Boost your budget when buying abroad October 8, 2014 Buying a property overseas is a dream for many Britons, and turning it into reality will take a lot of time and effort in finding the right property for the right price, and working through the potential language barriers to get a good deal. But with property prices in some areas of Spain still around [...]
Is there a cure for Ebola? Scientists identify a way to target all strains of the virus October 8, 2014 Scientists have made a discovery that could help them develop a cure for all strains of the Ebola virus – a crucial step in preventing future outbreaks of the disease. Ebola kills between 50 and 90 per cent of those it infects, and outbreaks have been occurring with increasing frequency in recent years. The [...]
Protect your profits no matter where the market is headed October 8, 2014 Understanding the currency markets is tough enough for the experts, but for business owners who need to be wellversed in every aspect of running their company, having a little help in this area can significantly boost profits. Transferring money overseas is a big part of business life for many companies, and being able to utilise [...]
Vince Cable puts pressure on companies over all-male boards October 8, 2014 Vince Cable is taking aim at some at a host of British companies that have no women on their boards. Cable is planning to write to the chairman of close to 30 FTSE 350 firms that have all male boards voicing his concern that they have failed to embrace diversity, Sky News reports. Companies that [...]
How Ebola spread: This Twitter visualisation maps mentions of the outbreak October 8, 2014 A new map visualising Ebola shows how the first confirmed case in the US sparked a huge surge in Twitter chatter around the world, as fears over the spread of the outbreak increased. The map tracks every mention of the Ebola hashtag (#ebola) across the world over the last month, with tweets coming from as [...]
Cost of “problem debt” in the UK: Economy losing £8.3bn each year, charity warns October 8, 2014 Mounting personal debt in the UK is costing the British economy an estimated £8.3bn each year, a charity has warned. StepChange gives free advice on overcoming debt problems to those in financial difficulty. It recently analysed over 100,000 of its client records to extrapolate how much “problem debt” is costing the UK economy each year. [...]
FirstGroup fails in bid to renew ScotRail franchise October 8, 2014 First Group will not continue to run the ScotRail route, the transport operator has announced. In a statement released this morning the company, which does business both in the UK and North America, said it was disappointed not to have retained the contract and pointed to "our record of improvement across every measurable score". The [...]
UK house prices grow 9.6 per cent in a year, but growth is slowing. Here’s why October 8, 2014 More data showing the housing market is slowing has emerged today. Halifax, which bases its calculations on its own mortgage lending, calculates prices have risen 9.6 per cent over the year to September (down from 9.7 per cent for the year to August and 10.2 per cent for the 12 months to July) and 2.7 [...]
A big cheers for Marston’s as share price rises on higher sales October 8, 2014 Shares in Marston's went up by 0.5 per cent to £14.15 this morning, after it reported a strong performance for the year ended 4 October. In a trading update released in advance of its preliminary results on 27 November, the pub-restaurant retailing business said like-for-like sales were up across all its estates. It added [...]
Mike Ashley moves to oust Rangers chief Graham Wallace after taking £4.3m stake October 8, 2014 Retail tycoon Mike Ashley has bought five per cent of Scottish football club Glasgow Rangers as part of a move to oust the chief executive and a director from the board. Ashley, who owns Newcastle United and has made a series of investments in recent weeks including buying shares in Tesco and Debenhams, took the [...]