Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is expected to publish the list of nations, from which travellers returning to England will not have to quarantine, in a Downing Street briefing at 5pm.These are likely to include Portugal, Iceland and Malta, and possibly also Israel and Gibraltar —...
Research conducted for the Evening Standard today raised serious concerns over “greenwash” claims made by City fund managers to persuade the public to invest with them.Investments in companies and funds considered to have strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials have rocketed in the past...
A medical devices business backed by former Saracens rugby club chairman Nigel Wray is set to raise £15 million after revealing plans for a stock market listing.Belluscura will use the funds for the roll out of its lightweight and portable oxygen concentrators that can replace...
Cannabidiol brand Love Hemp has announced a tie-up with 24/7 online mental health support service Togetherall.CBD stands for cannabidiol - the non-psychoative compound in cannabis plants. It is used medicinally to treat conditions including insomnia. Love Hemp has reported seeing demand surge since the pandemic...
CITY broker Numis is booming, a result for bankers likely to rake in hefty bonuses and shareholders who include Lord Michael Spencer and Danish retail billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen.In the half-year revenues jumped 83% to £115 million, with profits up 442% at £39 million. Staff...
InterContinental Hotels Group said on Friday that it has repaid a £600 million UK government loan as the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza owner reported a bounce-back in bookings fuelled by resurgent demand in America and China. The FTSE 100 firm, which plunged to a...
AT least since Brexit one constant narrative around the City has been that its best days are in the past.London bankers would be usurped by Europeans and Americans, and by technology that made their services seem quaint.A quick look at Numis shows this simply isn’t...
Newly-floated sports video games group Semper Fortis Esports is believed to be in advanced talks to sign up Manchester United’s Harry Maguire and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin as “ambassadors” to promote the business.Semper Fortis Esports raised £2.6 million in a flotation on the Aquis stock exchange...
The FTSE 100 was set to shoot through the 7100 barrier today for the first time since last February amid strengthening hopes for the world economy.As ever with positive news in this super-low interest rate environment, there was the tempering factor that the Bank will...
One of Britain’s most respected entrepreneurs today led calls for a return to the office claiming it was “complete nonsense” to suggest people worked just as productively from home.Sir Lloyd Dorfman, founder of the Travelex currency exchange business, said that while people coped better than...