The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joined Fred Sirieix, the maître d’ best known for Channel 4’s First Dates, at HMP Wormwood Scrubs today to officially open the doors to… The post The Mayor of London joins Fred Sirieix to open a prisoner-run restaurant at HMP Wormwood Scrubs appeared first on London Business News |…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has sent out one million letters to HGV licence holders across the UK urging people to leave their jobs to become a lorry driver. NHS… The post NHS paramedics are financially better off driving HGV’s to ease the fuel crisis appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Insulate Britain have staged their tenth day of protests in three weeks and some 30 activists blocked roundabouts at Junction 3 of the M4 and Junction 1 of the M1… The post Protestors block two major motorways with many arrested appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
JD Wetherspoon has reported a record annual loss, with chairman Tim Martin slamming the “use of lockdowns and draconian restrictions”. Covid lockdowns saw its pubs shut for 19 weeks. It… The post Wetherspoons posts record loss appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
At times it has felt like UK stocks have been performing a high wire act this week as they continued to make progress despite myriad worries facing investors. “On Friday… The post FTSE makes sorry start to October appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Policing Minister Kit Malthouse said today that motorists could face another “week or so” of issues with fuel due “unprecedented demand.” The Prime Minister is ready to review the situation… The post Minister says fuel crisis could last another ‘week or so’ appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Self-employed pension savings levels hit record lows in 2019/20, HMRC figures suggest. Self-employed workers contributed £830 million to pensions during the year, down from over £1 billion in 2018/19. Falling… The post Self-employed pension saving hits record low appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Around 1 in 6 (17%) adults experienced some form of depression in summer 2021 (21 July to 15 August); this is a decrease since early 2021 (21% during 27 January… The post One in six suffered some form of depression in summer 2021, says ONS appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
“Small businesses want to turn the page after a torrid 18 months”, the UK’s largest business group has told the Chancellor in its Autumn Budget submission, but they are being… The post ‘Step up to the plate’ firms urge government, as they publish Budget asks ahead of Conference appeared first on London Business News |…
The gross cost of pension tax relief hit £41.3 billion in 2019/20, up from £38.2 billion a year earlier, new HMRC figures published show. Tax paid on pension incomes increased… The post Pension tax relief ‘cost’ passes £41 billion as automatic enrolment drives up contributions appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
