Thirteen people are arrested for violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker after a large group of youths ‘became aggressive towards police’ forcing officers to ban groups of teenagers from town centre Officers were called after reports of a man damaging a car in Shoreham, Sussex When they arrived, a large group of youths ‘became … Read more
For most homeowners, refurbishment projects are deeply stressful. Whether it is a new kitchen, loft conversion or revamp of the spare bedroom, everything costs more and takes longer than predicted – and tempers run high. Large construction and infrastructure projects are little different. Budgets and time limits are fixed at the outset, but plans go … Read more
Gym group loses 178,000 customers during lockdown – even though it froze their payments By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 July 2020 The Gym Group lost 178,000 customers during lockdown. Around one in five of one of Britain’s biggest fitness chains’ members quit … Read more
Deloitte faces record £15m fine over ‘reckless’ audit of UK software group Autonomy before it was sold for £9bn By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 9 July 2020 Deloitte is facing a record £15million fine over its ‘reckless’ audits of a British software group … Read more
Jet2.com owner Dart Group sees profits fall as travel restrictions and flight cancellations continue to hit airline sector About 600,000 more people took a package holiday with Jet2Holidays last year Pilots’ union BALPA claimed in June that Jet2 planned to let go over 100 pilots Last summer, the company also managed to enlarge its fleet … Read more
Q&A by Xantha Leatham What is the Great British September Clean? The Great British September Clean is, in fact, the postponed Great British Spring Clean, which had to be mothballed in March when the country went into lockdown. How can I get involved? Anyone who wants to take part can do so by registering via … Read more
First Group sees share price plummet as the travel firm unveils £300m loss, dwindling passenger numbers and a £3.2bn debt pile Shares in FTSE-250 listed First Group fell over 15% this morning Transport group’s annual losses have swelled by £98m to £300m Firm says it needs to offload US arm and pay down debts to … Read more
George Osborne is the latest political heavyweight to be linked to a pro-China lobbying group accused of grooming Britain’s elite. Mr Osborne, who steered a lucrative ‘golden era’ of relations with Beijing as chancellor, was a guest of honour alongside a Huawei executive at a dinner hosted by the 48 Group Club, The Times reported. … Read more
Hands interlocked, his face in solemn repose, Peter Mandelson stands deferentially behind China‘s Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing. When taken in 2018, the picture drew little, if any, comment. Why would it? Lord Mandelson has, after all, made quite a habit of cosying up to authoritarian leaders. But now it has acquired new … Read more
Boris Johnson today urged firms to hold off on job cuts until ‘times get better’ after John Lewis, Harrods and Topshop announced plans to close stores and axe workers as coronavirus continues to choke Britain’s high streets. The Prime Minister was confronted about a growing numbers of job losses amid the pandemic during todays PMQs, insisting the Government … Read more