British Airways suspends flights to China amid coronavirus crisis

British Airways has today suspended all flights to mainland China with ‘immediate effect’ amid the escalating coronavirus crisis which has killed 130 people. The airline halted all bookings on its website for direct flights from London to Beijing and Shanghai until March, following the Foreign Office’s unprecedented advice last night urging …

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Royal Mail commits to an electric future

Royal Mail Group Ltd. has signed a deal with EDF in the UK, the UK’s leading low carbon energy producer, to deliver electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. This  partnership will support Royal Mail Group’s commitment under the Optimise Prime Project – the world’s largest commercial electric vehicle project. The three year …

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Met Police could reopen investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

Prince Andrew was pictured today driving his Bentley after angrily denying claims he refused to help the FBI with its investigation into billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein – as Scotland Yard revealed it could open its own probe.  The Queen’s son was said to be furious at an allegation from US …

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Wandsworth Council approves plans for 2,550 new homes

Wandsworth Council’s planning committee has approved plans to build 2,550 homes in Battersea. The controversial plans on the Winstanley and York Road estates will include include replacement council homes for all existing secure tenants and homeowners plus a leisure and community centre, library, children’s centre and nursery. At the same …

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What is the post-election reality for investors?

Santa rally or election elation? The UK stockmarket posted its biggest gains for more than three years in the week following Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory on 12 December, despite a simultaneous jump in the value of sterling that might have been expected to hit large firms with hefty international …

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