For nearly a year, Transport for London’s property arm has been operating as Places for London, a public company built to consolidate TfL’s extensive property portfolio—they own 5,700 acres of …
May 2024
Sunak insists confidence in economy is growing
Rishi Sunak has insisted that “things are starting to feel better” and that confidence in the economy is growing after the UK economy moved out of recession, although he conceded …
GoCardless: Fintech ‘open-minded’ on further acquisitions as it eyes profitability in 2025
London-based payments fintech GoCardless is weighing up further acquisitions in the open banking space as it looks to rebound from a challenging 2023 and achieve profitability next year. The firm, …
E1 aiming to join Formula E in establishing European race hubs
The E1 speed boating series will head to Europe for the first time as the motorsporting discipline – with team owners including the likes of Virat Kohli, Sergio Perez and …
Half of workers ‘tempted’ to move jobs for four-day week, survey finds
Half of workers say they would be “tempted” to move jobs for the offer of a four-day working week, a survey has found. Researchers at recruitment firm Hays surveyed almost …
How Millie Bobbie Brown became Britain’s most sought-after beauty brand
Millie Bobbie Brown’s make-up line is the most in-demand British celebrity-owned beauty brand at the moment. Why? What separates Mille Bobbie Brown from the scores (and scores and scores) of …
Apple’s latest iPad advert backfired, but how does it rank amongst the worst ever?
Most things Apple does fly. Whether a new iPhone or iPad, it’s one of the richest companies in the world for a reason: It’s extremely popular and knows how to …
Does the Darktrace takeover prove the US bad for British tech?
Policy makers love that we’re building tech companies like Darktrace in the UK but hate it when they scale in the US. Time to regulate for reality, says Camilla de …
Soho House: Waiting list for Kendall Jenner favourite reaches record high ahead of Manchester, Sao Paolo and US openings
Soho House, the private members club, saw membership rise 10 per cent to 261,571 in the fourth quarter ahead of openings in Manchester, Sao Paolo and the US. The growth …
Warrior could be Triumphant by Miles
TRAINER Francis Lui sends his heavy artillery to Sha Tin this weekend and will be looking to make inroads into the five-winner deficit he currently trails Pierre Ng by in …