MP Mark Garnier to be investigated by Cabinet Office over sexual harassment claims October 29, 2017 An MP will be investigated after claims of sexual harassment were made against him in a Sunday paper. The Cabinet Office will look into the claims against Mark Garnier, the parliamentary under secretary of state for international trade and MP for Wyre Forest, said health secretary Jeremy Hunt during an appearance on the BBC’s Andrew [...]
Heathrow airport is investigating a leak of security information found on a USB stick October 29, 2017 Heathrow has launched an investigation after a leak of security information was discovered on a USB stick Maps, videos and documents related to the airport’s security were discovered without passwords or encryption, The Sunday Mirror reports, after a man discovered the USB stick and handed it to the newspaper. Read more: Heathrow boss calls airport [...]
World Cup 2018 prize money: Fifa increases financial offering to $400m October 28, 2017 The winning team at next year's World Cup in Russia will be awarded a record $38m (£29m) in prize money, after world football governing body Fifa boosted its financial offering to record levels. A total prize money pool of $400m represents a 12 per cent increase on the $358m paid out to teams at the [...]
World Cup 2018 prize money: Fifa increases financial offering to $400m October 28, 2017 The winning team at next year's World Cup in Russia will be awarded a record $38m (£29m) in prize money, after world football governing body Fifa boosted its financial offering to record levels. A total prize money pool of $400m represents a 12 per cent increase on the $358m paid out to teams at the [...]
Michael Gove apologises for Harvey Weinstein sex assault “joke” on radio October 28, 2017 The environment secretary Michael Gove has apologised for a “clumsy” joke referencing Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual assault, on a BBC radio programme. Speaking on a special 60th anniversary edition of Radio 4’s Today, the Conservative MP told interviewer John Humphrys that going into the studio “is a bit [...]
Rome Cavalieri review: A sprawling, grand hotel on the outskirts of Europe’s most ruin-littered capital October 27, 2017 With its ancient ruins, buzzy aperitivo scene (check out Il Mercato Centrale Roma as a tasty starting point) and balmy climate – what’s not to like about a sojourn to one of Europe’s most inspiring capitals? After all, this is the place from where Caesar controlled his empire, where Michelangelo was inspired and where Fellini [...]
Half of all UK workers won’t have enough money to retire at state pension age October 27, 2017 Half of workers in the UK won’t have enough money to retire when they reach state pension age, according to research by Age UK. The survey of nearly 1,000 over-40s, found nearly 8m people aged 40 to 64 will not be able to retire when they hit state pension age, which currently stands at 65. [...]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just became the richest man in the world (again) after its share price jumped October 27, 2017 Jess Bezos has become the richest man in the world after Amazon shares shot up more than 10 per cent, taking them well past the $1,000 mark. It is the second time this year that Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates as the richest man in the world, briefly knocking him off the top spot back [...]
Nobu Shoreditch review: Sophisticated Manhattan-style dining arrives in London’s coolest postcode October 27, 2017 The ever-expanding Nobu empire of classy and upmarket Japanese restaurants plants an incongruous outpost in the gritty hipster bricklands of Shoreditch. A cavernous basement lounge hidden beneath the first Nobu hotel in London, the restaurant exudes the refined early-era Bond-villain aesthetic of Tokyo’s fine dining scene. A giant glass wall allows an adjacent light well [...]
Asset managers are hugely underestimating the amount of capital they must hold to cover risk compared with watchdog expectations October 27, 2017 The amount of money which asset managers are holding to cover potential risks is falling well below the financial watchdog's expectations, according to a new report from KPMG. On average, asset managers in the UK are being told by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to hold 82 per cent more capital than they have already [...]