Man arrested after scaling Buckingham Palace walls May 19, 2016 A man has been arrested following a security breach at Buckingham Palace, police have confirmed. The 41-year-old man was arrested in the royal grounds after scaling an outside perimeter wall just after 8:30pm last night. He was not armed and officers did not have to deploy a Taser. He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing on a protected [...]
Wendy’s serves up expectation beating earnings though shares fall on same-restaurant sales miss August 10, 2016 US burger chain Wendy's has beaten bottom line earning expectations, though same-restaurant sales rose less than expected. Shares were down 4.7 per cent in pre-market shortly before the market open. Net income fell to $26.5m (£20.2m), or 10 cents per share, in the second quarter from $40.2m a year earlier. Revenue slid 22 per cent to $382.7 million, mostly [...]
Pets at Home share price jumps after being bolstered by “Groom Room” August 4, 2016 Brexit may have the undermined of public confidence in the economy, led to market volatility and created political uncertainty, but the Pets at Home first quarter results showed that it doesn't seem to have affected one of the British people's most important wants: the desire to pamper our pooches. The figures Group revenue increased nearly nine per cent from £224m to £244m. [...]
Apple supplier Imagination Technologies swings to biggest ever loss July 5, 2016 The shine has worn off Imagination Technologies after swinging to its biggest ever loss in a tough market just months after being courted by tech giant Apple. The figures The chip maker swung to an pre-tax loss of £61.5m for the year to the end of April, down from a £5.7m loss the previous year. Revenue slipped 23 per cent to £120m [...]
Gotta catch ‘em all: how extreme collectors hunt down the world’s rarest watches December 8, 2016 In a thankfully deserted café near the river in Battersea, my acquaintance extracts an unassuming plastic shopping bag from a rucksack. From inside it, he unfurls 12 wristwatches, laying each one gently on the table; were the sole waitress present paying us any attention, she might think it a rather suspicious scene – even more [...]
Eneko at One Aldwych review: the Ronaldo of chefs’ new restaurant Eneko is a poor relation to its Basque sibling Azurmendi September 13, 2016 Azurmendi, a short drive from the centre of Bilbao, is one of those restaurants food groupies plan holidays around. Eneko Atxa’s three-Michelin star venue is like an epicurean Bond lair, a glass cube squatting in its own lavish herb garden, which guests are obliged to peruse before they begin their multitude of courses. Atxa himself [...]
Gaming Realms make play for worldwide gambling machine market through agreement with Scientific Games Corporation April 28, 2016 Online gambling game creator Gaming Realms has signed a global five-year machine licensing agreement with US company Scientific Games. Scientific Games Corporation, a provider of gambling products and services to lottery and gaming organisations, will develop new slot games for traditional gaming machines, video lottery terminals and on-property handheld devices. Scientific Games will now have exclusive rights [...]
This is how much tax Boris Johnson paid (and it’s the most of any politician so far) April 11, 2016 Tax returns are like buses. You spend ages waiting for one to turn up (or not, depending on your view of the world) and then three arrive all at once. Hot on the heels of George Osborne's and Jeremy Corbyn's comes that of London mayor Boris Johnson and it shows the now-Uxbridge MP has paid [...]
Who runs the world? These Girls. Forbes names Oprah, Taylor Swift and Beyonce in list of top self-made women June 1, 2016 Media empire builder and icon to middle-aged mums everywhere, Oprah has joined the founders of ABC Supply, Gap and Epic Systems in the Forbes list of wealthiest self-made women. Oprah Winfrey, who ditched her daytime television contract to set up her own cable television network, OWN, is worth $3.1bn (£2.1bn) according to the financial magazine. The [...]
The new topless Range Rover Evoque is a glorious blown-up Barbie car and we kind of love it October 4, 2016 As controversial as the EU referendum, the world’s foremost luxury 4×4 maker has lopped the top off its compact model in a bid to create a new lifestyle niche; the Cabrio SUV. To some, this is the best of all words. To others, it is a motorised selfie stick. Soft-top off-roaders aren’t a new concept. [...]