Ryanair pilots to strike for another seven days in September September 4, 2019 Ryanair pilots have announced a further seven days of strike days in the ongoing running spat with the airline over pay and working conditions. Ryanair pilots who are members of the British Airline Pilots’ Association (Balpa) will strike on 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 September. Read more: Ryanair flights continue as normal [...]
Love Island stars describe struggles after show as MPs probe reality TV September 4, 2019 Two former Love Island contestants have told MPs about their struggles in dealing with life in the spotlight after leaving the ITV show. Yewande Biala and Marcel Somerville appeared in front of a parliamentary committee today as part of a government probe into reality TV and broadcasters’ duty of care. Read more: Ofcom sets out [...]
Starbucks takes hit as 2020 profit growth seen to be lower than expected September 4, 2019 Starbucks fell on the markets today after it warned that 2020 profit growth will come in under its current 10 per cent. Shares in the company dipped two per cent on the news. Read more: Starbucks delivery expands across central London while company continues green push The announcement was made by finance chief Patrick Grismer, [...]
Northern Line suspension: Delays hit five major Tube lines at rush hour September 4, 2019 The Northern Line is now running with minor delays after a day of frustration for commuters, as TfL warned of evening rush hour disruption across five major Tube lines. Transport for London (TfL) told passengers that the Northern Line service has mostly recovered from signalling failures that left the line suspended for much of today. [...]
Berlusconi’s Mediaset approves merger despite backlash from shareholder Vivendi September 4, 2019 Mediaset, the media empire controlled by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, will merge its businesses into a pan-European powerhouse after fending off a shareholder revolt. The broadcaster will combine its operations in Italy and Spain into a Dutch-listed holding company called Media for Europe as it looks to take on streaming rivals such as [...]
IT services firm Kainos’ share price falls as it strikes cautious tone on political climate September 4, 2019 Digital services company Kainos shares tanked this morning after it told markets it was tentative around the issue of government spending given the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. Kainos’ market value had fallen to 8.6 per cent below the day’s opening price this afternoon. Read more: UK economy close to recession after stagnant service sector [...]
Germany plans to ban Roundup weedkiller in 2023 September 4, 2019 Germany plans to ban the use of glyphosate by the end of 2023, it was reported today in the latest blow against Bayer’s controversial Roundup weedkiller. Sources told Reuters that the country’s government is drawing up plans to phase out the chemical, which is the key component of Roundup. Read more: Bayer share price surges [...]
UBS cuts global growth outlook as US-China trade war bites September 4, 2019 UBS cut its outlook for global growth today, as trade war tensions weighed on the Swiss bank’s optimism for the year ahead. World growth is projected to grow by 2.5 per cent in the coming quarters, falling from a previous estimate of 3.2 per cent, as UBS cited the ongoing trade dispute between Washington, D.C. [...]
Wework adds woman to board after criticism ahead of IPO September 4, 2019 The We Company, which owns office space provider Wework, has said it will add a woman to its board of directors and unwind a $5.9m (£4.8m) payment to its chief executive for use of the trademarked word “we” as it prepares for an initial public offering (IPO). We Company had faced criticism from analysts over [...]
Could there be a UK general election in 2019? September 4, 2019 Boris Johnson suffered his first parliamentary defeat as Prime Minister last night as 21 of his own Conservative MPs rebelled against him on a crucial bill – could he now call a UK general election? The PM lost a vote by 328 votes to 301 that means the Commons will today decide whether or not [...]