Greta Thunberg pokes fun at trolls over ‘helpline’ September 27, 2019 Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg has hit back trolls criticising her campaign by sharing a video of angry callers phoning a Greta Thunberg Helpline. The 16-year-old shared a comedy video by Australian comedian Mark Humphries that pokes fun at “adults angry with a child”. Read more: Trump mocks climate activist Greta Thunberg Sharing the [...]
Wells Fargo poaches BNY Mellon chief executive September 27, 2019 Wells Fargo has named BNY Mellon boss Charles Scharf as its new chief executive. Scharf will join the firm in October, making him the lender’s third chief executive since the bank became embroiled in a sales scandal in 2016. Read more: Wells Fargo outperforms estimates as profits climb Scharf, who was chief executive at BNY [...]
DEBATE: Did Jacques Chirac leave France in a better state than he found it when he became President? September 27, 2019 Did Jacques Chirac leave France in a better state than he found it when he became President? Alastair Benn, news editor of Reaction, says YES. Jacques Chirac’s legacy is hard to define – he was certainly not a great President, and the old fox, as he was often known, never really shook off a (justified) [...]
Exclusive: Government plan to invoke EU law’s supremacy to ensure Brexit on Halloween September 26, 2019 The government believe it is possible to circumvent parliamentary legislation requiring them to delay Britain’s departure from the EU by invoking European law, City A.M. understands. Under the hastily-passed Benn Act, the Prime Minister must write to the EU seeking an extension to Article 50 if no Brexit deal secures parliamentary approval by 19 October. [...]
Boost for broadcasters as young viewers flock to live shows September 26, 2019 Live events are still the most watched TV programmes among young audiences, new data has revealed, marking a much-needed boost for traditional broadcasters. Live TV favourites such as reality shows, talent shows and sports fixtures made up more than half of the top 30 most-watched programmes among 18 to 24-year-olds, according to figures from the [...]
City airport boasted lower fares than Heathrow and Gatwick last summer September 26, 2019 London City Airport has said its fares last summer were lower than both Heathrow and Gatwick on a route-by-route basis, as it sets itself up as a competitor to the two hub airports. The airport favoured by businesses and bankers also said it saw a 22 per cent increase in the number of local people [...]
Bank transfer fraud rises above £200m September 26, 2019 Fraudsters duped customers into transferring more than £200m through their bank accounts during the first six months of this year. In the first half of 2019 roughly £207.5m was lost to authorised push payment (APP) scams, which involve bank users sending money from their own account directly to one belonging to a fraudster. Losses surged [...]
Uber teams up with the Open University to offer drivers free courses September 26, 2019 Ride-hailing giant Uber has teamed up with the Open University to offer free higher education courses to its drivers. The firm has today launched Uber Pro, a tiered loyalty scheme that gives drivers access to a variety of courses depending on the number of trips they have completed as well as ratings they receive from [...]
Crossrail: TfL to run Paddington to Reading trains from December September 26, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) will start running services between Paddington and Reading from this December, which will become part of Crossrail when it opens from 2021. TfL Rail will replace GWR as the operator of the services, with four trains per hour at peak time and two at off-peak. Read more: Crossrail shares progress pictures [...]
FTSE 100 rises as US-China trade talks boost European stocks September 26, 2019 European stocks climbed this morning as investors were buoyed by optimism over trade talks. Trade-sensitive technology stocks led the gains after the bell opened, with markets reacting to comments from China that its tariff negotiations with the US were progressing. The FTSE 100 rose 1.25 per cent to roughly 7,380, shrugging off a series of [...]