EU aviation authority says it will not be swayed by US decision on Boeing’s grounded jet March 19, 2019 The EU's ban on the Boeing plane model that crashed in Ethiopia earthier this month will stay in place until it is satisfied with guarantees given by the manufacturer, the head of the bloc’s aviation regulator said today. Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), said the authority would look [...]
FA Cup to remain on BBC until at least 2025 as broadcaster pens new deal with Football Association March 19, 2019 The BBC will show FA Cup football matches until at least 2025, in a four-year broadcast deal between the broadcaster and the Football Association (FA) announced today. Live matches, highlights and clip rights will remain with the BBC under the terms of the deal, which comes into effect at the start of the 2021-2022 season. [...]
ScS boosts sales as it warns on ‘challenging’ Brexit retail environment March 19, 2019 Furniture and floorings retailer ScS bucked the retail industry's downward trend by boosting revenue with an online sales push and a move towards lower-priced furniture in its half-year results today. The figures Revenue rose 1.1 per cent year on year to £151.4m in the six months to the end of January. Gross sales increased 1.2 percent [...]
Rail review head Keith Williams says government role in industry ‘has to change’ March 19, 2019 The government's role in the UK railways will "have to change" if the industry is to become more customer-focused, the former boss of British Airways has said. Keith Williams, who was appointed to lead a "root and branch" review of the railways following last year's May timetable chaos, hinted that the Department for Transport (DfT) could take [...]
Vote Leave fined £40,000 for sending thousands of unlawful text messages March 19, 2019 Vote Leave has been fined £40,000 for sending out thousands of unlawful text messages in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum. The official pro-Brexit group sent 196,154 unsolicited messages promoting its aims, with most texts containing a link to its website, an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found. Read more: Angela [...]
One in five Tube staff report being physically abused, says union March 19, 2019 One in five Tube staff have been physically assaulted by passengers while working, according to the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT). Read more: Revealed: These are London's most stressful Tube stations The union's survey also found that one in 10 workers reported being sexually harassed by passengers. Three quarters of surveyed staff reported being [...]
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos buys Team Sky, securing future of Britain’s most successful road cycling team March 19, 2019 Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals giant Ineos has bought Britain’s most successful road cycling team in recent years, Team Sky. The industrial firm, owned by Britain’s richest man Ratcliffe, will rename the cycling organisation Team Ineos when it takes over on 1 May. Read more: Ineos takes over US white pigment producer in $700m deal Tour Racing [...]
Hyperoptic secures deal to provide superfast broadband to 20,000 homes March 19, 2019 Hyperoptic has secured a deal to supply superfast broadband to more than 20,000 homes. The London-headquartered firm has agreed to supply all homes run by housing association Network Homes across the capital, Hertfordshire and the South East. Read more: Which broadband provider is most likely to cut you a better deal? Hyperoptic offers broadband speeds [...]
Ineos takes over US white pigment producer in $700m deal March 19, 2019 Britain’s largest private company, Ineos, has splashed out $700m (£528m) to buy a US chemicals producer, making it the second largest producer of titanium dioxide in North America. The takeover of the National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited (Cristal) from Tronox propels Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company into the pigments market for the first time. Read more: Billionaire Jim [...]
Barclays rallies shareholders to vote down Ed Bramson’s ‘destructive and destabilising’ board bid March 19, 2019 Barclays has issued a plea to shareholders to reject Ed Bramson’s bid for a seat on the board, warning his presence would be “destabilising and destructive” to the bank. The bank published a comprehensive 1,500 words explanation as to why shareholders should fend off the activist investor’s advances at its AGM in May. Bramson, whose [...]