ITV bosses slammed over ‘irresponsible’ lie detector tests on Jeremy Kyle Show June 25, 2019 MPs have blasted “irresponsible” ITV bosses for using lie detector tests on The Jeremy Kyle Show without knowing how accurate they were. Senior ITV executives faced a grilling today as part of an inquiry into broadcasters’ duty of care following the apparent suicide of Steve Dymond, a former participant on the reality TV show. Read [...]
Boris Johnson reveals he makes models of buses to relax, and Twitter lost it June 25, 2019 As mayor of London Boris Johnson may have been more synonymous with his eponymous Boris bikes, but these days he is far more at home with buses, it would seem. The Tory leadership contest favourite has hit back at negative headlines after police were called to a domestic row between him and his girlfriend Carrie [...]
Apple says Spotify exaggerated user fee claims June 25, 2019 Apple has responded to a complaint by Spotify to the EU commission, stating it only collects a fee on less than one per cent of the music streaming platform’s userbase. Apple said in a filing Spotify pays a 15 per cent fee on about 680,000 of its 100m premium customers. It follows a complaint by [...]
Abbvie injects $63bn into takeover of Botox-maker Allergan June 25, 2019 US drugmaker Abbvie is set to buy the maker of Botox in a $63bn bid to reduce its reliance on a key drug. The cash-and-share deal for Allergan was announced today following reports in the Wall Street Journal. Read more: Pfizer confirms it has has scrapped its $160bn merger with Allergan – but UK pharma [...]
New Prime Minister to be revealed on 23 July June 25, 2019 The Conservative party has confirmed it will announce its new leader, the country’s next Prime Minister, on Tuesday, 23 July. Read more: It’s Boris vs Jeremy, so what happens next? Either Boris Johnson or foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt will become the new Tory party leader depending on the outcome of a postal vote among 160,000 [...]
UK retail sales see biggest drop for 10 years in June June 25, 2019 UK retail sales fell at the fastest pace in over 10 years this month, according to a survey released today, due in part to the warm weather and football world cup last June. Read more: Pound falls as UK economy shrinks by 0.4 per cent in April Nonetheless, the closely-watched survey from the Confederation of [...]
Boris Johnson: UK will leave EU on 31 October ‘come what may’ June 25, 2019 Boris Johnson has confirmed the UK will leave the EU on 31 October “come what may” if he is elected Conservative leader as he ruled out another extension to the Brexit talks. The frontrunner in the race to be the next Prime Minister said on Tuesday morning it was a case of “do or die” [...]
Revealed: The top 10 most affordable London boroughs for first-time buyers June 25, 2019 The City of London is the least affordable London borough for first-time buyers, according to new research that has ranked the capital’s best and worst spots for hopeful homeowners. Hackney, Haringey, Brent and Camden joined the Square Mile as the five most unaffordable boroughs in London based on the net wage and time taken to [...]
When is Amazon Prime Day 2019? Everything you need to know June 25, 2019 Amazon is preparing to launch its longest Prime Day ever, forming a 48-hour sales event starting at midnight on 15 July. The two day event on 15 and 16 July, similar to a Black Friday sale, offers Prime subscribers the chance to buy products from the retailer at cut prices for a limited period. Amazon [...]
Coast Capital and First Group in showdown ahead of meeting June 25, 2019 Activist investor Coast Capital has accused the board of First Group of failing to inform all shareholders of its plans ahead of a meeting this afternoon. The New York hedge fund said First, the train and bus operator, had told some shareholders that “everything is for sale at the right price”, going against itspublic strategy. [...]