All FTSE 350 firms told to meet target to fill 33 per cent of senior leadership positions with women after FTSE 100 progress November 9, 2017 A government-backed review has today expanded its call to increase the number of women at the top of companies, by urging all FTSE 350 firms to fill a third of their senior roles below board level with women. To meet that target, at least 40 per cent of appointments to senior positions over the next [...]
Chris Tremlett: England’s bowling attack runs risk of being exposed by injury November 8, 2017 New-ball duo James Anderson and Stuart Broad have masses of international experience between them, and if one or both of those were to incur an injury then England are looking pretty light in the seam department. Warwickshire’s Chris Woakes has played 18 Tests but after that, in the continued absence of vice-captain Ben Stokes, England [...]
Harry Kane will be fit to face Arsenal in north London derby, insists Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino November 8, 2017 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has allayed fears that the knee injury which has prevented Harry Kane featuring for England during the international break will sideline the striker for the north London derby against Arsenal. Kane is one of three Spurs players to have withdrawn from the England squad for friendlies against Germany tomorrow and Brazil [...]
Wages to gain momentum in 2018 amid tight labour supply says Bank of England survey November 8, 2017 Wage growth is expected to pick up over the course of 2018, according to new data published today by the Bank of England, with employers still intending to add more workers amid an historically tight labour market. Pay settlements will be between 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent higher next year, an increase of [...]
London has been named the most popular city for Middle Eastern investment November 8, 2017 Middle Eastern investors are continuing to plough more money into London commercial property than any other city in the world, according to a new report from real estate investors CBRE. In the 12 months between April 2016 and 2017, London attracted $1.68bn (£1.28bn) from the Middle East – strides ahead of New York at $820m [...]
Manchester City report record revenues of £473.4m but profit drops dramatically November 8, 2017 Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has hailed the Premier League leaders’ financial success after they announced club record revenues of £473.4m. The figure was a 21 per cent increase on 2015-16 but pre-tax profit fell from £19.5m to £0.1m – a drastic reduction that City attributed to a 13-month reporting period as the club [...]
Bitcoin price (BTC) is on the rise again after cryptocurrency market cap surpasses $200bn November 8, 2017 Bitcoin is on the rise again after falling below the $7,000 mark. The cryptocurrency is up more than four per cent, adding around $500 and taking it closer to its most recent record all-time high of $7,601 which it hit over the weekend. Read more: Bitcoin just smashed $7,000 There’s been some volatility, however, despite [...]
Autumn Budget 2017: Liberal Democrats leader Vince Cable reveals great youth giveaway funded by a wealth tax | City A.M. November 8, 2017 The Liberal Democrats are looking into a wealth tax that it would use to fund a grant for all young people to help pay for further education or adult learning. Leader Vince Cable today revealed the party was backing the idea of “a generous and ambitious learning account of, say, £18,000”, available to every young [...]
Antonio Carluccio dies: Italian chef and restaurateur passes away aged 80 November 8, 2017 Celebrity chef Antonio Carluccio, the founder of the Carluccio’s restaurant chain, has died at the age of 80, his agent has said. Carluccio founded his eponymous restaurant as an Italian food shop and wholesaler in 1991, before opening the first Carluccio’s Caffe in central London 1999. Carluccio sold his shares in the company to, among [...]
World Cup qualifying play-offs: Does it matter for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland whether you play home or away first? November 8, 2017 Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been bullish about their chances of winning their respective World Cup qualifying play-offs against Switzerland and Denmark this week and booking their flights to next summer’s finals in Russia. For Republic manager Martin O’Neill, whose side travel to Copenhagen for the first leg on Saturday, the [...]