Trump says he wants Ukraine and China to investigate the Bidens October 3, 2019 US president Donald Trump has said he wants Ukraine and China to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son. Speaking on a lawn outside the White House, Trump said he would “recommend” that Ukraine opens an investigation into the Bidens, and later added he thought China should do the same too. Read more: [...]
Sun, sea and skint Spaniards: Spain plans up €300m tourism rescue package after Thomas Cook collapse October 3, 2019 Spain is preparing a $300m rescue package for its tourism industry, after the collapse of Thomas Cook is said to have left bars deserted and beaches empty at its holiday hotspots. The country’s tourism minister said the cash would be split across 13 different measures, including a credit line for companies struggling to cope. Read [...]
‘Superwoman’ Horlick runs as Lib Dem MP October 3, 2019 Fund manager “supermum” Nicola Horlick has been unveiled as another high profile Liberal Democrat candidate. The pro-Remain businesswoman is standing in Chelsea and Fulham, the party revealed today, going up against incumbent Conservative MP Greg Hands. Horlick, who has been dubbed a “supermum” for balancing her career with raising six children, told the Evening Standard [...]
Big energy suppliers drop third of their profit in a year October 3, 2019 Big Six energy suppliers have lost more than a third of their profits over the last year as they keep losing market share to smaller competitors. EDF, Npower, SSE, Eon and Scottish Power and British Gas, which used to have a near monopoly on supplying energy to households in the UK, saw their share drop [...]
PAI Partners cooking up bid for Mary Berry food group October 3, 2019 Private equity firm PAI Partners is reportedly preparing a bid for a food group behind a brace of UK brands including Linda McCartney, Hartley’s jam, and Mary Berry desserts. The Paris-based firm is in discussions about a possible acquisition of Hain Daniels Group, the UK arm of US-based firm Hain Celestial, Sky News reported. Hain [...]
Defeat for women in landmark state pension legal fight October 3, 2019 Millions of women face the prospect of retiring later or surviving on less, after campaigners lost a significant legal battle against the government over increases to the state pension age. Nearly 4m women born in the 1950s were hit by the government’s decision to bring the retirement age for them up from 60 to 65, [...]
Boris Johnson: Brexit offer ‘is genuine’ attempt to bridge EU gap October 3, 2019 Boris Johnson has addressed MPs on his new Brexit offer, calling it a set of “constructive and reasonable proposals”. The Prime Minister said the plans for the Irish border “do not deliver on everything that we would have wished” but said they represented a compromise that would break the deadlock in parliament. Read more: MPs [...]
UK weather: Coasts braced for ex-hurricane storm Lorenzo October 3, 2019 The UK is set for heavy rainfall and gales today as it braces itself for stormy weather from anticipated remnants of Hurricane Lorenzo. A number of yellow wind warnings for parts of England and Northern Ireland have been released by the Met office ahead of the storm’s arrival, which is set to bring winds up [...]
Speaker John Bercow loses voice ahead of Prime Minister’s Commons address October 3, 2019 House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has lost his voice on the day Boris Johnson is expected to set out his new Brexit proposals to MPs. Bercow appeared to struggle to speak this morning while taking questions in the Commons. “Order,” he said with a croak, provoking some laughter in the Commons. “It won’t last [...]
Stagecoach to stop share buy back programme at £30m October 3, 2019 Stagecoach will stop its share buy back programme once it has reached £30m, the transport giant announced this morning. Earlier this year, the firm announced a share buy back programme worth up to £60m over the next year following the government’s decision to bar it from three rail franchises. Read more: Abellio takes over East [...]