Metro Bank shares sink to fresh all-time lows after Whatsapp rumours May 13, 2019 Metro Bank shares have plunged further to fresh all-time lows after the challenger bank was forced to quash fresh rumours of financial turmoil ahead of a £350m rights issue. Customers rushed to branches in west London over the weekend to withdraw money and items from safe deposit boxes following warnings on Whatsapp. Read more: Metro [...]
Bitcoin soars above $7,000 to hit nine-month high May 13, 2019 Bitcoin has broken through the $7,000 (£5,383) mark after hitting its highest level in nine months over the weekend. Read more: Hackers steal $41m in bitcoins from crypto exchange Binance The cryptocurrency built on a recent period of gains to climb as high as $7,585 yesterday, its highest level since September, according to data from [...]
Barbies and princesses: The game-changer in gender-stereotyped toys May 13, 2019 "Can I be an astronaut if I’m a girl?” That was the question asked by Katy Alexander’s four-year-old daughter, Zabel. To the New Jersey-born mother, this question came as a surprise. “Until then, I’d never really noticed that the characters in the space books she had been reading and the games she had been playing were [...]
The future of justice depends on fixing the forensic science crisis May 13, 2019 Forensic science is a compelling piece of the puzzle in most crime dramas. We are fascinated by it, and rightly so – what science enables us to detect has transformed how we reconstruct criminal events, whether using digital information like phone data and automated recognition technologies, or detecting DNA traces that often go unnoticed. And [...]
London’s finance expertise is leading the global charge towards a greener planet May 13, 2019 Tackling climate change presents an unprecedented challenge for us all – politicians, businesses and individuals alike. It’s estimated that some $90 trillion will be needed globally by 2030 to achieve international sustainable development and climate objectives, which is undoubtedly a daunting task. But it is also a significant opportunity. The UK’s financial and professional services [...]
Go fish: Angling Direct denies investors a dividend as it doubles down on expansion plans May 13, 2019 Angling Direct boosted sales by 40 per cent in its latest financial year but denied investors a dividend as it doubled down on expansion plans both online and on the UK high street. Read more: Angling Direct shares rise as it reels in record sales The figures Group sales rose 39 per cent to £42m [...]
Retail vacancy rates hit four-year high as shoppers ditch the high street May 13, 2019 Vacancy rates climbed to a four-year high last month, as high streets and shopping centres suffered a year-on-year fall in the number of shoppers during April. Read more: Next credits warm Easter for unexpected jump in retail sales The national town centre vacancy rate reached 10.2 per cent in April, marking a further increase on the [...]
Employees far more likely to talk about physical ailments than mental health May 13, 2019 Employees are three times more likely to talk about common physical illnesses and problems than they are to discuss mental health, a new survey by the charity Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA) has found. Read more: Revealed: Office workers' favourite workplace perks Only about one in 10 workers would feel comfortable speaking about self-harm, [...]
Dream or nightmare? When Sweden was still a socialist country May 12, 2019 Socialists in the United States and Great Britain often cite the Nordic countries as socialist role models. What they have failed to notice is that these countries have long since turned their backs on socialism. According to the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, Denmark and Sweden are among the 20 most capitalist countries in the [...]
Tottenham 2-2 Everton: Mauricio Pochettino aiming to make history after securing fourth place in the Premier League May 12, 2019 These are heady days for Mauricio Pochettino. After a dismal run of seven defeats in 11 Premier League games threatened to derail all Tottenham’s good work in the first half of the season, one game in midweek changed everything. Lucas Moura’s hat-trick in Amsterdam on Wednesday turned the normally reserved Argentinian into an overwhelmed, passionate [...]