French border police blames ‘unexpected’ incident for Dover bottlenecks July 22, 2022 The French border police has blamed an “unexpected technical” incident for the hour-long bottlenecks at the port of Dover. Authorities said they will work closely with the UK counterparts to handle surging traffic levels. The remarks come after the Port of Dover said the queues were caused by “inadequate French border capacity.” “Resource at the [...]
Investment behemoth Hilco Capital joins race to snap up Paperchase July 22, 2022 Former HMV-owner Hilco has joined the race to snap up Paperchase, according to City sources.
Twitter blames Musk for declining revenue July 22, 2022 Twitter has blamed Elon Musk for its revenue decline in the second quarter as the social media firm feels the strain of failed takeover talks. Revenue dropped one per cent year-over-year to $1.18bn, falling short of the projected $1.32bn. While the social media titan blamed the challenging macroeconomic environment for the revenue dip, it also [...]
UK’s private healthcare market booms as NHS case backlog hits record levels July 22, 2022 A surge in people choosing to pay for surgeries out of their own pockets has seen overall activity in the UK’s private healthcare sector bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. More than 250,000 British people opted to pay for private healthcare themselves in 2021, instead of using the NHS, in a shift that has offset a [...]
Russia accused of ‘stealing’ UK-bound steel worth £500m July 22, 2022 Russia was accused of “stealing and “looting” £500m worth of steel bound for customers in Europe, including in the UK, by the chief of Ukraine’s biggest steel company. Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said the steel, some bound for the UK, was being stolen from plants and ports in Ukraine and transferred to Russia to be sold, [...]
BA staff call off strike for good following 13 per cent pay rise July 22, 2022 British Airways check-in staff in the Unite and GMB unions have called off planned industrial action after accepting a 13 per cent pay rise. “No one wanted a summer strike at Heathrow, but our members had to fight for what was right,” said GMB’s national officer Nadine Houghton. “This improved pay deal came because of [...]
Companies may need to fire problematic suppliers or risk losing customers, researchers say July 22, 2022 Companies may have to take action against suppliers causing issues to prevent a supply chain scandal otherwise customers will leave, research from the University of Surrey said. Businesses will benefit from firing problematic suppliers, as customers could depart in case of a scandal. Customers expect companies to effectively handle issues and to take action. “Our [...]
Prince Harry’s police protection row with Home Office heads for judicial review July 22, 2022 Prince Harry has won the right to a judicial review of the decision not to give him automatic police protection when he and his family visit the UK.
Motorists driving off without paying at pump could cost forecourt operators £100m in 2022 July 22, 2022 A spike in drivers not paying for fuel due to high prices could cost forecourt operators more than £100m in 2022. There has been at 2,054 incidents of drivers refusing to pay at the pump so far this year in the capital, according to a Freedom of Information Request submitted by City A.M., and sent [...]
Summer getaway: Dover ‘critical incident’ blamed on French border staff being ‘woefully inadequate’ July 22, 2022 Dover authorities have slammed “woefully inadequate” staffing levels at the French border, with queues on UK motorways tailing back for miles. Ferry operators told travellers to leave several hours to account for delays, while motoring group RAC urged drivers to set off early in a bid to beat long queues. There was a perfect storm [...]