It’s different for girls: Shut tube limits fans November 24, 2014 Wembley Stadium hosted a record 45,619 women’s football fans yesterday, but it could have been many more. An estimated 15,000 fans missed out on the landmark match between England and Germany after Wembley Park station was closed for planned engineering works. The Football Association decided to cap ticket sales to the game for safety reasons.
MPs blast RBS dishonesty over help for small firms November 23, 2014 Top RBS executives deliberately misled MPs who were investigating allegations of the mistreatment of small firms, an influential committee claimed yesterday. Bosses at the bailed out bank told the Treasury Select Committee of MPs that its Global Restructuring Group (GRG) – meant to help turn around struggling firms – was not a profit centre. But [...]
Fortnum & Mason reports record profits as it boosts local footfall November 23, 2014 Iconic food and gift retailer Fortnum & Mason reported record full-year profits today on the back of its strategy to attract more local Londoners into the shop. For the year up to July 2014, the 307-year-old retailer increased sales by 14 per cent to £74.4m and boosted profit before tax to £3.8m – more than [...]
Quindell broker quit after being left in the dark November 23, 2014 A lack of information, rather than concerns over Quindell’s financial position, was the reason Canaccord Genuity resigned as the insurance outsourcer’s joint broker in October, it emerged last night. A source close to the stockbroker told City A.M. that it decided to leave the beleaguered Quindell after a “breakdown in dialogue” between the companies had [...]
A20 Loampit Vale in Lewisham under water as flood alerts issued for South East of England after a weekend of heavy rain November 23, 2014 Flood alerts have been issued for vast swathes of the south of England following a weekend of heavy rain. Residents in Lewisham, south east London, had a nasty surprise yesterday after bad weather caused the river Ravensbourne to burst its banks, leaving the A20 Loampit Vale under almost a metre of water. Fire crews managed [...]
Hunger Games rakes in $157m to win global box office war November 23, 2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 took $123m (£78.5m) in US ticket sales to top weekend box office charts and score the year’s biggest American opening. The film, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth raked in another $34m worldwide, including $12.8m in the UK.
Report warns deficit worse than expect: Conservatives would miss 2018/19 surplus targets November 23, 2014 A Conservative government would miss its own target to run a surplus by 2018/19 under new projections out today, which show the deficit is much higher than originally thought. The news will come as a heavy blow to both David Cameron and George Osborne just a week ahead of the Autumn Statement. Independent think tank [...]
Cameron counters Ukip with two year benefit ban for EU migrants November 23, 2014 David Cameron is understood to be working on a speech in which he will announce a two-year benefit ban for EU migrants in a bid to counter the threat posed by Ukip. The Prime Minister is also said to be considering a ban on unemployment benefits for EU migrant workers, following a ruling in Germany [...]
Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown to step down as an MP November 23, 2014 Former Labour Prime Minister and chancellor in Tony Blair’s government Gordon Brown is widely expected to announce that he is standing down as an MP this week. Brown, who took a leading role in the Scottish referendum, spearheading the Westminster campaign to keep the Union, has been a member of Parliament for 32 years. He [...]
Labour to sell off £100m worth of buildings including Inn The Park, QE2 conference centre and Marlborough House November 23, 2014 Labour has announced plans to sell off £100m worth of government-owned buildings in London if the party wins the general election next May. As part of a review of public spending, designed to tackle the deficit, Ed Miliband’s party is planning to hang the “for sale” sign on a number of iconic buildings [...]