The UK ranks top of all major developed economies for establishing new businesses December 11, 2017 The UK outranked all other major developed economies in terms of the number of businesses established last year, according to figures from accounting group UHY Hacker Young. It became home to 218,000 more businesses in 2016, a rise of six per cent over year-on-year. Meanwhile, other major developed economies including France, Germany, Italy, Japan and [...]
London Stock Exchange bounces back to top Europe’s IPO charts December 11, 2017 The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is set to end the year atop the European podium for company floats, bouncing back from a weak 2016 at a crucial time for the exchange. Proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) on the London market have been 75 per cent higher than 2016, according to data from accountants PwC. [...]
Christmas shopping: UK high street benefits from rise in customer numbers at start of Christmas shopping season December 11, 2017 The UK high street benefited from a slight rise in footfall last month as retailers started selling their Christmas ranges. Footfall rose by 0.2 per cent in November, according to data from Springboard. This was a significant improvement on last year, when footfall fell by one per cent year-on-year. Read more: Bright spot for BrightHouse? [...]
Ronnie O’Sullivan wins UK Championship and draws level with haul of Steve Davis December 10, 2017 Five-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan drew level with Steve Davis’s haul of six UK Championship titles after beating Shaun Murphy in Sunday’s final. O’Sullivan, who scooped the £170,000 top prize, prevailed 10-5 to equal Stephen Hendry’s 18 Triple Crown gongs of World, UK and Masters events, while he is just five ranking titles behind the [...]
Liverpool 1, Everton 1: Jurgen Klopp rages as Reds thwarted by Wayne Rooney penalty December 10, 2017 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp raged at the decision of referee Craig Pawson to award Everton a penalty as the Toffees grabbed a late leveller in the Merseyside derby. The dominant Reds were heading towards a regulation victory following Mo Salah’s first-half strike, only for Pawson to penalise Dejan Lovren for a shove on Dominic Calvert-Lewin [...]
UK weather: The snow in pictures in London and England as storm Caroline lands December 10, 2017 Snow has fallen across the UK, including in the capital, where many Londoners were surprised to find it settling across rooftops. Weather warnings from the Met Office failed to deter many from venturing out into the freezing temperatures – including photographers. Here’s the best pictures so far. (Click or tap on the images to see [...]
Brexit: David Davis says £39m bill “conditional” on final deal countering chancellor Philip Hammond’s claim December 10, 2017 The man in charge of Britain’s Brexit negotiations has contradicted claims by the chancellor over the payment of the Brexit “divorce bill” in a fresh cabinet rift. David Davis has said it wasn’t “quite right” that the UK will pay up to £39m regardless of the outcome of negotiations, as Philip Hammond had stated last [...]
Bitcoin exchange warns customers of system collapse if prices crash December 10, 2017 A leading bitcoin exchange has warned that customers may be unable to get their money out quickly in the event of a crash in the cryptocurrency’s price. Writing in a blog post last week, Coinbase’s co-founder and chief executive Brian Armstrong, said despite “sizeable and ongoing” increases in the firm’s technical infrastructure and engineering staff, [...]
Donald Trump spends up to eight hours a day watching TV, according to NYT profile of President December 10, 2017 Donald Trump spends as much as eight hours a day watching television, according to a profile of the US President published in the New York Times revealing more about the way he consumes media. Sources told the newspaper that they estimate he watches at least four hours of television a day “and sometimes as much [...]
Government proposes two-year accelerated degrees with cheaper tuition fees December 10, 2017 The government has put forward proposals for shorter and cheaper degrees than the traditional three-year courses designed to reduce the cost of going to university. University minister Jo Johnson has outlined the plans for degrees that would cost £5,500 less and claimed it would benefit students by £25,000 when combined with an average yearly salary [...]