Boeing 737 Max deliveries dip sharply as latest defect bites October 10, 2023 Boeing deliveries of its best-selling 737 MAX fell to the lowest level since August 2021 as the latest defect bites.
Keir Starmer’s conference speech interrupted by protester who covered him in glitter October 10, 2023 Labour leader Keir Starmer’s keynote conference speech was disrupted by a protester - who showered him with glitter.
Patisserie Valerie: Four in court over bakery chain’s collapse October 10, 2023 The four defendants sat side by side in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, speaking only to confirm details.
Falling price of butter leads the way as grocery inflation drops again October 10, 2023 Grocery price inflation has fallen again with the average price of a pack of butter now 16p less than a year ago, figures show. Prices across grocers were 11 per cent higher than a year ago for the four weeks to October 1, down from the previous month’s 12.2 per cent, analysts Kantar said. It [...]
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on why holiday spirit isn’t enough to power airlines’ profits October 10, 2023 Where the City’s top thinkers get a few things off their chest. Today, Interactive Investor’s Victoria Scholar takes the pen. Holiday spirit not enough to power airlines’ profits Global airline capacity (number of seats offered multiplied by distance flown) is finally on track to restore its pre-pandemic levels, according to data from Circium, reported by [...]
Rail workers ‘at war’ with government, union boss says October 9, 2023 Rail workers are “at war” with the government, a union boss has said, as Labour faced calls to commit to building HS2 in full. Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers’ union Aslef, said his members have been on strike for 16 months in a “Westminster-driven” dispute. He accused the government of wanting to send [...]
Israel vows complete siege of Gaza amid wave of strikes after incursion by Hamas October 9, 2023 Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting entry of food, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of air strikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion. More than two days after Hamas launched its surprise attack from Gaza, the [...]
EU suspends ‘all payments’ to Palestinians following Hamas attack on Israel October 9, 2023 The European Union is suspending “all payments immediately” to the Palestinians, the EU Commission announced on Monday. Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said the bloc was making the move because of what he called the “scale of terror and brutality” of Hamas’s attacks against Israel. The surprise announcement came just hours after EU officials stressed that no [...]
Mary Portas: High streets need Labour to ‘breathe life’ back into them October 9, 2023 Retail guru Mary Portas said she is “absolutely confident” a Labour government would “breathe life” back into Britain’s high streets. The broadcaster was appointed by then-prime minister David Cameron to lead a review into the future of British high streets in 2011. But Ms Portas, who presented Mary Queen of Shops, said she has been “frustrated” by [...]
Croda: FTSE chemicals giant’s share price drops after outlook slashed October 9, 2023 British speciality chemicals group Croda International cut its 2023 profit outlook on Monday, due to destocking and weak demand, particularly in its beauty care business in North America. The FTSE 100 company said it now expects 2023 group adjusted profit before tax of £300m to £320m pounds. It had forecast 370 million-400 million pounds previously. Following its profit outlook [...]
