The demand for motorbikes, scooters and mopeds has spiked as commuters look to ditch public transport and come up with a new way to get to and from work, figures have today revealed. According to Online motor marketplace Auto Trader, the number of inquiries made to those selling mopeds on the site has tripled compared … Read more
Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London’s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in the harbour – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around it, … Read more
Senior Citigroup trader suspended over claims he stole food from his staff canteen By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 3 February 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 3 February 2020 A top City trader was suspended over claims he stole food from his staff canteen. Paras Shah, a senior bond trader at … Read more
Rogue trader Nick Leeson ‘boasts he is doing very well on the stock market’ amid the coronavirus pandemic Leeson ‘said “markets exist through crises” after declared he is “back trading”‘ He boasted ‘we are continuing to have another few great and profitable weeks’ Leeson was jailed for six-and-a-half years after Barings Bank went bust in … Read more
‘Hound of Hounslow’ trader who sparked trillion-dollar stock market crash from his bedroom should be spared jail, say prosecutors By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 GMT, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:19 GMT, 15 January 2020 Navinder Sarao was extradited to the US on charges of market manipulation after he carried out … Read more
A high-flying tattooed City of London trader who loved glamorous women, cocaine, and his red vintage Ferrari died at 42 after an insider trading career that spanned two continents. James Harris, an optician’s son who started his career as a tea boy on the London Stock Exchange, was found dead from an opioid overdose last … Read more