Pubs Code Adjudicator defends his appointment and announces new conflict of interest policy at BIS Select Committee meeting May 10, 2016 The government's new Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) defended his appointment today and announced he would put in a conflict of interest policy to act as a check and balance to his role. "I believe I can do the job fairly, lawfully and properly," Paul Newby told the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee this morning. [...]
13m passengers flew through London Luton Airport in the last year May 10, 2016 Some 13m passengers have flown through London Luton Airport (LLA) in the past 12 months, a milestone for the airport, as the airport confirmed a £200m rail link that will bring LLA closer to London than Gatwick and Stansted. The total was reached after passenger numbers jumped by 17 per cent year-on-year in April, with over 1.1m [...]
Gross written premiums growth for Hiscox despite having to navigate “more difficult markets in bigger ticket lines” May 10, 2016 Hiscox reported a boost to its gross written premiums in a trading statement today, despite having to navigate "more difficult markets in bigger ticket lines". The insurer announced that total gross written premiums had grown to £640.5m for the three months ending March 2016, up 14 per cent on a reported basis from £561.7m the year before. [...]
Grexit odds shorten as potential debt relief deal brings the bailout saga back into the headlines May 10, 2016 Greece may have edged closer to a deal with its creditors for debt relief, but the troubled Eurozone nation is not out of the woods yet, as bookies say there is a decent chance it could be kicked out of the single currency bloc. Yesterday, Greece's parliament passed controversial proposals to reform its pensions and tax [...]
Niesr wades into Brexit debate with the latest assessment of how the UK economy would fare after Brexit May 10, 2016 The UK economy could be up to eight per cent smaller if it votes to leave the European Union in the upcoming referendum, according to the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (Niesr). Brexit "would represent a significant shock to the UK economy," and would leave the economy between 1.5 per cent and 7.8 per [...]
UK security services fail in legal bid to get hacker Lauri Love to hand over passwords for encrypted device via “back door” May 10, 2016 The UK's security services have failed in their bid to force a hacker to hand over passwords which would give them access to encrypted information held on his computer, in what's been called a landmark case. A judge has ruled today against the National Crime Agency (NCA), which was seeking the passwords as part of a civil case brought by [...]
Pizza Hut ready to serve up super size £40m UK and Ireland expansion May 10, 2016 Fast food giant Pizza Hut Delivery is planning to serve up a £40m expansion in the UK and Ireland over the next four years that will create at least 3,000 new jobs. By 2020 the pizza firm is planning to launch 200 new takeaway stores, of which around one in four will take the Pizza [...]
EU referendum: Nato secretaries general warn against Brexit May 10, 2016 Brexit would undoubtedly lead to a loss of British influence, undermine Nato and give succour to the West’s enemies, former Nato secretaries general have warned. The five Nato chiefs wrote that they have been watching the EU debate with growing concern as the Euro-Atlantic community needs an active and engaged UK to meet the challenges to peace and [...]
Donald Trump says that Sadiq Khan could be the “exception” to his blanket ban on Muslims coming to America May 10, 2016 Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been in a generous mood recently, saying he'd be happy to let newly elected Mayor of London Sadiq Khan enter America. The announcement comes after Trump said last year that there should be a ban on all Muslims entering the country in the midst of terror attacks. But Tooting [...]