‘Catastrophic’ category five Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas September 1, 2019 Hurricane Dorian today intensified into a “catastrophic” category five storm and the second strongest Atlantic hurricane on record as hit the Bahamas, which it is expected to batter with rain, winds and waves for two days. Read more: Donald Trump’s personal assistant leaves White House The storm is then forecast to head towards Florida on [...]
Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham: Honours even as Eriksen shines in frenetic north London derby September 1, 2019 This was a result that both teams would probably have taken beforehand but truly satisfied no one – except perhaps the neutrals, who were treated to an early contender for most breathless, frenetic and combustible Premier League match of the season. Arsenal would have settled for a point and improvements in all departments on last [...]
Arcadia denies it is preparing to dismantle brands plans September 1, 2019 Sir Philip Green’s retail empire Arcadia has denied it is preparing to sell off its brands, which include high street retailers Topshop and Dorothy Perkins. Arcadia has reportedly started to separate its centralised functions such as human resources and IT as it prepares to dismantle the group. Read more: US landlords withdraw legal challenge to [...]
Berkeley Group faces opposition to new bonus policy September 1, 2019 Berkeley Group is facing opposition to its payment policy after a shareholder advisory firm urged investors to vote against the housebuilder’s new bonus structure at a meeting this week. The payment policy has been opposed by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which said proposals to axe its bonus were “unlikely to affect the remuneration received by [...]
Sajid Javid to meet City figures for talks on a no-deal Brexit September 1, 2019 Sajid Javid will meet key City figures tomorrow in a bid to persuade them that a no-deal Brexit could provide opportunities for businesses. The chancellor is to hold a meeting with the bosses of financial powerhouses such as Barclays, Goldman Sachs and the London Stock Exchange Group on Monday, which will also be attended by [...]
Marks & Spencer tipped to drop out of FTSE 100 amid high street troubles September 1, 2019 Marks & Spencer is poised to drop out of the FTSE 100 later this week in a market reshuffle that sheds light on the troubled retailer’s tumbling share price. One of 28 original constituents still in the FTSE 100, M&S is expected to be relegated to the FTSE 250 on Tuesday following a sharp drop [...]
Trade war intensifies as US and China start latest round of tariffs September 1, 2019 The US and China have slapped new tariffs on each other’s goods today, ratcheting up trade war tensions after a turbulent 12 months for global markets. A fresh round of tit-for-tat tariffs have come into effect this morning, with the world’s two largest economies implementing new taxes on imports amid a diplomatic standoff. Read more: [...]
Michael Gove suggests government could ignore rebels’ anti-no deal law September 1, 2019 Cabinet minister Michael Gove has hit back at Tory rebels by suggesting the government could ignore any new law they pass to thwart a no-deal Brexit. Gove, who is in charge of the government’s no-deal Brexit preparations, was asked by the BBC whether the government would abide by any legislation that MPs might be able [...]
Hong Kong protests: Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow charged as China clamps down August 30, 2019 Two prominent pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been charged with unlawfully organising a public meeting outside police headquarters as the authorities continue a crackdown on ongoing political protests. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, who had been arrested earlier on Friday, were both released on bail, with their case adjourned until November. Read more: Joshua [...]
Joshua Wong and other leading activists arrested in Hong Kong protest crackdown August 30, 2019 Three leading pro-democracy activists have been arrested in Hong Kong as part of a clampdown by authorities on the ongoing political protests that have plunged the city into its worst crisis in decades. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow, former student leaders of the pro-democracy protests Hong Kong saw in 2014, were arrested on Friday. Police [...]