Dialling down the music won’t reduce London’s crime rate September 24, 2018 Earlier this year, a drill rap group known as 1011 was issued with a court order banning them from making music without police permission. The five west London teenagers were arrested last year for conspiracy to commit violent disorder. The criminal behaviour court order, requested by the police, specified that the group must notify [...]
Uber Eats strike: Drivers protest over pay, blocking east London roads and leaving customers hungry September 20, 2018 Uber Eats drivers have abandoned their deliveries in the capital in a protest over pay. Couriers have gridlocked the roads around Aldgate East Station as they demand better pay from the food delivery service arm of Uber. Read more: Ranked: The UK's most valuable brands, according to WPP Uber Eats admitted it’s changing how drivers [...]
Uber Eats strike: Drivers protest over pay, blocking east London roads and leaving customers hungry September 20, 2018 Uber Eats drivers have abandoned their deliveries in the capital in a protest over pay. Couriers have gridlocked the roads around Aldgate East Station as they demand better pay from the food delivery service arm of Uber. Read more: Ranked: The UK's most valuable brands, according to WPP Uber Eats admitted it’s changing how drivers [...]
City makeover: Planning chief unveils major revamp bid to build more skyscrapers and lure in nightime West End goers September 20, 2018 Ambitious plans to transform London’s skyline and revamp the Square Mile’s muted nighttime economy were unveiled by the City’s influential planning chief today, in a bid to keep the capital’s financial centre a global leader post-Brexit. In a wide-reaching 20 year local plan revealed today, The City Corporation is hoping to enlarge its cluster of skyscrapers [...]
City makeover: Planning chief unveils major revamp bid to build more skyscrapers and lure in nightime West End goers September 20, 2018 Ambitious plans to transform London’s skyline and revamp the Square Mile’s muted nighttime economy were unveiled by the City’s influential planning chief today, in a bid to keep the capital’s financial centre a global leader post-Brexit. In a wide-reaching 20 year local plan revealed today, The City Corporation is hoping to enlarge its cluster of skyscrapers [...]
Aston Martin confirms London IPO could drive valuation to over £5bn September 20, 2018 Aston Martin’s IPO could value it at over £5bn, it confirmed today. The luxury carmaker is getting into gear for its stock market debut, setting its share price range as between £17.50 and £22.50 for ordinary shares. Read more: Aston Martin to hire Penny Hughes to lead £5bn float That range would give the British [...]
Aston Martin confirms London IPO could drive valuation to over £5bn September 20, 2018 Aston Martin’s IPO could value it at over £5bn, it confirmed today. The luxury carmaker is getting into gear for its stock market debut, setting its share price range as between £17.50 and £22.50 for ordinary shares. Read more: Aston Martin to hire Penny Hughes to lead £5bn float That range would give the British [...]
Boris Johnson’s flagship cycle superhighway costs £62,000 for every extra cyclist September 18, 2018 Boris Johnson’s controversial cycle superhighway, heralded as London’s “Crossrail of cycling”, is costing taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds for every new cyclist it attracts, according to new figures. Today’s new information from Transport for London (TfL) is likely to provide fresh ammunition to critics of the £47m project, which has come under fire from [...]
Boris Johnson’s flagship cycle superhighway costs £62,000 for every extra cyclist September 18, 2018 Boris Johnson’s controversial cycle superhighway, heralded as London’s “Crossrail of cycling”, is costing taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds for every new cyclist it attracts, according to new figures. Today’s new information from Transport for London (TfL) is likely to provide fresh ammunition to critics of the £47m project, which has come under fire from [...]
IMF warns time has run out for no-deal Brexit preparations September 17, 2018 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today warned that the government has run out of time to prepare fully for a no-deal Brexit, saying it would impose “substantial costs”on the British economy. Christine Lagarde, the IMF's managing director, said that a no-deal Brexit risks a "reduction of the size of the UK economy", with a larger [...]
