The UK’s happiness improved in the year after the Brexit vote, according to the ONS November 7, 2017 The UK’s sense of satisfaction improved in the year after the country decided to leave the EU, according to data released today. The report is the first from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to look at the UK’s personal well-being for a full year since the EU referendum. According to the ONS, the life [...]
Uber’s gig economy fight could head to UK Supreme Court as employment tribunal appeal ruling coming Friday November 7, 2017 Uber’s gig economy fight could be about to head to Britain’s highest court with a decision due in a landmark case over workers rights coming on Friday. It’s another crucial test that has the potential to upend its business in the UK following a row with regulators which had put its London operations at risk. [...]
Aviva readies to float new £200m commercial property real estate investment fund (REIT) November 7, 2017 Aviva has become the latest firm to back London’s post-Brexit property market, announcing it will float a new investment company focusing on UK commercial real estate. The real estate investment trust (Reit) from Aviva Investors, the alternative investment branch of insurance firm Aviva and the largest manager of UK commercial property, with £24bn under management, [...]
Priti Patel did discuss UK aid going to Golan Heights, government admits November 7, 2017 International development secretary Priti Patel is coming under further pressure as it was confirmed today she did discuss aid being diverted to the Israeli army after her undisclosed meetings in the country this summer. A Downing Street spokesperson said that Patel had asked officials from her department to examine whether public money could support humanitarian [...]
Christmas adverts 2017 round-up: Watch offerings from M&S, Aldi, Sky, TalkTalk – and even a teaser from John Lewis November 7, 2017 This year’s Christmas ad season is already shaping up to be a vintage one, with the return of an animated carrot, an over-enthusiastic elf and a shifty pair of eyes. Worried about missing out? Here’s what we’ve seen so far: 1. M&S: Paddington saves Christmas. Kind of. Paddington Bear helps out a would-be robber, thus [...]
Liam Fox: British public will not accept lower food standards after Brexit November 7, 2017 Trade secretary Liam Fox has said the government will not lower food standards after leaving the European Union, a day after a senior US secretary said better trade relations would demand it. Fox, who has previously been open-minded on matters such as chlorinated chicken, told Radio 4’s Today programme, the UK would not see “reductions [...]
Direct Line share price wobbles after revealing technology revamp impairment November 7, 2017 Direct Line shares wobbled this morning after revealing a technology systems overhaul was not going to plan. The FTSE 100 insurer, which was spun-off from Royal Bank of Scotland in 2012, is spending up to £100m each year on revamping its legacy systems and developing new technology to improve the “customer journey”. But the value [...]
Dialog Semiconductor share price falls despite Apple supplier’s record third quarter November 7, 2017 Shares in Apple supplier Dialog Semiconductor slipped despite a record third quarter and positive guidance for the year. The figures Revenue came in at $363m in the third quarter to the end of September, up five per cent on the same period last year and in line with forecasts. The UK-based German chipmaker said underlying [...]
UK house prices just hit their highest on record (again) November 7, 2017 UK house prices hit their highest on record in October, having grown at their fastest since the beginning of the year. The average UK house price rose to £225,826 in October, up 2.3 per cent in the three months between August and October, their fastest rise since January this year. Year-on-year growth hit 4.5 per [...]
Johnston Press formally served with demand for boardroom shake-up by billionaire activist investor November 7, 2017 Johnston Press’s biggest shareholder has demanded former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond be appointed to the board of the owner of the i newspaper. Norweigian billionaire Christen Ager-Hanssen, who owns 20 per cent of Johnston Press through his company Custos Group, yesterday wrote to the company calling for chair Camilla Rhodes and non-exec Michael [...]