Letters: Startup survival of the fittest December 12, 2022 Agile startups can relieve pain points faster than big businesses – so long as they can survive the
Nightclubs face higher business rates next year in latest ‘hammer blow’ for the sector December 12, 2022 Press Association Nightclubs across the UK face higher property taxes next year in the latest “hammer blow” for the sector, according to new data. The new business rates rules unveiled in last month’s budget handed many high street firms lower tax bills from April next year. Pubs and high street shops are among those due to [...]
Harry Kane: I’ll come back stronger after penalty miss December 11, 2022 England captain Harry Kane insists he will use their disappointing World Cup exit to be mentally stronger in the future. The Tottenham striker, who had earlier converted from the spot to go level with Wayne Rooney as the country’s leading scorer on 53 goals, missed a late penalty which would have made it 2-2 against [...]
Letters: A plan for levelling up December 7, 2022 Thriving, sustainable businesses build the strong, vibrant, and flourishing communities we want to live in.
Rail strikes: RMT rejects eight per cent pay rise offer December 4, 2022 Rail union the RMT has rejected an 8 per cent pay rise offered by rail operators, aimed at heading off strikes planned for next week. “We have rejected this offer as it does not meet any of our criteria for securing a settlement on long term job security, a decent pay rise and protecting working [...]
Kremlin gets ready to annex four regions of Ukraine on Friday September 29, 2022 Press Association Russia on Friday will formally annex occupied parts of Ukraine where it held Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” in which it claimed that residents had voted overwhelmingly to live under Moscow’s rule. The Ukrainian government and the West have denounced the ballots as illegal, forced and rigged. Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend a ceremony on [...]
Claims Prince Charles’ charity accepted £1m gift from Osama bin Laden’s brothers July 31, 2022 Prince Charles was given a £1m donation for his charity from Osama bin Laden’s half-brothers, Bakr and Shafiq bin Laden, according to reports. The Sunday Times has reported that the Prince of Wales allegedly had a private meeting with Bakr at Clarence House in London in October 2013, two years after Osama bin Laden was [...]
MPs urge Liverpool FC to cut ties with Standard Chartered over support for Hong Kong security law July 31, 2022 MPs have urged Liverpool football club to break its sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered over the the bank’s past support for a draconian national security law in Hong Kong. In a letter to Billy Hogan, the football team’s CEO, MPs and peers from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong highlighted that following mounting authoritarianism [...]
Currys told to ditch price lock by shareholder to increase margins July 31, 2022 Currys has been told to ditch its “price lock” commitment and make goods more expensive by a veteran hedge fund manager amid the cost of living crisis. Crispin Odey, who holds a substantial stake in the firm, said “freezers and washing machines are going to have to be more expensive as they are currently being [...]
