work on a separate commercial space station project, known as [...]
UK broadband and pay TV complaints at an ‘all-time low’ says Ofcom February 8, 2022 Ofcom has revealed that the number of complaints received between July and September last year across broadband, landline and pay TV companies were at an all-time low. From its latest league table, TalkTalk and Shell Energy had the most broadband complaints, primarily due to faults and service issues. With the industry average being 10 complaints per every 100,000 [...]
There is a light at the end of the London underground if we fight for its funding February 8, 2022 Last week, Transport for London was given another short extension on its emergency funding deal. This is hardly anything except another sticking plaster solution, stretched out a little longer, rather than a long-term programme to invest in London’s transport system. This came the same week that TfL issued a budget update setting out a potentially [...]
The unofficial economy of gossip has always been a powerful lure of the City February 8, 2022 The City has weathered an almighty storm over the last two years. And yet, there is still a strong appetite for people to come back to their offices even in the midst of so much uncertainty. The pros and cons of home working, hybrid and the office have been discussed at length. It has become [...]
Selina Advance scoops up $150m funding to roll out home equity lending February 8, 2022 London-based fintech firm Selina Advance has scooped up $150m funding as it looks to roll out home equity lending products to customers across the UK.
Why UK and Ireland want Euro 2028 bid instead of 2030 World Cup February 7, 2022 The UK and Ireland have abandoned plans to bid to host football’s 2030 World Cup almost a year after Prime Minister Boris Johnson trumpeted the project. Instead the football associations of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland favour bidding to stage the 2028 European Championship. So why has the World Cup [...]
UK lags behind other European nations on new-build delivery February 7, 2022 The UK is lagging behind several other major European nations on the delivery of new-builds, in relation to its population size, analysis has found. The country’s construction sector was hammered by rising costs on supply and labour, as well as having works delayed or stalled due to Covid restrictions. Countries including France, Belgium, the Netherlands [...]
UK fintech investment hits £27.5bn, a sevenfold increase in just twelve months February 7, 2022 UK fintech investment topped $37.3bn (£27.5bn) in 2021, a sevenfold increase compared to 2020, as dealmaking activity soared.
Inside the content creators’ industry, not everything is as glossy as it seems February 7, 2022 Say “influencer economy” to most people and there remains a temptation to shrug it off as a handful of Youtube stars making a few grand here and there for make-up videos. In truth, the influencer economy has become mainstream – almost 50m people around the world consider themselves “content creators”. That spans from impossibly youthful [...]