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Dave and Gold owner UKTV tipped for deal spree if BBC is forced to sell off £500m stake in broadcaster April 18, 2016 UKTV is being tipped to go on an acquisition spree if the BBC is forced to sell off its £500m-valued stake. The broadcaster owns 10 channels including Dave and Gold, which broadcasts Only Fools and Horses, Alan Partridge and Fawlty Towers. It has been reported that if the BBC is forced to sell its 50 per cent stake, [...]
Treehouse? Windmill? The 10 Airbnb getaways we most desire to stay April 18, 2016 Fancy a holiday? You're not the only one. The UK's Airbnb-ers add more pads to their wish lists than any other country in Europe, and there are some particularly interesting favourites of the nation. Treehouses and windmills are among our faves, but in fact we have some demure dreams for holidays, according to new data from Airbnb, [...]
How commuters are reacting to the Holborn Tube standing-only escalators April 18, 2016 This morning Transport for London began a full trial of its standing-only rule for escalators at Holborn Tube station. Instead of the usual system, where people who want to stand do so on the right hand side, leaving the left hand side free for those who want to walk up, commuters are being encouraged to [...]
Everyone panic: Prosecco’s popularity could be its downfall as shortages loom April 18, 2016 There's no easy way to say this, but the UK's love of Prosecco could be its very downfall. Britons consumed eight times as much of the bubbly Italian wine last year as they did in 2012, quaffing back a total 40m litres, according to figures released by The Grocer. The UK Prosecco market was valued to [...]
Data from 1975 suggests how this year’s EU referendum might affect house prices in the next two months April 18, 2016 Here's an interesting point of comparison between this European referendum and the last one: house prices. Yep: according to new research, house prices will be 1,751 per cent higher during this referendum than they were during the second quarter of 1975, when Prime Minister Harold Wilson called a vote on EU membership. In the capital, that [...]
In pictures: Why Greenpeace activists got themselves arrested fitting statues in London with air pollution masks today April 18, 2016 Well, this is one way to enjoy the nice weather: statues across the capital were wearing air pollution masks this morning – thanks to a group of Greenpeace activists protesting air pollution in the capital. Statues including Nelson (of Nelson's Column. In Trafalgar Square), Boudica and her daughters by Portcullis House, Winston Churchill in the Houses of [...]
UK house prices: Asking prices reach record highs due to first-time seller surge, according to Rightmove April 2016 house price index April 18, 2016 If you had been hoping the property market would become easier to enter this month, you might still have to wait a while… UK house prices continued to rise throughout March, according to Rightmove, and the average asking price has reached a new record high of £307,033. This was a rise of 1.3 per cent, or £3,843, compared [...]
Reckitt Benckiser avoids a headache after posting “good” first quarter results April 18, 2016 British consumer giant RB has posted "good" first quarter results despite warning of a "tough" macroeconomic environment in early 2016. The figures The FTSE 100 company, formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser, reported slightly better-than-expected quarterly sales growth. Like-for-like sales grew five per cent, marginally beating analyst expectations of 4.9 per cent, while sales grew four per cent on an actual basis to [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell defends £63m pay package amid fears of 2016 shareholder spring: “If WPP does well, I do well” April 18, 2016 Sir Martin Sorrell, the founder and chief executive of WPP, has defended his £63m pay package. Sorrell was a victim of the so-called shareholder spring in 2012, with 60 per cent of WPP shareholders rejecting his £6.8m pay that year. There was also a repeat in 2014 when 28 per cent voted against his remuneration [...]
Centrica share price falls ahead of AGM where Iain Conn’s pay could prompt second shareholder spring April 18, 2016 Centrica's share price fell this morning as the energy giant gears up for its AGM, suggesting it could be the next in line for a shareholder spring. The British Gas parent company said it was making "good progress" against its strategic priorities, saying adjusted operating cash flow is expected to come in above £2bn in 2016. [...]