Great Fire of London 350th anniversary celebrations: What you need to know about the burning of a huge sculpture of London’s skyline August 31, 2016 This week marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, and to commemorate it, a 120 metre-long sculpture of London’s 17th-century skyline will be set alight on the Thames. To make sure you don’t miss out on the spectacle, entitled London 1666, here’s our guide to watching. Where The sculpture will be ceremonially [...]
Three at 3: The three stories you need to read right now August 30, 2016 It’s the day after the Bank Holiday weekend – need we say say more? So why bother trawling the internet for something to read? We’ve done the legwork for you, and put together the top three stories of the day in bite-sized form, just to make your life that bit easier. The workforce is in [...]
The Great Fire of London Commemorations: Everything you need to know August 30, 2016 The Great Fire of London which devastated the city and lasted for four days in 1666 marks its 350th anniversary this year, and today is the beginning of its commemoration. To help uncover the stories of this tragedy, a variety of events will take place under the name Great Fire 350. These events, which will [...]
Three at 3: The three stories you need to read right now August 26, 2016 It’s Friday afternoon – so why bother trawling the internet for something to read? We’ve done the legwork for you, and put together the top three stories of the day in bite size form, just to make your life that bit easier. Check out our three at three. Night Tube addition Its official – another [...]
Three at 3: The three stories you need to read right now August 25, 2016 We’ve put together the best three stories of the day in bite-size form, to make your life that bit easier. Time for a coffee break? Check out our three at three. #NationalBurgerDay If you’ve had enough of eating mediocre burgers, don’t fret – here’s a list of London’s best. From dirty to honest and everything [...]
Just received your GCSE results? No need to get A-Levels – get into the City with these apprenticeships at Lloyds, HSBC, PwC – and a new government department August 25, 2016 Those opening their GCSE results today will, for the most part, be planning to do A-Levels next year – particularly if they have ambitions in the City. But what if you could work for one of the UK's largest finance sector organisations without suffering through another two years of academia? We've rounded up the City's [...]
The Great British Bake returns tonight, we reveal the UK’s most popular desserts August 24, 2016 The much-anticipated Great British Bake Off kicks of this evening – as we are a nation known for our love for afternoon tea, it’s no wonder the return of our favourite baking show has got us all in a frenzy. To whet your appetites, Gocompare has whipped up an interactive map detailing the popularity of [...]
Three at 3: The three stories you need to read right now August 24, 2016 We’re officially halfway through the working week – to celebrate, we’ve put together the top three stories of the day in bite-size form, just to make your life that bit easier. Time for a coffee break? Check out our three at three. Millennials to millionaires We speak to the experts and look at how even [...]
Asking for a raise isn’t always easy – Here are tips on how to charm your boss into a pay rise August 24, 2016 Natural charm is a trait we’d all like to have been born with – just imagine the joys of never being at a loss for words. But even if you’re not a natural George Clooney type, it is possible to charmingly with your boss could get you a pay rise, suggests Jordan Harbinger, the host [...]
Three at 3: The three stories you need to read right now August 23, 2016 We’ve done the legwork for you, and put together the top three stories of the day in bite sized form, just to make your life that bit easier. Time for a coffee break? Check out our three at three. Guess who’s been given a six month driving ban A certain man who is known [...]
