US job openings growth was way lower than expected in April May 6, 2016 Job openings in the US slid back more than expected in April, figures published today showed – after one of the country's weakest quarters in years. The non-farm payroll figure fell to 160,000, against analyst consensus of 200,000 Last month's figures showed an unexpected rise in joblessness – although the number of job openings beat expectations. [...]
Sir Lynton Crosby: This is how people reacted to the knighthood May 6, 2016 The election guru for Prime Minister David Cameron and Boris Johnson has today received his knighthood. Sir Lynton Crosby has been knighted for his service to politics, and suffice to say most people aren't too impressed. When it was announced in the New Years Honours list, shadow home secretary (who coincidentally announced interest in running for Manchester's [...]
Election 2016 results live: Pressure piles on Jeremy Corbyn as Labour loses seats in local elections May 6, 2016 Update: Jeremy Corbyn has praised his party for having "hung on" in the local elections, after suffering an embarrassing set of results across the country. But pressure is piling onto the Labour leader, with the party's rebel alliance suggesting a revolt could be imminent as at least one MP saying he has a year left to turn things around. [...]
Housebuilders have their doubts about government targets May 6, 2016 When the government revealed its target to build one million homes by 2020, plenty of those dreaming of stepping onto the property ladder must have rejoiced. However, a study out today warns that they might have celebrated too soon, as over half (51 per cent) housebuilders believe that the target will not be met, with lack of land, painfully [...]
Meet Toshiba’s new chief executive, assuming he gets the thumbs up from shareholders May 6, 2016 Toshiba has today nominated Satoshi Tsunakawa to take over as president and chief executive officer, subject to approval at a board meeting following a shareholders meeting in late June. Toshiba has been involved in an accountancy scandal in recent years, which involved the company's profits being wrongly bumped up by over 150bn yen (£966m) over a seven-year period. The [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Andrew Adonis could take on top transport job if Sadiq Khan wins May 6, 2016 Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission Andrew Adonis is tipped to take on a top transport job is Sadiq Khan becomes Mayor of London. A source told City A.M. that Adonis is likely to take on a position and "details will get worked out over the weekend". Votes are currently being counted in London's mayoral [...]
IMF urges immediate talks on Greek debt relief as strikes get underway May 6, 2016 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Eurozone finance minister to start negotiating debt relief for cash-strapped Greece. It comes as Greece is being paralysed by a 48-hour strike protesting government-proposed legislation to introduce tax and pension reforms. IMF chief, Christine Largarde, said talks to find €3bn in “contingency” budget cuts had failed and debt relief must be [...]
How the US passport rule changes affect you, and what you can do about it May 6, 2016 While we were all preoccupied by the elections – both over here and across the pond – the US government only went and made a crucial change to its passport rules. As of 1 April 2016, those travelling from the UK to the US who don't want to apply for a visa because they'll only [...]
Sad news: Boaty McBoatface has a name and it’s not Boaty McBoatface May 6, 2016 Alas, alack: Boaty McBoatface is no longer. Well, sort of. After many hours of fevered hand-wringing, not to mention the launch of a government inquiry, science minister Jo Johnson (and, of course, Boris Johnson's brother) has turned his nose up at the result of Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) much-maligned "Name Our Ship" vote. Today he confirmed his [...]
EU referendum: Presidential candidate Donald Trump says the UK would be “better off without” the EU May 6, 2016 Donald Trump has taken a break from the US presidential election to offer up his opinion that the UK would be "better off without" the EU. Backing Brexit, Trump said that the migration crisis had been a "horrible thing for Europe" (remember he wants to build a wall with Mexico), and he said the EU [...]