EU referendum: Cabinet ministers and top Conservatives clash over immigration and security April 25, 2016 Cabinet ministers today knocked heads over key issues of immigration and security ahead of the EU referendum in June. Home secretary Theresa May said that the UK needs to "stand tall and lead in Europe" rather than leaving the EU, the home secretary has said. In her first speech ahead of the referendum in June, May said that [...]
UK economy slowdown expected to be confirmed this week with official GDP growth figures April 25, 2016 The UK economy is expected to have recorded a marked slowdown in the first quarter of this year when official figures for GDP growth are released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the final quarter of last year, though economists are suggesting that could have [...]
Fancy living like royalty? Move into the wing of this Grade-I listed castle on the corner of Greenwich Park April 25, 2016 Everyone has a favourite London park, but when it comes to views, Greenwich is unrivalled. Rolling hills give way to the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, which eyes up the white-domed O2 Arena with its bright cranes like candles on a birthday cake. For 22 years, Dave and Barbara Edgar have invited friends and family to [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Sadiq Khan did a live web chat with Mumsnet and we found out what his favourite biscuit is April 25, 2016 Labour hopeful Sadiq Khan may be the bookies' favourite to win the mayoral election, but his campaign shows no signs of slowing. The MP for Tooting spent Monday lunchtime at Mumsnet HQ in Highgate, while London's mothers flocked straight to their computers to quiz the candidate on everything from housing to his biscuit preferences. Mums across [...]
Low oil prices will lead to skills crisis for North Sea and mean UK does not realise full potential of oil and gas reserves April 25, 2016 A leading industry expert has raised concerns that low oil prices could dampen the long-term prospects for the North Sea, create a generational skills crisis and lead to oil being left in the ground. Alan McCrae, a partner at PwC who heads up oil and gas tax, said that unless there was a “dramatic recovery [...]
This exceptional house has come up for sale by The Solent with its own jetty and waterside cabin April 25, 2016 Calling all sailors to one of the most exceptional contemporary homes on the market, on one of the most sought after roads overlooking The Solent. River House is a remarkably modern home with lots of flexible space and promising outbuildings in the popular harbour village of Itchenor. And it’s only an hour and half away [...]
Forget the kitchen wine rack: Here’s how to display your burgeoning booze collection with pride April 25, 2016 French rock, said John Lennon, is like English wine. In other words, pretty bloody awful. But a lot has changed in the last couple of decades and even serious wine snobs are now grudgingly enjoying British-grown vino. Red wine, meanwhile, has overtaken beer as the nation’s favourite tipple to drink at home after a hard [...]
Ladbrokes’ non-executive director Richard Moross will step down from board in May April 25, 2016 Ladbrokes' non-executive director, Richard Moross, has announced he will step down from the betting giant's board of directors at this year's annual general meeting (AGM). Moross will cease to be a director from 5 May. He joined the board in 2012 and has decided to step down so that he can devote "more time to his [...]
We flew to Sweden to test out the Rolex of beds, which promises nights of unbridled pleasure April 25, 2016 Sorry to break it to you, but Brits just aren’t that great in bed. According to the National Sleep Survey more than half of the UK population has trouble nodding off and four in five complain of disturbed sleep. The accumulated impact of dodgy sleep on our waking hours is a real issue, affecting everything [...]
The Bank of Japan could unleash a triple dose of monetary stimulus – negative interest rates, quantitative easing and paying banks to borrow more April 25, 2016 The Bank of Japan (BoJ) looks geared to ramp up its reputation for out-of-the-box thinking when it meets later this week, unveiling an extra bout of monetary easing which could lead to it paying banks to borrow money. Japan's fight with deflation has been notorious. In 10 of the last 20 years prices have actually [...]