Foreign investors pile into London’s green dream, making it the ‘cleantech’ capital of Europe October 19, 2021 London was the leading city in Europe for ‘cleantech’ projects last year, with investors piling into the cause as the UK chases its net zero target and maps its ‘levelling up’ agenda. The UK snagged one in six of all foreign direct investment that came in behind cleantech last year, according to Big Four firm [...]
Bad news Nigel: Traditionalist names of City grandees slide down the baby-name ranks October 18, 2021 Baby names are increasingly being shaped by pop culture, according to the latest data, which has shown more traditional names to slide down the ranks, but win favour with mothers over 35. It marks a fading out of City grandee names like Emma Walmsley, who’s first name was ranked 60th most popular, Martin Gilbert who came [...]
Law student died only weeks after calling his GP about a lump on his neck October 18, 2021 The family of law student David Nash believe there were missed opportunities to spot a treatable infection which led to his death because he was not given a face-to-face GP appointment. Here is the sequence of events in the three weeks between his first GP appointment and his death, according to his parents, Andrew and [...]
Walking, cycling and urban greening: Meet London’s green development priorities October 18, 2021 London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that, as part of his plan to make London net zero by 2030, new developments will need to be greener and prioritise energy efficiency and space for walking and cycling. Set today by Khan, the three pieces of new guidance – called Be Seen Energy Monitoring, Urban Greening Factor [...]
EDF owned Pod Point set to raise £120m in London IPO next month October 18, 2021 Pod Point, an electric vehicle charging company majority owned by EDF Energy, is set to rally £120m in fresh funds from its London float which is due to land on the exchange next month. The initial public offering (IPO), which the firm announced last week, will see Legal & General Capital Investments sell off a [...]
London’s Walkie Talkie skyscraper evacuated after fire breaks out October 15, 2021 The Walkie Talkie building in Canada has been evacuated due to a fire, according to reports. At least three five engines are lined along Fenchurch Street, while evacuees and customers of Sky Gardens, one of the City’s top tourist destinations, stand outside. The police and an ambulance are also the scene. More [...]
Not a good Friday: Five Londoners taken to hospital as driver crashes into shop in Walthamstow October 15, 2021 A vehicle collided into a shop in Walthamstow, the London Fire Brigade said this morning. One man left the vehicle as firefighters arrived and five people were taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. Station Commander David Murphy, who was at the scene, said: “Crews arrived to find a vehicle that had passed through [...]
UK investors play it safe, while Chinese take risks and Indians are all over crypto October 14, 2021 Affluent to ultra-high-net worth investors in the UK are the most conservative in terms of investment risk among international peers, according to new research, shared exclusively with Morning Wire today. More than half of wealthy UK-based investors rated themselves as conservative in terms of their approach to risk, with 20 per cent describing themselves as [...]
Covid-19: Javid criticises London NYE fireworks cancellation as cases climb October 14, 2021 Health secretary Sajid Javid has criticised London mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to cancel London’s coveted fireworks show for the second year running. Khan cancelled the show due to concerns of Covid-19. Though data from the UK Health Security Agency has shown that cases are rising in all regions in England, with the East Midlands having [...]
Pure Gym close to bailing out of £1.5bn London listing October 14, 2021 The UK’s largest gym chain Pure Gym is reportedly close to abandoning its £1.5bn London float. The company could decide sometime this week whether it will go ahead with the listing, Sky News’ Mark Kleinman first reported. Though the initial public offering (IPO) had not been formally announced, Pure Gym had confirmed in August that [...]