New BBC boss Tim Davie tries to lure back Andrew Neil

Andrew Neil explains why he wants to interview Boris Johnson prior to the election The ‘Empty Chair’: Neil vs Boris Johnson, December 2019 Mr Neil delivered a direct interview challenge to Boris Johnson during the 2019 General Election, telling him it was ‘not too late’ to accept his invitation to chat before the poll. Mr … Read more

Transport for London offer ‘first trip for free’ deal to lure Londoners back into the city centre

Transport bosses are considering offering Londoners a free trip into the capital in an attempt to stimulate the economy. The First Ride Free scheme is being considered by Transport for London (TfL) to let the public see that it is safe to enjoy the centre of the capital. It is deemed the public travel equivalent … Read more

Staff are pouring back to offices at a string of top firms as others try to lure workers to return

Staff pour back to offices at top firms and others consider plans to lure workers back to their desks – while survey shows more than half of senior managers continue to work from home Many companies recorded an uptick in employees getting back to their desks High street chain Boots was among those recording a … Read more

Fraudsters use fake recommendations from celebrities including Ed Sheeran to lure in victims

Warning over investment scams ‘endorsed by stars’: Fraudsters use fake recommendations from celebrities including Ed Sheeran and Holly Willoughby to lure in victims Con artists are using fake celebrity endorsements to promote investment scams  Fraudsters are using fabricated quotes from Dragons’ Den stars to dupe victims Reports of investment scams soared by 45 per cent over … Read more

Ruthless people smugglers are offering ‘kids go free’ deals to lure migrants across Channel

People smugglers are offering migrants ‘kids go free deals’ while dropping their prices for small-boat Channel crossings.  Desperate parents are being told they don’t have to pay to carry babies and toddlers as the ruthless smugglers lure them into completing the perilous crossings.  In some cases, the gangs have even dropped their prices from £5,000 … Read more

CEO of luxury brands Kate Spade and Coach resigns amid claim he posed as photographer to lure woman

Jide Zeitlin, chairman and CEO of Tapestry Inc., has resigned from the company after less than a year in the role, effective immediately. Tapestry – the parent company of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman – announced Zeitlin’s resignation in a Tuesday press release, saying that he had come to the decision because of unspecified … Read more

Cunning leopard uses baby monkey as BAIT to lure adults towards it

Cunning leopard uses baby monkey as BAIT to lure adults towards it… but the animal is left to its fate by its group German photographer Thomas Retterath snapped a rare moment involving a leopard and a baby monkey While on safari in Okavango Delta in Botswana Retterath spotted a leopard using a baby vervet monkey … Read more