FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 8 - The Untold Story

Aviva Studios opens in Manchester with Danny Boyle dance extravaganza

It is £130m over budget and four years late, but backers say it will be unlike any other arts venue in Europe

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

24 hour party precinct: inside Manchester’s Aviva Studios – where even the loos are a stage

As long as a jumbo and as tall as four double-deckers, the giant arts venue will host everything from dance shows to all-night raves. But can the £240m colossus put its troubled birth behind it?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Only 19% of middle income earners aged 32 to 40 ‘feel prepared for retirement’

Aviva raised concerns that people could ‘set and forget’ their default choices around their pension.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Gilt yields surge again after blowout US job report fuels new Fed rate fears

Figures on US wage and employment growth today but interest rates front of mind again at the end of a volatile week for markets.

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023

‘The quotes were £5,000 or more’: electric vehicle owners face soaring insurance costs

Drivers who ditched petrol and diesel to help save the planet face huge price rises in premiums

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Index closes down 0.8%, £1bn knocked off Entain value, Aviva in £460m AIG UK Life swoop

Fears over a longer spell of monetary policy in restrictive territory today kept shares under pressure and left the pound below $1.22.

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

Crisis-hit CBI shelves plans for tie-up with manufacturing body Make UK

Confederation of British Industry tells members it is confident an alternative emergency cash rescue will be found

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Record spike in insurance firms ripping off drivers over value of their car

Exclusive: Drivers of BMW, Mercedes and Land Rover cars are worst affected with underpayments of £1,000, according to research

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

Free food and threats to bonuses: UK finance and tech firms fight working from home

Banks and insurers join Google, Amazon and Meta in encouraging staff to spend most of week in office

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: Shares close flat as UK GDP shrinks by 0.5%, BP CEO quits, US inflation up

The shock resignation of one of the UK’s most influential captains of industry was the main talking point on London’s stock market today, as the FTSE 100 held steady overall.

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023