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Credit Suisse has applied for a licence to set up an investment bank hub in Madrid, post Brexit

Credit Suisse applies for licence in Spain after Brexit

Credit Suisse has applied for a licence to set up an investment bank hub in Madrid after Britain has left the European Union, a spokesman said, confirming a report from Spanish newspaper Expansion.

Business • 01 Sep 20

Unfettered direct access to the EU for Britian's financial services sector ends on December 31

Banks told Covid-19 no excuse to delay EU Brexit hubs

Banks in the UK are coming under growing pressure from regulators to get their new hubs in the European Union up and running even as Covid-19 and foot-dragging by clients disrupt Brexit relocation plans, banks and regulators say.

Business • 26 Aug 20

Hillingdon Hospital has been hit by a coronavirus outbreak

London hospital shuts A&E over Covid-19 outbreak

A hospital in British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's west London constituency said it had closed to emergency patients after an outbreak of coronavirus.

Coronavirus • 08 Jul 20

Finbar Graham and Jennifer McCalmont hope to marry on a beach in Devon

NI couple take legal challenge over humanist weddings

In what has been described as a landmark case, a couple from Co Antrim are at the High Court in London to challenge the legal recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales.

UK • 07 Jul 20

Redrow said its 2020 profit will be substantially below last year's due to the impact of Covid-19

Redrow to shrink London business, warns of sales drop

British homebuilder Redrow said today it was scaling back its London operations and expects sales to drop more than a third this year due to the timing of coronavirus-fueled site closures.

Business • 30 Jun 20

Volunteers clean up following the disturbances in Brixton

15 police officers injured in London street clashes

British police have said 15 officers were injured when disorder broke out following an unauthorised music event in the Brixton area of south London overnight.

UK • 25 Jun 20

Patrick Hutchinson lifted the unnamed man to safety (Pic Reuters)

BLM supporter rescued man whose 'life was under threat'

A Black Lives Matter protester who rescued an injured white man during a violent far-right rally in London over the weekend has spoken of wanting "equality for all".

World • 15 Jun 20

Carary Wharf is home to the European headquarters of Barclays, Citigroup and HSBC and many other businesses

London's Canary Wharf gets ready for return to work

London's Canary Wharf has drawn up detailed plans to bring bankers, accountants and lawyers back to the financial district as the coronavirus pandemic eases, the Financial Times reported today.

Business • 15 May 20

The airport is now only using one of its two runways

UK's Heathrow Airport sees passenger demand drop by 90%

Heathrow Airport in London, forecast that passenger numbers would plunge by over 90% in April, as coronavirus restrictions stop most people from travelling.

Business • 14 Apr 20

European shares shed their earlier gains today despite another dramatic round of monetary stimulus by the European Central Bank

World stocks turn lower again despite ECB measures

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones opened lower on Wall Street today as another round of sweeping emergency action from policymakers across the globe failed to convince panic-stricken stock markets that a global recession could be averted

Business • 19 Mar 20

Deutsche Bank is splitting some of its trading operations across locations in Frankfurt after an employee tested positive

European banks broaden measures to combat virus spread

European banks expanded their emergency measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus, with Deutsche Bank splitting some of its trading operations across locations in Frankfurt after an employee tested positive.

Business • 10 Mar 20

The 2017 blaze at the north Kensington block killed 72 people

Grenfell architect apologises to victims at inquiry

The director of the architecture firm behind the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower has apologised for the disastrous 2017 fire, telling the bereaved and survivors: "It really shouldn't have happened."

UK • 02 Mar 20

Karen Clince, founder and managing director of Tigers Childcare

Tigers Childcare opens first UK facility in London

Irish company Tigers Childcare has opened its first childcare centre today in south London after a €2m investment.

Business • 02 Mar 20

The London housing market showed signs of a modest pick up in January after the decisive December election

Foxtons says well-prepared for Brexit challenges

Real estate agent Foxtons said today its 2020 sales pipeline was stronger than last year's, and it was prepared for further challenges in the UK property market during the Brexit transition period.

Business • 28 Feb 20

Police were called to London Central Mosque in Regent's Park at 3.10pm (File photo)

Man stabbed at London mosque

A man has been arrested after a stabbing incident at a London mosque in which one man was wounded.

UK • 21 Feb 20

Police cordons remained in place at the scene in Streatham, as forensics officers gathered evidence

UK to overhaul law around convicted terrorists

Britain is to urgently overhaul the law regarding convicted terrorists after police shot dead an extremist on early release from prison who stabbed two people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.

UK • 03 Feb 20

JPMorgan to increase its staff numbers in Paris to 450

JPMorgan buys Paris office to bring euro teams from UK

US bank JPMorgan Chase & Co said it plans to buy a building in central Paris to house up to 450 staff in coming years, as it relocates some services from London after Britain's exit from the European Union.

Business • 20 Jan 20

The incident in May last year cost EasyJet around £30,000

Late passenger caused bomb scare in bid to catch flight

An airline passenger who caused a bomb scare on his own flight because he was running late and feared he would miss it has been jailed for 16 months in the UK.

World • 18 Jan 20

More delays for the third runway at London's Heathrow airport

Heathrow's new runway delayed until at least 2028

An expansion plan for Britain's Heathrow Airport will be delayed by more than a year and a third runway now will probably be completed between early 2028 and late 2029, the airport said.

Business • 20 Dec 19

The boy was thrown from a viewing gallery

French boy thrown from London gallery begins to speak

A young French boy who was thrown off the 10th floor viewing platform of London's Tate Modern art gallery has started to speak, his family said.

World • 19 Dec 19

Tamara Ecclestone had left her home for her Christmas holidays

Jewellery worth £50m stolen from heiress' London home

Heiress Tamara Ecclestone has been left "shaken" after a reported £50 million worth of gems were stolen from her London home.

World • 16 Dec 19

Leanne O'Brien, girlfriend of Jack Merritt, is comforted by family members during a vigil at the Guildhall in Cambridge

Vigil held for victims of London Bridge attack

A vigil has been held to pay tribute to the victims killed in the London Bridge terror attack and to honour the emergency services and members of the public who responded to the incident.

World • 02 Dec 19

The police circling in on the suspect (Image: HLOBlog)

Watch: Civilians wrestle weapon from London suspect

Footage from London Bridge has emerged showing civilians helping police to detain and disarm the attacker.

UK • 29 Nov 19

Grenfell Next Of Kin accused Sadiq Khan of ignoring the findings of a public inquiry into the deadly fire

Grenfell Next Of Kin call for fire chief to resign

Relatives of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire have called for the resignation of the London Fire Brigade (LFB) chief in a meeting with the Mayor of London.

UK • 13 Nov 19

Jacob Rees-Mogg said the Grenfell victims should have used 'common sense'

Tories criticised for Grenfell comments

Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has been criticised for defending his party colleague Jacob Rees-Mogg over his controversial comments about the Grenfell Tower victims.

World • 06 Nov 19