These are the strangest items Londoners have tried to take on planes in the last year, according to London City Airport May 11, 2016 Posh dog shampoo, furry handcuffs, a wooden meat hammer and snow globes: an unlikely bunch of items, but all products that passengers have tried to take onto flights as hand luggage in the past year. London City Airport has revealed its list of the 10 most unusual items confiscated at its security check-in, as well [...]
These are the top 10 most valuable brands in the world May 11, 2016 Half of the top 10 most valuable brands in the world are technology ones, with tech titan Apple topping the list. The Cupertino-based iPhone maker may have suffered a dip in fortunes recently (compared to a decade-long streak of constant growth, at least), but it's still generating cash on the back of its reputation among consumers. [...]
JRP Group feeling positive off the back of last set of pre-merger results, even though they revealed a dip in total new business sales May 11, 2016 JRP Group has today revealed its final set of quarterly results relating to before its merger, in which the group chief executive revealed that he felt "positive about the future". JRP Group was formed when Just Retirement completed its merger with Partnership Assurance Group earlier this year but after the period being reported on today. Total [...]
You’ll soon find Instagram looking very different May 11, 2016 Instagram has had a makeover. The social network that is all about appearances has had its own face lift with a new layout for users and a fresh logo design. The simple pared back shape of a camera replaces the familiar image of a more real looking camera as your smartphone's app icon. That design ethos also goes for [...]
EU referendum: Osborne attacks leave campaigners for failing to provide post-Brexit facts May 11, 2016 George Osborne has defended the Treasury’s calculations on the impact of leaving the European Union and attacked leave campaigners for trotting out misinformation about the benefits of Brexit. "Every credible international institution has supported the claims we’ve made,” Osborne told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee this afternoon, as he confirmed he will be dishing [...]
How financial services Goliaths can survive the threat of fintech Davids May 11, 2016 Fintech disrupters versus traditional financial services incumbents. To some, this supposed rivalry resembles that of the battle where the smaller and more agile David slays the large and mighty Goliath. But is this necessarily the fate that lies ahead for the big banks? It’s easy to understand how this rivalry has been built up, with fintech [...]
Fresh GDP estimates show economy hasn’t stopped slowing yet May 11, 2016 Growth in the UK economy slowed even further in April, according to the latest GDP estimate from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr), published this afternoon. The think tank estimates that the economy grew by just 0.3 per cent in the three months to April – a slowdown from 0.4 per cent in [...]
Neil Woodford has invested more cash in this tech startup May 11, 2016 Neil Woodford has increased his stake in Drayson Technologies, a UK startup specialising in wireless technology. The top fund manager's Patient Capital Trust is among investors to plough £8m into Drayson in a new round of funding, bringing the tech firms investment to date to £26m. Read more: This Woodford-backed estate agent is on course for triple-digit growth The [...]