SSE has lost thousands of customers, but it says its financial targets remain on track January 31, 2017 SSE, part of Britain's Big Six energy providers, said it lost customers in the third quarter but said it is on track to deliver a dividend increase. The figures In a trading update for the third quarter, Britain's second-largest energy provider said it lost another 50,000 customer accounts for a total of 8.08m total energy accounts, in line with customer [...]
These are the funniest tweets from the UK protests against Donald Trump’s travel ban January 31, 2017 Tens of thousands of people took to the streets last night to protest against US President Donald Trump's ban on visitors from seven Middle Eastern countries. Controversy has brewed in the UK over whether Trump should come on a state visit. He has been invited, but more than one million people have signed a petition saying [...]
Here’s the US embassy’s final word on Britons with dual nationality travelling to the US January 31, 2017 London's US embassy left a lot of people scratching their heads yesterday when it published a statement asking people sharing dual nationality with countries on Donald Trump's banned list not to travel to the US – despite assurances by Boris Johnson. But four days after the ban on people travelling from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, [...]
Air pollution would cause more than half of Londoners to move away January 31, 2017 Over 60 per cent of city dwellers have considered moving out – and in London the main reason isn't because of house prices. According to online delivery firm AnyVan.com, which polled 1,000 adults, 62 per cent of city residents have mulled a move away. And the main reasons Londoners would move away were air pollution (52 per cent) and [...]
Now Londoners can get breakfast delivered from UberEats January 31, 2017 Lucky Londoners can get their hands on a free box of croissants this morning, thanks to UberEats and Paul. Uber's joined the breakfast club, adding a breakfast menu from several restaurants to its food delivery service. Purveyor of pastries Paul will be one of the six restaurants delivering a morning pick me up to Londoners [...]
Britvic toasts solid start to the year despite “uncertain” environment January 31, 2017 The owner of drinks brands including Robinsons, J20 and Fruit Shoot might have warned that Brexit would cap its fizz last year, but it's announced a strong start to the year in its first quarter results. The figures Revenue for the three months to 25 December 2016 was up 4.3 per cent to £351m, with volume growth of [...]
Gold climbs after Trump fires US attorney general January 31, 2017 The price of gold climbed overnight, edged on by uncertainty after US President Donald Trump fired attorney general Sally Yates. Global markets opened lower today, and safe haven assets such as gold and silver got a boost as investors looked for certainty. The precious yellow metal was up 0.5 per cent to $1,202, while the [...]
UK’s first accredited digital skills academy celebrates first anniversary and plugging the software skills gap January 31, 2017 | City Talk CodeClan, the UK’s first accredited digital skills academy has just celebrated its first anniversary. Based in Codebase, the largest technology incubator in the UK and one of the fastest growing in Europe, right at the heart of Edinburgh’s tech scene, they produce a steady stream of work ready junior developers after each 16-week intensive and immersive coding [...]
Ocado’s share price jumps eight per cent at the open on profit surge January 31, 2017 Ocado's share price jumped eight per cent at the open as it reported a spike in profits. The company's full-year profits beat expectations – despite rising labour costs and price deflation throughout last year. The figures In its results for the year ending 27 November, Ocado reported a 13.6 per cent rise in gross retail sales, up from [...]