Rising inflation continues to ‘erode’ gains on millions of people’s savings accounts up and down the country, new findings reveal. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics today showed that rising furniture and food prices pushed the Consumer Prices Index up to 0.7 per cent in January, up from 0.6 in the year to … Read more
The door was yesterday left open for Brexit talks to continue until New Year’s Eve as Boris Johnson vowed Britain ‘won’t be walking away’. In a dramatic move, the Prime Minister abandoned his threat to pull the plug on negotiations amid signs of a possible breakthrough. Mr Johnson warned that the two sides remained ‘very … Read more
US politics, as is often the case, is driving markets at the moment as President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden go head to head for the White House. The outcome this particular race is less important economically than another stateside political wrangle though. A fiscal stimulus package somewhere in the order of … Read more
AC/DC bass guitarist Paul Matters who quit music after being fired from the band dies – as friend reveals he became a recluse and developed health problems due to his rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle Bassist Paul Matters joined AC/DC in 1975 after their High Voltage album He replaced Larry Van Kriedt but was fired after … Read more
‘If a driver is gay, will they fly a rainbow flag and urge everyone to be gay?’: Lewis Hamilton’s Black Lives Matters gestures are slammed as ‘too much’ by former Russian F1 rival Vitaly Petrov – who bizarrely claims racism doesn’t exist in his country Lewis Hamilton has been slammed by his former F1 rival … Read more
The UK economy is in recession. The ONS’s confirmation that we are technically in recession managed to be both important and perhaps the most meaningless piece of news of this year. Often with a recession there is a ‘will we or won’t we moment’ as GDP figures are closely watched to see if the economy … Read more
The official Twitter account of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) UK movement has today been caught up in an antisemitism row after it tweeted in support of Palestine over plans by Israel to annex its West Bank settlements. The verified account claimed mainstream British politics were being ‘gagged of the right to critique Zionism,’ before … Read more
Council apologises over claims it undermined BLM movement with an advert using the slogan ‘Dog Fouling Matters’ asking owners to clean up after their pets North Devon council put up signs containing the slogan ‘Dog Fouling Matters’ This was part of a campaign to encourage owners to clear up after their dogs The slogan was … Read more
Starbucks announced that employees are now allowed to wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts and pins after banning the items reportedly over fears it could incite violence. The Seattle-based company reversed its dress code policy to let employees wear Black Lives Matter items on Friday. In a statement to CNN Business, Starbucks said it’s ‘critical to … Read more
‘If you think I’m a racist, go f*** yourself’: Anthony Joshua hits back at critics of his speech during Black Lives Matters protest where he told people to ‘abstain from spending money in their shops and invest in black-owned businesses’ Anthony Joshua has hit back at critics who have labelled him as a ‘racist’ The … Read more