Rugby World Cup audiences help push ITV ad revenue higher November 12, 2019 ITV stuck to full-year guidance today as it revealed a surge in online revenues while rugby fans helped push advertising spend towards the top of its range in the broadcaster’s third quarter. Total advertising with the broadcaster fell three per cent for the year to the end of September, but climbed one per cent over [...]
General Election 2019: Farage calls on Conservatives to stand aside for Brexit Party November 12, 2019 Fresh from his apparently “unilateral” decision that The Brexit Party candidates would not contest seats won by Tories in 2017, Nigel Farage is now demanding a reciprocal arrangement. The arch-Eurosceptic has urged Conservative candidates in some Labour-held seats to step aside for his own party. Speaking to BBC Breakfast this morning, he said: “I’ve just [...]
General Election 2019: Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry’s Islington seat ‘at risk’ November 12, 2019 Labour frontbencher Emily Thornberry is at risk of losing her seat, according to internal party polling. The Islington South and Finsbury seat has been held by Thornberry, the shadow foreign secretary, since 2005, and has been viewed as a Labour safe seat. In 2017 she strengthened her majority to 22,547 – more than 50 per [...]
Landsec swings to first-half loss after retail property values plunge November 12, 2019 Landsec swung to a pre-tax loss in the first half of the year after the value of its retail and leisure assets suffered in an increasingly challenging market for tenants. The figures The company reported a pre-tax loss of £147m, compared to a profit of £42m the previous year, resulting in a loss per share [...]
Water industry set to announce new boss ahead of nationalisation fight November 11, 2019 A former Centrica executive is set to be announced as the new boss of the UK’s biggest water trade body as the industry gears up to fight nationalisation and a regulatory crackdown. Water UK is set to appoint Christine McGourty as its new chief executive, Sky News reported. The announcement of her appointment is expected [...]
Experts split on impact of Farage’s decision to stand-down candidates November 11, 2019 Pollsters and Westminster strategists were split this afternoon over the impact of Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage’s decision not to stand candidates in 317 seats currently held by Conservatives. Whilst there had been calls for Farage to stand down candidates across the country, his party will continue to fight in seats held by the Lib [...]
Two people in critical condition after violence escalates in Hong Kong November 11, 2019 Two people are in critical condition following another day of violent protests in Hong Kong. A protester was shot by a police officer on Monday morning, becoming the third person to be shot by the authorities since demonstrations began 24 weeks ago. Read more: Hong Kong falls into recession amid ongoing unrest The second person [...]
Labour refuses to rule out unlimited EU immigration in Brexit deal November 10, 2019 Labour’s election coordinator has refused to deny the party would continue to allow uncontrolled immigration from the EU in its prospective Brexit deal. Labour’s Brexit policy, if it wins the election, is to negotiate a new deal with the EU and put it to the public in a confirmatory referendum. Read more: SNP leader Nicola [...]
TSB Bank facing heavy criticism after investigation into IT meltdown November 9, 2019 TSB Bank is set to be criticised for failing to prepare for a systems migration in a report on the malfunction that left 2m customers unable to access their current accounts. City law firm Slaughter and May has submitted its final report on the incident to the bank and regulators, according to Sky News, with [...]