A change of use application has been submitted by agent CSJ Planning Consultants on behalf of BigSur Properties covering 37-39 and 41 Corn Street. The grade II-listed 37-39 Corn Street was originally designed by architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who worked on Liverpool Cathedral, Waterloo Bridge and Battersea Power Station as well as designing the red telephone box. The building, built in the 1930s and the office of the Friends Provident life insurance company, also features work from Read more [...]

A French school due to start its first teaching year this autumn has had to learn about English heritage the hard way after it was warned against unauthorised alterations to listed buildings in one of London’s best preserved Georgian squares. Conservation officers have warned a new school about alterations to Grade 1 listed buildings at 43-45 Bedford Square and 15-19 Bedford Avenue. Ecole Jeannine Manuel, which has schools in Paris and Lille, acquired a lease last year on a group of Grade Read more [...]

A listed building in the heart of Birmingham's business district has been acquired by a serviced office provider. Peter Maddox Associates has bought 50-52 Newhall Street for an undisclosed sum to add to its portfolio of serviced offices in Birmingham, Worcester and Wolverhampton. The four-storey building, on the corner with Cornwall Street, is 8,098 sq ft and Grade II listed. It is part-vacant and current tenants include law firm Dass Solicitors and underwriters Connected Cars. Director Richard Read more [...]

The Northern Ireland War Memorial Building on Waring Street and the modernist Danske Bank on Donegal Square West are among those newly protected. The Belfast Synagogue, the design of which influenced modern synagogues across the UK, has also been listed. Further listings include, the Belfast Telegraph Offices in Read more [...]

Image caption The Belfast Telegraph has previously objected to plans to have their Belfast headquarters buildings listed The Belfast Telegraph offices and the Belfast Synagogue are among 19 of the city's new listed buildings.Environment Minister Mark H Durkan announced changes Read more [...]

Retired RAF pilot Chris Heames was originally listed to fly Hawker HunterHowever he was previously committed to a family holiday during AugustBritish Airways captain Andy Hill, 51, stepped in to fly jet at ShorehamOrganisers Rafa say 'entirely routine' swap was made over a month ago By Jenny Awford and Martin Robinson for MailOnline Published: 12:32 GMT, 24 August 2015 | Updated: 21:07 GMT, 24 August 2015 Read more [...]

A worrying £74billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s biggest listed firms today amid panic over China’s economic meltdown. The FTSE 100 dropped 4.7% to its lowest level since the start of 2013. The slump will hit millions of Brits with pension pots invested in blue-chip shares. Concerns over growth hopes could also put pressure on the Bank of England to further delay a rise in interest rates from its historic low of 0.5%, hitting savers. Hundreds of billions were wiped off share prices Read more [...]

The world’s stock markets trailed a deep dive in China shares on Monday, hitting most Chinese companies listed in the United States. The Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF, which tracks an index of the 300 largest and most liquid Chinese shares traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, fell 13.15 per cent to US$30.29. The iShares China Large-Cap ETF, which tracks the investment results of an index composed of large-cap Chinese equities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Read more [...]

Number of homes available per estate agent branch up 25% in JulyHighest number of properties for sale since September 2013But demand is still growing - and is once again at an 11-year high By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:59 GMT, 24 August 2015 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 24 August 2015 51 View comments The number of properties listed for sale per Read more [...]

Islamic State blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the Unesco-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, the country’s antiquities chief has said. “Daesh placed a large quantity of explosives in the temple of Baal Shamin ... and then blew it up causing much damage to the temple,” said Maamoun Abdulkarim, using another name for Isis. Our darkest predictions are unfortunately taking place Maamoun Abdulkarim Isis, which controls swaths of Syria and neighbouring Iraq, captured Palmyra on 21 May, Read more [...]