Taiwanese billionaire to sue ‘Fred the Shred’ for £3bn over RBS collapse
Nobu Su claims Fred Goodwin used his cash to keep struggling bank afloat
“In face of austerity Sadiq has worked tirelessly to support Londoners,” Khan backed for 2020 Mayoral bid
GMB, Britain’s general union, today announced its backing for Sadiq Khan’s to continue as the Labour Party’s Mayoral candidate in the upcoming 2020 London contest. Paul Maloney, GMB Southern Regional Secretary said: “In the face of savage austerity and a Tory Government, Sadiq has worked tirelessly as Mayor to support...
Breaking: No-deal Brexit may invalidate UK driving licence
The government has said that after March 2019 "your driving licence may no longer be valid by itself" in the EU, in its latest no-deal planning papers. To be able to drive your vehicle in the EU an application may be needed to gain an international driving permit for UK citizens....
Chemicals designed to replace infamous BPA in plastics may itself damage fertility
Replacements chemicals were also leaching out damaging the sperm and eggs of lab mice too
Councils have spent an insane amount of money on 220,000 redundancies since 2010
Data obtained by the LGC (Local Government Chronicle) has found that a staggering £4bn has been spent since 2010, reports The Local Government Chronicle. This shocking figure shows how much local government has been damaged by austerity, and at such a high cost to tax payers. The LGC data, which...
This Fish and Chip boss renames premises to get one over on his landlord
Mark Nicol, 48, was furious after his "heartless" landlord wouldn't give him a payment relief after his wife left him with nothing
London no longer the world’s number one financial centre & Brexit is a factor
The latest Z/Yen Global Financial Centres Index showed New York overtaking the UK's capital for the first time since 2015. The City think tank said there was evidence London had been knocked, but only slightly, by uncertainty over Brexit. However, it doesn’t make great reading to see London knocked off...
Archbishop of Canterbury slams Universal Credit and wants it scrapped
Justin Welby blasted Universal Credit, the Government's flagship welfare reform, and warned it had triggered "intense suffering." He said: "Universal credit, we know, was supposed to reform the benefit system, make it simpler and more efficient. It has not done that. We know that. "We know that it has left...
London Ambulance Service pilot reduces 999 calls & visits to A & E
Royal Voluntary Service ‘mobility volunteers’ provided support to older people at risk of falls and social isolation in two London boroughs A seven month pilot run by London Ambulance Service NHS Trust in partnership with national volunteering organisation, Royal Voluntary Service has helped cut emergency calls and visits to A&E...