Forest, the e-bike operator recently licensed by Hounslow Council, has announced it is raising its “pay as you go” service fee by 50 per cent to £1.50, citing a doubling …
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Law firm partners’ pay rockets past rest of UK workforce
Partners at British law firms have seen their income rise over twice as fast as the rest of the UK workforce over the last five years. According to data shared …
Atom chair: Big banks don’t know their role in economic growth
The chair of digital bank Atom has slammed Britain’s banking giants for failing to drive the country’s economic ambitions. Lee Rochford, who had tenures at Virgin Money, RBS and BNP …
Gary Neville’s The Overlap and Mark Goldbridge win Bundesliga TV rights
British Premier League YouTube character Mark Goldbridge and Gary Neville’s The Overlap will broadcast Bundesliga matches after the German top flight confirmed its rights structure. The personality, whose real name …
‘Yesterday man’: How Powell’s Fed exit will open the door to Trump
With Jerome Powell’s term as chair expiring in 2026, President Trump is closing in on Fed control after months of animosity, says Helen Thomas The great central banker jamboree takes …
House prices recover after stamp duty hit
House prices are rebounding from a post-April decline caused by Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hike to stamp duty, official data has shown. The official house price index rose by 3.7 per …
Why Artillery Lane is the City of London’s most charming street
Our Toast the City Awards are celebrating the City’s top spots and takes place this October. This week: the bars and restaurants of Artillery Lane and Passage. Broadgate’s skyscrapers are so tall …
Brits call for VPN ban for minors to curb Online Safety Act loopholes
A majority of Britons believe children under 18 should be banned from using Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) following a recent surge, a survey has found. Research from YouGov found that …
What could Reeves’ property tax reforms mean for buyers and sellers?
Rumours have been swirling in Westminster about a variety of property tax changes Rachel Reeves might introduce in this Autumn’s budget – or further down the line – in an …
No more interest rate cuts expected as inflation runs ‘miles above target’
No further interest rate cuts are expected to be made this year after inflation in the year to July was higher than economists forecast. Markets had priced in a 50 …