Come fly with me? City Airport will start playing songs during security screenings to entertain passengers August 23, 2016 London City Airport has decided to play music for passengers as they go through the airport's security search area because it will apparently provide a positive distraction. The airport says that music psychologist from the University of Sheffield has argued the background music may provide a positive distraction whilst proceeding through security, enhance the experience and [...]
The Ofsted boss at the heart of a row about the Isle of Wight has resigned August 23, 2016 The chairman of education watchdog Ofsted has resigned after calling the Isle of Wight a “ghetto” and claiming the island was home to “inbreeding”. David Hoare has stepped down with immediate effect, writing in a statement that it had been “a great privilege” to chair the watchdog's board since 2014. Education secretary Justine Greening said: [...]
Kier shares up over four per cent as it is included on an NHS construction shortlist August 23, 2016 Construction group Kier this morning announced it had scooped up to £5bn of potential new work, sending shares up five per cent in morning trading. The biggest potential deal was the revelation the group had won a place on the Department of Health's Procure22 framework – a contract which could be worth £4bn alone. The two other key revenue sources were a [...]
Cheers! High court rules SABMiller shareholder vote over Megabrew can be split August 23, 2016 Megabrew is still fizzing along. The High Court has ruled that SABMiller shareholders can be treated as two classes when they vote on the takeover by Anheuser Busch InBev – dubbed Megabrew. SAB requested the split as the £79bn deal requires 75 percent approval by SAB shareholders – with the largest two stakeholders controlling 40 per cent of the shares. Read more: [...]
The man who bought BHS for £1 has been given a six-month driving ban for speeding August 23, 2016 Dominic Chappell – the bankrupt who bought BHS for £1 – has been given a six-month driving ban for speeding. Former racing driver Chappell became involved with BHS because he would drive Paul Sutton – a convicted fraudster who also tried to buy the retailer – to meetings with Sir Philip Green. Read more: See inside the house Dominic Chappell [...]
Manufacturing exports jump on weaker pound August 23, 2016 Manufacturing exports are running at their highest level in two years thanks to the pound's post-referendum slump, the CBI's latest Industrial Trends survey has revealed. The survey of manufacturers, published this morning, also showed the overall health of the sector was better than expected, but firms predicted the prices they pay for materials will rise over the next [...]
Lord Farage? At least one Ukip leadership contender wants Nigel in the House of Lords August 23, 2016 Ukip leadership candidate Lisa Duffy has called for Nigel Farage to be handed a peerage, granting the former leader a life-long seat in the House of Lords. Farage is currently serving in the European Parliament, and will do so until the UK leaves the EU. He lost out at the 2015 General Election to former Ukipper [...]
Here’s where Trump sits on the psychopath scale August 23, 2016 Is Donald Trump completely nuts? It's a question asked by a fair few people as the race to the White House heats up and the Trumpster's comments, on everything from immigration to his rival Hillary Clinton, elevate to ever more absurd levels for a Presidential candidate. Now academics at Oxford University have analysed Trump's tendencies toward the extreme, ranking him [...]
Labour hits out at government complacency leading to “pension crisis” August 23, 2016 Labour has slammed the government for failing to take action over pensions on the back of a survey finding that three in five people taking money out have no plans for care in old age. The survey from Citizens Advice found more than half of people who have taken money out under new pensions freedoms [...]