Apple iPad Pro UK release date 2015 and price: When will iPad Pro go on sale and how much will it cost? The new 12.9-inch iPad will launch in 40 countries on Wednesday 11 November November 9, 2015 Apple fans, start your engines: the US tech giant has just announced the launch date of its monster, 12.9-inch iPad Pro. And you've only got a couple of days to wait… In a statement today the company said the iPad Pro will go on sale in stores and be available to order in 40 countries – including [...]
Commute Smart Week: Sharp increase in the number of people travelling two hours a day to get to work – and it’s worst for women November 9, 2015 Feeling exhausted by your long commute? You're probably not the only one. The number of commuters who travel for more than two hour travelling to and from work each day has shot up in the last decade – and women have got it worst. Analysis of ONS data by the TUC has found that the number of [...]
Nameless CVs: Barristers chambers 4-5 Gray’s Inn announces it will adopt name-blind recruitment later this week November 9, 2015 Barrister's chambers 4-5 Gray’s Inn today became the latest to announce it will engage in so-called "blind recruitment" methods. Later this week, the chambers will launch an online application form on its website, where the only personal identifier used will be the candidate’s mobile telephone number. All other personal information, such as name, gender and marital [...]
Tullow Oil’s share price rallies after Africa Oil sells its assets to Moeller-Maersk November 9, 2015 Tullow Oil's share price is leading the FTSE 350 today after its partner in parts of Africa sold stakes in some of its assets to Moeller-Maersk. In late morning trading Tullow Oil's share price was 18.56 per cent up at 258.55p per share. Maersk agreed to buy African Oil assets in Kenya and Ethiopia, with an upfront farm-in payment of $365m [...]
Good news: Fewer people died in the UK last year November 9, 2015 The number of deaths registered in England and Wales dipped by 1.1 per cent last year, official figures show – the lowest level since 1994. The figures showed there were 501,424 deaths registered in England and Wales in 2014, down 1.1 per cent compared with the year below. And it seems women are still outliving [...]
CBI conference: Prime Minister David Cameron heckled by anti-European Union protesters during speech to business leaders November 9, 2015 Anti-European Union protesters interrupted Prime Minister David Cameron's speech to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in London this morning, holding a banner and chanting "CBI, voice of Brussels". "If you wait a second you can ask me a question rather than interrupting what is a very good conference," Cameron told the hecklers, adding, "Come on [...]
OECD cuts global growth forecast to 2.9 per cent as headwinds from emerging markets “greatly increase” November 9, 2015 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has cut its global growth forecast for 2.9 per cent. The Paris-based think tank attributed a "sharp slowdown" in emerging markets, which it called "deeply concerning". "Headwinds [in emerging economies] have generally increased, reflecting weaker commodity prices, tighter credit conditions and lower potential output growth, with the risk [...]
Brexit referendum: Mayor of London Boris Johnson says without a deal the UK will leave the EU November 9, 2015 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has warned that if the United Kingdom doesn't get a deal on treaty change it would vote to leave the European Union. Writing in the Telegraph, Johnson said Prime Minister David Cameron is right to caution that he is prepared to support Britain leaving the European Union unless other European leaders [...]
EU referendum: Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny warns Brexit poses a “major strategic risk” November 9, 2015 The head of Ireland's government will issue a stark warning over Brexit this morning, saying that Britain leaving the European Union is an outcome that Ireland "does not wish to see materialise at all". Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in London, Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny will say that Ireland "regards the prospect of the [...]
The UK’s ageing population in numbers: Seven charts showing what’s about to happen to the UK’s workforce November 9, 2015 The UK economy seems to be on an upward curve, rising from the ashes of the financial crisis and back towards something like its former glory. But while for the last 40 years the proportion of the UK’s population considered "of a working age" has been stable, it's likely it will decline in the future. Here are seven charts [...]