Flirting, gossip and brainstorming: This is what people working from home miss most about the office November 24, 2015 There’s just no good substitute for a good gab over the water cooler. At least according to a recent survey revealing what people miss most when they work from home. The number of people working from home has hit a record-high, figures from the Office for National Statistics show. 4.2 million people were doing it [...]
Nato to hold crisis meeting after Russian SU-24 jet shot down by Turkish F-16 warplanes over Syria: Moment captured on video November 24, 2015 Update: Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed Turkey for shooting down a Russian jet this morning, saying it was "a stab in the back". A Russian SU-24 jet was shot down by Turkish warplanes near border with Syria this morning. Russia's military has contradicted previous Turkish claims that both of the jet's pilots are alive, [...]
SNP MP Natalie McGarry withdraws from her party’s whip amid campaign funding probe November 24, 2015 An SNP member of parliament has withdrawn from her party's SNP whip amid a police investigation over campaign funding. Natalie McGarry, the MP for Glasgow East, said this afternoon that her decision was taken "in the best interests of the party", but she maintained she had done "nothing wrong". McGarry is being investigated as part of a [...]
EU referendum: Leave.EU founder Arron Banks tells Vote Leave’s Matthew Elliott he wants a merger November 24, 2015 The millionaire founder of an anti-EU organisation has made a direct appeal to a rival campaign, saying that a merger would be in their best interests. The Leave.EU campaign said earlier today that its founder, Ukip donor Arron Banks, had sent a letter to Matthew Elliott, the campaign director of Vote Leave, another Eurosceptic group, [...]
Why Japan’s fintech startups are turning to London November 24, 2015 There are a few major reasons why I decided to start my business in London instead of Tokyo. Firstly, the UK’s fintech scene is open, fairer and more equal and there’s many opportunities to network and engage with the community in London. All of these factors are contributing to greater competition, creating more synergy and [...]
Britain’s brightest bulbs from the tech industry to present to Commonwealth politicians and businesspeople in Malta November 24, 2015 A group of digital start-ups will travel to Malta between 27 and 29 November to showcase the UK’s burgeoning tech scene in front of politicians and businesspeople from across the Commonwealth. Backed by government-supported organisation Tech City UK, the entrepreneurs will be attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which will be themed around adding [...]
EU migrant crisis: Sweden tightens generous asylum rules to “EU minimum” to force EU action on refugee crisis November 24, 2015 Sweden will tighten its asylum rules dramatically in a bid to force other EU countries to do more to tackle the continuing refugee crisis. The Scandinavian country has previously accepted more refugees per capita than any other EU country, but will now be curbing the number of asylum seekers reaching the country by doing no [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Bookies odds on George Osborne talking security and defence climb budget agenda… and a dash of pink with tie colour November 24, 2015 Matters of security and defence have taken over the chancellor's Autumn Statement after the events of Paris sparked a renewed focus on Britain's ability to fight the threat of Islamic State (IS). The words on George Osborne's lips will include "Trident" and "defence of the realm" in the most defence-heavy budget speech in recent years, according to Ladbrokes. [...]
How much is Uber worth? More than Twitter, Netflix and LinkedIn after latest reported funding round values taxi app at up to $40bn November 24, 2015 Uber, the never-far-from-controversy taxi app, has raised a new round of funding, giving the firm a higher valuation than tech superstars such as Twitter, Netflix and LinkedIn. The new funding round of at least $1bn from new and existing investors gives the five-year-old startup a valuation of up to $40bn, according to Bloomberg. The new sum [...]
Manchester City on alert as Bosman lawyer launches FFP challenge November 24, 2015 One of the lawyers behind the landmark Bosman ruling has launched a second legal challenge to European football's financial fair play (FFP) rules. Jean-Louis Dupont has asked the Court of First Instance in Brussels to effectively freeze FFP rules and prevent governing body Uefa from implementing the next phase, which is set to see [...]