Uber is to extend its reach in London by taking to the water, with the Thames Clippers commuter service to be rebranded Uber Boat and bookable through the US company’s app. A formal partnership will be launched this summer, allowing Uber users to book a Thames river journey through the app, and board using a QR code on their phone. […]
» Read moreThe accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been fined £3m by the industry regulator for failures during its auditing of the drinks group Conviviality, the owner of off-licence chains including Bargain Booze, which collapsed in 2018. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said the fine was reduced to £1.95m for admissions and early disposal but criticised Grant Thornton for failing to comply […]
» Read moreLISTEN TO ARTICLE SHARE THIS ARTICLE Covid-19 is pushing New York City’s affordable housing crisis to a breaking point. Look at 25-year-old Jessica Lee and her husband, who needed four roommates to afford their $4,000-a-month four-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn’s hip Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, a relative bargain in the Big Apple. Now her husband and everyone else in the house have all […]
» Read moreIn this article The Financial Reporting Council fined Grant Thornton UK LLP and sanctioned two of the auditor’s former executives for failing to maintain ethical standards, in the latest critique by regulators of accounting firms’ shortcomings. The accounting firm will pay 1.95 million pounds ($2.45 million) and another 207,000 pounds in costs, the FRC said Wednesday in an email. Natasha […]
» Read moreFox News Flash top headlines for July 7 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. California, Michigan and three other states – plus the District of Columbia – are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department, opposing what they say is a plan to take coronavirus relief funds away from K-12 public schools […]
» Read more(This story is part of an ongoing series on the home designs that define cities. Read more here about iconic floor plans in London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Paris.) In the movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” the main characters move between opulent mansions and colonial-era hotels in Singapore. But the reality is the vast majority of families live in modestly-sized apartments built by the government—concentrated, high-rise housing […]
» Read moreUniversal Credit is overseen by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which aims to provide assistance to those who are out of work or on a low income. The benefit is issued monthly to those who are entitled to receive it, and provides a stream of income to households needing the extra finances. Universal Credit is slowly replacing benefits […]
» Read moreMany of the world's greatest travel destinations are reopening to international travelers this summer. But not all openings are created equal. A handful of countries are letting in everyone, while others are inviting only a select few. Here is a definitive guide to the countries that are now welcoming travelers — or have indicated they will before August. Do consider: […]
» Read moreRoberts drifts away from conservative bloc Some political insiders say Supreme Court Justice John Roberts has drifted away from the conservative bloc, providing hope for Democrats and angering Republicans. U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts spent a night in a hospital last month after injuring his forehead in a fall near his home, Fox News has confirmed. After the […]
» Read moreBig banks bagged a fortune in fees from distributing cash in the US government’s aid program for small businesses stricken by the coronavirus, according to fresh data. JPMorgan Chase reaped $864 million as it handed out $28.8 billion in loans for the Paycheck Protection Program, according to an analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Bank of America, meanwhile, pulled in […]
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