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Companies have had to put investment plans on the backburner as the Olympics approach, the Bank of England has reported. The Olympics are set to disrupt key industry, transport and energy projects for as long as six months as construction companies are made to down tools and large equipmentcan’t be transported around England by road. [...]
(Read More)26th Dec 11
Britain derailed by Boxing Day tube strike
by Paul Russell
Labour has today accused the Government of “hypocrisy” by failing to guarantee a Boxing Day rail service, as overground lines also remain shut and drivers on the tube in London head out on strike. John Woodcock, Labour’s transport spokesman, said that the Conservatives made a habit of routinely attacking Labour for making families and sports [...]
(Read More)26th Dec 11
Boxing Day sales see stabbings
by Harry Oldfield
Fourteen people were today arrested by police that were investigating two stabbings on what is London’s busiest shopping street. London Met Officers will quiz 11 of the suspects held over the killing of a male aged 18 near the well-known Foot Locker store located on Oxford Street. The young man was murdered at 13:45 GMT [...]
(Read More)3rd Oct 11
Olympics, Paralympics and Diamond Jubilee to cause delivery chaos
by Katie Naylor
London’s catering industry faces nearly four months of disruption in summer 2012, and has little planning time, warned one of the country’s leading distributors. Reynolds Catering Supplies, a supplier of fresh produce to chains including Pret a Manger, Carluccios and Pizza Express, said there has been insufficient guidance concerning road closures during the Olympics, Paralympics [...]
(Read More)18th Jul 11
Olympics could have damaging effects on London tourism
by Sally Davies
The official agency responsible for promoting tourism in London has stated that the Olympic Games next year may lead to a fall in visitors to the city, which could have a damaging effect on the stuttering economic recovery in the UK. London & Partners has admitted that there could be a situation where people don’t [...]
(Read More)5th Apr 11
UK Uncut accuses police of politically motivated arrests
by Harry Oldfield
Protest group UK Uncut claims police are attempting to disband it after arrests were made at a sit-in at Fortnum and Mason. However, the group has stated that it will continue to occupy high street outlets. A spokesman for the group said that they will not be intimidated, despite worries that the Metropolitan police intend [...]
(Read More)18th Mar 11
02 moves to superfast new 3g network
by Natasha Redman
02 has announced the launch of its new 900MHz 3G network in London, which boosts data speeds by a third. 02’s new super-quick 900MHz 3G mobile phone network has gone live in London. The carrier announced the new network, which improves the speed of mobile data downloads by 30 per cent has been switched on. [...]
(Read More)16th Mar 11
Redford bringing Sundance to London
by Harry Oldfield
Actor Robert Redford is to launch the Sundance London arts festival at the capital’s O2 Arena next year. Sundance Festival supremo Robert Redford has unveiled a UK version of his famous festival for independent films. The American movie actor and director Robert Redford will kick off the first Sundance London festival next year. The event, [...]
(Read More)14th Mar 11
MI5 learnt lessons from July 7 attacks
by Adam Richards
MI5 have admitted to having learnt lessons from the July 7 bombings, its lawyers told an inquest. James Eadie QC said that a detailed examination and re-examination of working practices, along with ‘significant changes’ to them, had been carried out in the wake of the 2005 London bombings in order to increase the amount of [...]
(Read More)10th Mar 11
Council clowns failing to collect council tax worth £1 billion
by Adam Richards
Inept officials in town halls across Britain have left a billion pounds worth of council tax uncollected. The staggering numbers were released in a report on Wednesday night. The numbers make for some sobering reading and show that many council authorities have failed to collect taxes worth tens of millions of pounds each. Most of [...]
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