Victory for Shell after Dutch court overturns landmark emissions ruling November 12, 2024 The Hague Court of Appeal has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered the energy giant Shell to reduce its carbon emissions.
UK could negotiate exemption from Trump tariffs, former Senator says November 12, 2024 Many analysts have suggested that the threat of tariffs might be used as a negotiating technique.
Ex-Bank top economist Haldane says UK can strike Trump trade deal and boost EU ties November 12, 2024 The Bank of England’s ex-chief economist has said Keir Starmer can simultaneously strike a trade deal with Donald Trump and rebuild relations with the EU to show the UK is "open for business".
The three names in the frame as Lineker confirms Match of the Day leaving date November 12, 2024 Lineker is bowing out after 25 years on the Premier League highlights programme but has agreed to stay on at the BBC.
‘Disaster Budget will kill UK farming’, warns chicken king Boparan November 12, 2024 Entrepreneur Ranjit Singh Boparan, whose empire ranges from Bernard Matthews to Carluccio’s, has warned the autumn Budget is a “disaster for business” and will “deliver a final fatal blow to the thousands of small family-owned farms”. Boparan added that the “inheritance tax raid” on farms announced in the Budget on 30 October “risks supply being [...]
Segro backs down from Tritax bidding war amid asset buying spree November 12, 2024 Segro has failed to up its offer for a takeover of Tritax Eurobox despite being outbid by Brookfield, leaving the latter victorious in the bidding war. Despite failing to successfully take over the real estate investment trust, Segro said today that it had bought about a third of Tritax Eurobox’s assets for 470m euros (£389m). [...]
Richard Branson-backed 23andMe axes hundreds of jobs November 12, 2024 Genetic testing company 23andMe, which is backed by Virgin billionaire Richard Branson’s former company VG Acquisition Corp, has revealed plans to make 200 redundancies in a bid to regain stability after a major slowdown in the business over the last year. The company is cutting 40 per cent of its workforce to help its continued [...]
Employer National Insurance hike a ‘significant burden’ and will impact working people, warns Thwaites November 12, 2024 The hike in employer National Insurance contribution (NICs), which was revealed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Budget, will place a “significant burden” on historic brewer, pub and hotel owner, Daniel Thwaites, the company has said. The Lancashire-headquartered group added that the increase, together with the rise in the National Living Wage, “make it less [...]
Business groups warn of jobs market slowdown following Budget November 12, 2024 Alexandra Hall-Chen, principal policy adviser for employment at the Institute for Directors (IoD) said the figures point to a "concerning trend" in the labour market.
Vodafone boss shrugs off Budget as company set to double-down on UK November 12, 2024 The boss of the FTSE 100 telecoms giant Vodafone has shrugged off suggestions Labour’s tax-raising Budget will have an impact on the business. Vodafone chief executive Margherita Della Valle estimated the Budget’s total cost to Vodafone at around £10m in a call with investors and analysts following its half-year results, published this morning. “In the [...]