Jaguar Land Rover drives up recruitment with 300 new jobs in West Midlands August 16, 2023 Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to create hundreds of new jobs in the West Midlands after the marque swung into the black earlier in the year. The luxury carmaker said today that it will employ 300 new technicians and test engineers at its plants in Solihull, Gaydon and Whitley. It said the recruitment push [...]
‘The last thing commuters need’: London business groups slam rail fare hike August 16, 2023 London business groups have slammed a significant government hike in rail ticket fares set to hit commuters next March. The Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to ensuring any fare increase falls below the nine per cent rise in the Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation measure, announced by the ONS on Wednesday morning. Regulated rail [...]
Red lorry, yellow lorry… but why no green lorries? August 16, 2023 The mission to get the UK’s fleet of trucks to go green is failing to take off, new figures have revealed, due to ongoing concerns about the lack of available electric or hydrogen charging points throughout the country. Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) currently produce nearly 20 per cent of all transport emissions in the UK, [...]
Sunak’s global AI safety summit plans ‘vague’ despite provisional autumn date August 16, 2023 The government is yet to announce details for its global AI safety summit, which it is planning to hold in the UK later this year. In June, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the UK’s plans to host the first major global summit on AI safety in autumn this year. Speaking at London Tech Week, Prime [...]
Lionesses’ win sees punters splurge £18.9m on drinks in the pub August 16, 2023 Footie fans flocking to the pub to support England’s win in the Women’s World Cup semi final against Australia were forecast to spend £18.9m on drinks in hospitality venues across the UK, a study has shown, in a welcomed boost to the sector. Total spending across the two stages of the semi-final rounds – including [...]
Further misconduct allegations made against former mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski – CityAM August 16, 2023 Further allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against former London mayoral candidate hopeful Daniel Korski. Three more women have accused the ex-Downing Street advisor of incidents including inappropriate touching,according to the Financial Times. Entrepreneur Korski left the race to become the Conservative City Hall nominee in June after Daisy Goodwin, a TV producer, alleged [...]
Tevva Motors is latest to ditch UK: Royal Mail EV lorry supplier moves to US August 16, 2023 Royal Mail’s electric lorry supplier Tevva Motors will move its headquarters to the US after announcing a merger with a New York-listed electric carmaker. Tevva Motors, whose headquarters are in Tillbury, Essex, said it would merge with Canada-based ElectraMeccanica and relocate to Delaware. The start-up firm – who manufacture a range of medium and heavy [...]
Bitcoin and Ethereum dip as altcoins slip into the red August 16, 2023 Bitcoin is sitting above $29.1k while Ethereum is trading around the $1.8k mark, both down by around 1% on the day.
House prices rise 1.7 per cent – but Brits advised they will keep coming down August 16, 2023 Average UK house prices increased by 1.7 per cent in the 12 months to June down from a revised 1.8 per cent in May 2023, but property experts are warning this won’t continue for long. New figures from the Office for National Statistics show the cost of a home in the UK is £5,000 more [...]
Cocktails in the City is returning – here’s everything you need to know August 16, 2023 Raise a glass, or five: Cocktails in the City returns this week, which is your chance to drink unusual and high quality mixes from some of the best bars in London, all outdoors in Bedford Square Gardens. There’s a festival-like atmosphere as bar tenders and mixologists set up stands in the Square. Some of the [...]