Queen faces Covid scare at Balmoral as staff member tests positive August 17, 2021 The Queen is carrying on her summer holiday at Balmoral although a staff member at the Scottish estate tested positive for coronavirus this weekend. Her Majesty, 95 and double-vaccinated, will remain at her private castle in Aberdeenshire as planned. The Covid-infected employee was sent home on Saturday after taking a PCR test, reported The Sun. [...]
Franco Manca’s Fulham Shore eyes expansion despite sliding revenue August 17, 2021 Hospitality group Fulham Shore, which owns Franco Manca, has seen its annual revenue nearly sliced in half due to the restrictions on restaurants for most of the year. The group pulled in £40.3m in revenue in the year to 28 March, after it had plunged 41.3 per cent from the £68.6m it raked in last [...]
‘We just have to leave’: Queen’s Brian May to ditch London after flooding August 17, 2021 Queen guitarist Brian May is set to depart London after nearly two decades following flood damage to his Kensington mansion. The music icon called the capital a “brutal” place to live after the basement of his £7m home was flooded, ruining many of his and wife Anita Dobson’s childhood photo albums and memorabilia. “The funny [...]
Westminster parking wardens threaten with strike action after rejecting pay offer August 17, 2021 Traffic wardens enforcing parking in the streets of Westminster are threatening with strike action as they reject their employer’s latest pay offer. Union workers unanimously turned down NSL’s offer to increase their wages by an extra 21p per hour under a three-year deal. The modest increase would result in a loss in income in real [...]
Travers Smith moving London HQ next door to Deloitte and Goldman Sachs August 17, 2021 Law firm Travers Smith will relocate its Canada headquarters in 2025 and neighbour Goldman Sachs and Deloitte offices. Its new headquarters will be based at Stonecutter Court, a 13-storey office in Farringdon which is a short distance from its current location on Snow Hill in the same area. The silver circle firm signed a [...]
Five men open fire at communal BBQ near Regent’s Park in Camden August 16, 2021 Gunshots were discharged into a group of people attending a communal BBQ in an open space in Clarence Gardens, near Regent’s Park in north London, the Metropolitan Police said today. Officers are appealing for witnesses after up to five males “indiscriminately” fired a weapon into a large crowd just after 10pm on Saturday, injuring four [...]
London revealed as best European city for runners August 16, 2021 London has been named the best city in Europe to run in after a study found its conditions to be the best for a metropolitan jog. Sportswear brand Puma measured the cities’ suitability using a number of factors, including air pollution, temperature, congestion, the number of running clubs, quality of water and elevation. The team [...]
Charlie Nunn starts as Lloyds Bank chief executive August 16, 2021 Former HSBC banker Charlie Nunn takes on the role of chief executive of Lloyds Bank today, one of the UK’s biggest finance jobs. Nunn’s appointment was announced in November and his starting date was revealed in February. He replaces Antonio Horta-Osorio, who held the position for a decade and announced he would step down once [...]
Deputy leader of council resigns as Marble Arch Mound costs hit £6m August 13, 2021 The Deputy leader of Westminster Council has resigned after costs for the Marble Arch Mound reached £6m – almost double the amount forecast. The Mound, which opened on July 26th, was heavily criticised by visitors who were charged to climb the 25-meter, muddy heap before construction was finished. Ticket holders have received refunds and the [...]
Pandemic space race: Flats are back but prices are slow to catch up with detached homes August 12, 2021 The average price of a flat has climbed just one per cent since the start of the pandemic, while detached homes have jumped by 10 per cent, according to the latest data. The data, from property website Rightmove, suggests that Brits’ property choices have been permanently changed by the pandemic. When Covid-19 brought three national [...]