Rightwing MPs push general election petition as it passes one million signatures November 24, 2024 A host of rightwing politicians have been pushing a petition online calling for a general election, which has now gathered over one million signatures.
Private equity firm snaps up Evelyn Partners accounting arm for £700m November 24, 2024 British private equity firm Apax has bought Evelyn Partners accounting arm for £700m, according to reports. Apax was in a bidding war with private equity peer Bridgepoint to snap up the professional services unit, which includes the business formerly known as Smith & Williamson that Evelyn Partners bought back in 2020. But Apax emerged the [...]
Affordable housebuilding in London down 88 per cent in dent to Khan’s rep November 24, 2024 The number of affordable homes built in London between April 2023 and March this year fell by 88 per cent, despite continued promises from Mayor Sadiq Khan to boost the supply of housing in the capital. Just over 3,100 affordable housing builds began work across Greater London between April 2023 and March of this year, [...]
Shoppers warned to be wary of social media scams this Black Friday November 24, 2024 Fraud is set to reach an all-time high this Black Friday, with online social media scams the most likely place for fraud to occur, according to new data. UK shoppers are expected to spend £9.14bn over the four-day Black Friday weekend – a 4.5 per cent increase on last year, according to Globaldata. But fraud [...]
Morrisons chief calls for urgent overhaul of business rates system November 24, 2024 The chief of Morrisons has called for the business rates system to be radically overhauled so it “genuinely levels the playing field” between high street retailers and online operators. Rami Baitiéh, the boss of the supermarket, told The Mail on Sunday: “The current proposal threatens to drag hundreds of supermarkets, which are crucial to thriving [...]
Labour hits back at concerns rail nationalisation could compromise safety November 24, 2024 The DOHL currently runs the four nationalised companies: East Coast Main Line, Northern Rail, Southeastern and Transpennine Express.
AJ Bell: Inheritance tax changes risk ‘fundamentally undermining’ pensions system November 24, 2024 AJ Bell's boss said the changes were “arguably the most complex and costly way of raising tax from unused pensions on death”.
M&S to reset prices overseas as international sales dip November 24, 2024 M&S is looking to reset its prices in its overseas stores in a bid to turn around a slowdown in its international business. Chief executive Stuart Machin said the firm planned to “restore the competitiveness” of the company overseas and added that it was “way out of kilter on price”, The Sunday Telegraph reported. Despite remarkable [...]
London City Airport up for sale as pension fund owner looks for exit November 24, 2024 London City Airport has reportedly been put up for sale as its Canadian pension fund owner looks to ditch its stake in a number of European hubs.
Easyjet to report £600m profit as holiday arm boosts business November 24, 2024 Easyjet is expected to haul in £600m in profit as it continues to cash in on strong demand for travel in the post-Covid era.