Black Friday 2015 shoppers beware: Cybercrime and online fraud cost the UK over £16m last Christmas – and Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the worst days of all November 23, 2015 Christmas spirit? Forget it: When it comes to cybercrime, online fraudsters are the biggest Grinches of all. Online shopping fraud over the holiday season soared by 42 per cent last year, with £16.4m lost to cyber criminals according to statistics from the City of London police compiled by non-profit organisations Get Safe Online and Action [...]
Douvan and Co have Willie Mullins dreaming of more Festival success February 28, 2017 ALTHOUGH the sun was shining at Willie Mullins’ Closutton base on Monday, as he briefed the media ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, some dark clouds have been hovering over the County Carlow stable this season. The Irish champion trainer has saddled an astonishing 15 winners at the last two festivals, but the run-up to this [...]
Sky is having a Black Friday sale and it includes a free TV, laptop or Xbox One November 24, 2016 Black Friday might be a US thing, but that doesn't mean some of the biggest British brands aren't getting involved. And many of them aren't even retailers. Step forward, Sky, which has launched its own Black Friday shop, with deals on TV bundles and broadband. And you could end up with a free TV. The [...]
Star Wars spin-off Rogue One feels the force of $290m global opening weekend December 18, 2016 The latest installment in the Star Wars saga raked in over $290m (around £232m) in its first weekend of global showings, as Disney’s $4bn investment in the series continues to pay dividends. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story made $71m on its first day in the US – the 12th best opening day of all [...]
Kew Gardens beats the Tower of London and the London Eye as the city’s top attraction December 7, 2016 Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Big Ben – these might be the first London landmarks tourists want to visit, but expectations were smashed this year as The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew won the top spot as London's best attraction for 2016. More than 23,000 public votes were cast and a panel of industry experts weighed in on top attractions [...]
Southern rail drivers vote to strike in run up to Christmas November 28, 2016 Southern rail drivers have voted in favour of further industrial action over the Christmas period as part of a long-running dispute over driver-only trains – meaning commuters could be facing up to 18 days of strikes in December and January. Members of the RMT union who work on Southern trains have already voted to strike on [...]
Big win for Wincanton as it inks four-year warehouse deal with Ikea December 21, 2016 Supply chain solutions group Wincanton has won the contract for Ikea's warehouses in London, the group announced today. Shares in Wincanton rose 2.34 per cent at the open. The agreement, which will run for four years, will see Wincanton lease and fit-out the warehouses on behalf of the Swedish furniture giant. Ikea's London warehouses occupy a combined [...]
West End retailers are expecting a £2.34bn boost from Christmas this year November 2, 2016 The West End is expecting some healthy takings at the till this Christmas – the most important time of year for retailers. The New West End Company has forecast that till receipts will rise 1.6 per cent year-on-year this Christmas, hitting £2.34bn. Average takings are expected to come to £51.1m per day during the peak period for [...]
Russia plane crash likely not terrorism says intelligence service as fragments of wreckage are found December 26, 2016 Terrorism is not among the main reasons being investigated for the plane crash in Russia which killed 92 people early on Christmas morning according to the country’s defence ministry, as it expands its search in an attempt to locate the aircraft’s black box flight recorder. Russia’s Ministry of Defence has found 86 fragments of the [...]
Freezing fog and ice: Drivers told to take extra care and airports warn of delays December 29, 2016 Drivers are being urged to be wary of lingering freezing fog as temperatures plummeted following a relatively mild weekend. Visibility across London, eastern England, the Midlands and Wales could be less than 100 metres. And combined with temperatures falling below freezing, the Met Office said people hitting the roads should be careful of untreated surfaces. "Driving [...]