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Travelling on the tube

Londoners demand more tech on the Tube!

Tue, 21 May 2013

The world around us is getting more tech-savvy by the second. We can shop online via our mobiles, turn our mobiles into on-the-go chip and pin cards and even use our phones as credit cards, so it comes as no big surprise that more of want to see tech become a bigger part of our commuting routes.  

David Gauke

Tax avoidance clampdown could cost UK jobs, warns minister

Tue, 21 May 2013

Clamping down on corporate tax avoidance could cost Britain jobs and outside investment, tax minister David Gauke has warned.

Nigel Farage

Tory shock as UKIP just TWO points behind in polls

Tue, 21 May 2013

The Tories have been put under renewed pressure by UKIP as a new poll shows that UKIP is just two points behind the Tories.

Nick Buckles

G4S chief quits after Olympic turmoil and profit warning

Tue, 21 May 2013

Nick Buckles, CEO of security giant G4S, will quit on 31 May, the firm has announced. He will be replaced by Ashley Almanza, who joined a few weeks ago as CFO.

Hire a foreign worker

Foreign residents will soon "outnumber Brits" in London

Mon, 20 May 2013

London’s reputation as a multi-national melting pot is set to continue, according to a prediction from the Sun based on Oxford University research.

Ronnie Wood

Surrey borough aka 'Beverly Hills' of Britain pays 200 times more tax than Google

Mon, 20 May 2013

The sleepy Surrey borough of Elmbridge is home to some rather saucy characters like Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and tennis champ Andy Murray.

Donald Trump and Alan Sugar

Alan Sugar blasts Donald Trump as an "ignorant ego crazed liar!"

Mon, 20 May 2013

Apprentice hosts come to blows again online

Gina Rinehart

Australia's richest woman is about to become world's richest

Mon, 20 May 2013

Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is about to become the richest woman in the world, according The Telegraph. She is the executive chair of Hancock Prospecting.

Battersea Power Station

London’s Battersea Power Station bags $1bn in property sales

Mon, 20 May 2013

Battersea Power Station has secured a whopping $1bn (£680m) worth of sales since January, developers said today.

WH Smith

WH Smith branded the worst store in Britain

Fri, 17 May 2013

“Messy and expensive” WH Smith has been rated the worst store in the Britain, a Which? Survey has revealed.

Kensington Roof Gardens

Germans snap up Kensington Roof Gardens for £225m

Fri, 17 May 2013

London’s celebrity party haunt Kensington Roof Gardens has been sold to the German Conley family for a £225m.

David Beckham

David Beckham: in numbers

Fri, 17 May 2013

What has Beckham’s footwork earned him?