Boohoo broke rules by advertising real fur as fake, ASA says January 9, 2019 Boohoo has been warned by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) after the online retailer was caught advertising a product containing real fur as faux fur. Humane Society International (HSI), which submitted the complaint, claimed that pom poms on a jumper sold by the site contained real fur, rather than fake fur as advertised. Read more: [...]
European private equity deal value rises while UK falls behind January 9, 2019 Private equity deal value increased across Europe last year, except in the UK where value was 34 per cent lower than in 2017. Large cap deals dropped in the UK, bucking the trend for the rest of the continent, as bigger businessesfelt more vulnerable to Brexit uncertainty, analysts said. The value of European private equity deals hit [...]
John Bercow blasted by Tory Brexiters as Theresa May suffers another defeat January 9, 2019 Theresa May suffered yet another defeat over Brexit on Wednesday after a furious row erupted between Tory MPs and Commons Speaker John Bercow. Bercow was accused of not being impartial after accepting an amendment which would force the government to publish its Brexit ‘plan B’ within three days of a defeat on its deal, not [...]
Tory MP Craig Mackinlay cleared of falsifying election expenses January 9, 2019 The Conservative MP for South Thanet who denied Nigel Farage election victory in 2015 has been cleared of falsifying election expenses. Craig Mackinlay faced two charges of making a false election expenses declaration under the Representation of the People Act, while election aide Marion Little was charged with three counts of aiding and abetting Mackinlay and his election manager, [...]
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie announce divorce January 9, 2019 Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos, a novelist, have decided to divorce after a long trial separation. Read more: Apple loses crown as world's most valuable company In a joint statement on Twitter, the pair – who have been married for 25 years – said: “after a long period of loving [...]
Qualcomm says Apple chief Cook’s comments are ‘misleading’ January 9, 2019 Chipmaker Qualcomm has today accused Apple's chief executive Tim Cook of making 'misleading' comments, after the tech boss claimed settlement talks between the two rowing companies ended in September. Qualcomm and Apple have been embroiled in several ongoing lawsuits surrounding hardware patents for the chips in Apple's iPhone and other products, which Qualcomm argues infringe [...]
Rod Rosenstein, key figure in Trump probe, set to leave US justice department: reports January 9, 2019 US deputy attorney-general Rod Rosenstein, a key figure in the probe into Russia’s role in the 2016 US presidential election, is set to leave the Department of Justice in the coming weeks, according to multiple reports. Rosenstein is likely to leave after the appointment of William Barr, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Jeff Sessions [...]
Police appeal for clues in search for Heathrow drone suspect January 9, 2019 Police are appealing for information as they hunt for a drone which grounded flights at Heathrow yesterday. Officers were sent to the scene as a suspected drone was spotted flying over the country’s busiest airport at around 5pm yesterday afternoon. Read more: Heathrow Airport suspends departures after possible drone sighting Flights were grounded as police investigated [...]
Eurozone unemployment falls to decade low in shock boost for embattled bloc January 9, 2019 Unemployment in the eurozone has dropped below eight per cent for the first time in a decade in a surprising boost for the embattled single currency bloc. The number of people unemployed fell by 90,000, with the rate dropping to 7.9 per cent in November from eight per cent in October, the EU’s statistical office [...]
Fat Face struggles over festive period as shopping model continues shifting to online January 9, 2019 Casual clothing retailer Fat Face’s Christmas sales fell flat, amid “tough” trading conditions after a solid performance in the six months to December. The company reported a six per cent drop in physical sales in December, driven by a shift to online sales both in the UK and internationally. Ecommerce sales were up 16 per [...]