The company in charge of St Pancras International is luring in competition for Eurostar by nearly tripling passenger capacity and launching a range of new European routes. A tie-up between …
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Green shoots? UK retail sales beat expectations in January
Brits returned to the shops in January as discount spending fueled the first monthly rise in retail sales volumes since last August. Retail sales volumes rose 1.7 per cent in …
How can England beat Scotland in the Calcutta Cup?
It may not be a fixture famed for deciding Rugby World Cups, nor a major intra-hemisphere clash, but the Calcutta Cup game between England and Scotland is, and will always …
Labour must remember investors when reforming leasehold
Given that many properties are directly or indirectly owned by pension funds, getting leasehold reform wrong risks destabilising the property markets, transferring value to foreign investors and undermining the UK’s …
Instead of allowing SMEs to thrive, Labour is punishing them
From day one, this Labour government has prioritised the interests of unions and the public sector over the businesses that actually generate jobs and growth, says Danielle Dunfield-Prayero Labour’s true …
Rachel Reeves urges financial services to back emerging markets
Rachel Reeves has met with top financial services firms to urge them to work with development institutions and within “emerging markets”. The Chancellor met with firms including Aviva, HSBC and …
NATO members will ‘fight together’ if needed, defence secretary says
NATO member states will “fight together” if needed, the UK’s defence secretary has pledged during a visit to Norway. John Healey told a press conference with his Norwegian counterpart Tore …
US hedge fund shorts British firms despite aim to ‘save’ UK market
Activist investor Saba Capital has taken short positions against some key UK companies, including beloved Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury, despite previously claiming to be the “white knight of the UK …
Standard Chartered shares hit ten-year high ahead of results
Shares in Standard Chartered climbed to a ten-year high as the bank geared up to post its annual results on Friday. City analysts have pencilled in a full-year profit before …
Much Ado About Nothing: Tom Hiddleston stars in glitterbomb show
Much Ado About Nothing | Theatre Royal Drury Lane | ★★★★★ Jamie Lloyd’s production of Much Ado About Nothing is a blockbuster of such proportions the entire street outside the …