Corporate manslaughter fines could be raised to £20m: What’s the most dangerous job in the UK? November 14, 2014 Companies that commit corporate manslaughter should face fines of up to £20m, according to legal watchdog the Sentencing Council. Corporate health and safety nightmares such as pedestrians killed by falling scaffolding, gas leaks caused by an unregistered gas fitter or employees injured by falling machinery all fall under this type of crime and punishments should [...]
Northern line: £1bn TfL Tube extension to Battersea and Nine Elms gets the green light November 13, 2014 The extension of the Northern line to Battersea through Nine Elms was given the green light by the Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin yesterday. Under the plans, the line will run from Kennington to Battersea through Nine Elms, meaning journeys to the West End and the City will take just under 15 minutes. Two new stations [...]
Twitter chatter about BBC One’s Sherlock nets London £11m in free advertising November 13, 2014 Twitter chatter about the BBC One drama Sherlock has generated millions in free advertising spend for London's tourism industry, according to new research by Film London. The study crunched nearly 35 million likes, mentions and tweets from a range of websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Reddit and Pinterest to establish the "screen tourism" effect. Adrian Wootton, [...]
Britain woos rich tourists: David Cameron announces more fast track visas for visitors from New York, Paris, United Arab Emirates November 13, 2014 Britain is attempting to woo rich tourists by expanding its 24 hour fast-track visa service, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today. The service, which is already available to potential tourists living in China and India, will be rolled out to Turkey, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, the Phillipines from April. Two cities — [...]
Gold loses its shine as appetites for bullion wane after last year’s binge November 13, 2014 Global gold demand continued to dip in the last quarter, as appetites waned after last year's binge. Despite crumbling prices, investors haven't been tempted into the bullion market in recent months. During the three months to the end of September, global demand fell by two per cent from a year earlier to 929.3 tons according [...]
In pictures: Volunteers being to remove poppies from the Tower of London display November 12, 2014 NULL
Bwin.Party share price soars as it confirms takeover talks November 12, 2014 Shares in FTSE-listed Bwin.Party soared by more than 10 percent this afternoon, after the online gambling company was forced to confirm rumours it was in early acquisition talks. The statement issued to the London Stock Exchange entitled "media speculation" said: The Board of bwin.party confirms that it has entered into preliminary discussions with [...]
Bwin.Party Digital shares soar over 10 per cent after it confirms takeover talks November 12, 2014 Shares in FTSE-listed Bwin.Party soared over 10 percent on Wednesday afternoon, after the online gambling company confirmed it was in early talks that could result in an acquisition offer. In a bulletin entitled "media speculation" it said: The Board of bwin.party confirms that it has entered into preliminary discussions with a number of interested parties regarding [...]
Interest rate rise in 2015: This is why UK SMEs aren’t phased November 12, 2014 UK small and medium-sized businesses aren't phased by the prospect of rising interest rates, which, following comments by Bank of England governor Mark Carney this morning, market mavens now think will happen in October 2015. Research by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) found that of the 500 small and medium-sized [...]
Working for free? Unpaid internships in London cost £926 a month November 12, 2014 Every year thousands of young people toil away in unpaid internships, hoping to enter the increasingly crowded jobs market. They're seen as a necessity in industries such as journalism, graphic design, fashion and even some financial services roles. But for many, they're simply unaffordable, according to a report from the Sutton Trust, which had crunched university data [...]
