Heathrow Airport: Landing charge ruling spells trouble for UK’s biggest hub July 11, 2024 The landing fee has been the subject of a bitter feud between Heathrow and airlines such as Virgin Atlantic in recent years.
Boohoo factory saga ‘one of the worst ESG scandals’ in UK history, Leicester MP says November 18, 2020 The discovery of poor working conditions in Boohoo’s Leicester supply chain has been branded “one of the worst environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) scandals in modern UK history”, by one of the city’s MPs. Liz Kendall, the MP for Leicester West, today again called on Boohoo’s executive chairman Mahmud Kamani and chief executive John [...]
Brewdog founder James Watt swaps beer for marketing with new venture June 17, 2024 Watt, who recently stepped down as Brewdog chief executive, described Social Tip as a modern twist on traditional word-of-mouth marketing.
‘Done the unthinkable’: HS2 northern leg scrapped, Rishi Sunak confirms in Tory conference speech October 4, 2023 The northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester has been scrapped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister confirmed the decision to axe the route as he made his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today. Sunak said: “I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of [...]
Dumb Money: FCA uses Gamestop film to warn of speculative ‘hype’ investment September 26, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning cinemagoers about the dangers of speculative investments driven by hype.
FCA urges Woodford’s burnt investors to ‘seriously consider’ £235m redress deal June 1, 2023 The Financial Conduct Authority has urged Neil Woodford’s burnt investors to “seriously consider the offer on the table” after it struck a redress deal with the fund’s administrator earlier this year.
Forest double down and demand refereeing rule changes from PGMOL April 22, 2024 Nottingham Forest doubled down on their discontent with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last night, demanding rules must be changed to stop officials from working on matches which involve teams battling for league position with clubs they support. It comes after the Premier League club accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being “a Luton [...]
TfL wins battle to develop South Kensington tube station as government overrules council December 13, 2023 The planned redevelopment of South Kensington tube station has got to the go ahead from the Planning Inspectorate.
IPL franchise Royals to pounce on Yorkshire in English cricket first September 7, 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise the Rajasthan Royals have tabled a bid for English county Yorkshire, according to reports. The bid for the troubled club is said to be £25m, £10m more than the £15m the club need to raise to pay off what’s owed to ex-chair Colin Graves. The offer, according to the Daily [...]
GSK settles lawsuit over heartburn drug Zantac with alleged cancer links but ‘admits no liability’ June 23, 2023 Pharmaceutical giant GSK has revealed it has settled a lawsuit relating to discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, which was alleged to be linked to cancer. Shares in GSK jumped after it said an upcoming trial was cancelled but that it does not admit liability. The company hit back at allegations last year that the use of [...]