London travel, train strikes and closures: What’s closed from Boxing Day until New Year’s Day December 26, 2017 ‘Tis the season to avoid much of the public transport network, as engineering works take advantage of the holiday lull in passenger numbers. Here’s your post-Christmas run-down of what you need to know in London until New Year’s Day. The Tube The Tube will run a Sunday service on Boxing Day and on New Year’s [...]
Which of the major stockmarkets are ‘cheap’ going into 2018? December 26, 2017 | City Talk Finding value in stock markets at present is like looking for the sixpence in a Christmas pudding. It’s there but it’s hard work finding it. Others round the table are likely to end up disappointed. Stock markets have been on quite a run for several years now and 2017 has failed to disappoint. Unfortunately for [...]
Former Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to be knighted in New Year Honours December 26, 2017 Former deputy prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg will receive a knighthood in the New Year Honours, according to reports. The honour will be announced on Saturday, according to senior Lib Dem sources cited by the Daily Mail. Clegg, who led his party into coalition government with the Conservatives from 2010 [...]
Indian economy to overtake UK and France next year as march of Asian economies continues December 26, 2017 The surging Indian economy will overtake the UK and France during the course of 2018 to become the fifth largest in the world, according to forecasts published today. Continued booming growth in India will contribute towards a rapid reorientation of the world’s economy towards Asia over the next 15 years, according to the research by [...]
US President Donald Trump’s ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley claims US forced cut to budget December 26, 2017 The US claims to have slashed its budget contribution to the United Nations (UN), in the latest salvo in a strained relationship between the world’s most powerful nation and the most important intergovernmental organisation. US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the US had cut $285m (£213m) from the budget for the 2018-19 fiscal [...]
Bitcoin (BTC) back into recovery mode after Christmas cryptocurrency crash December 26, 2017 The price of bitcoin rose sharply on Boxing Day morning as cryptocurrency bulls reasserted themselves following a week of selling. The price of a bitcoin rose by more than 7.7 per cent from midnight on Christmas day to the time of writing – a period of only nine hours – to almost reach $15,500, before [...]
UK Prime Minister Theresa May praises Christian values in Christmas address December 24, 2017 Theresa May has called on people to celebrate Christian values this Christmas, and remember people around the world who have been denied religious freedom. The Prime Minister has also praised the members of the armed forces, emergency services, and volunteers doing charity work over Christmas. Read more: Bad news, drivers: Pump prices have hit a [...]
Russia says Trump administration in United States has “crossed the line” by arming Ukraine December 24, 2017 Russia has hit out at the United States for providing the Ukrainian military with weapons, saying the Trump administration has “crossed the line”. Sergei Ryabkov, deputy foreign minister, has released a statement accusing the US of seeking to increase casualties in the conflict with Ukraine. Read more: Russian foreign minister tells Boris Johnson “relations are [...]
UK pump prices have hit a four-year high this Christmas December 24, 2017 Drivers are facing the highest pump prices since 2013 this Christmas. According to the AA, people travelling more than 200 miles to be with their families on Christmas Day will be forced to spend £5 more on petrol if they fill up on the motorway, as opposed to a supermarket. Petrol averaged 120.69p per litre [...]
North Korea says UN sanctions are an “act of war” December 24, 2017 North Korea has described the UN’s most recent set of sanctions against it as an “act of war”. On Friday, the UN Security Council agreed new sanctions, responding to missile tests carried out by North Korea. Pyongyang has said the decision puts the stability of the Korean peninsula at risk, according to KCNA news agency. [...]