US 2016 Presidential Election: The Clintons’ tax return shows the pair made more than $10m last year August 13, 2016 Hillary and Bill Clinton raked in a total of $10.6m (£8.2m) in 2015, tax records released by the official Hillary for President campaign yesterday showed. The former president earned $6m from speaking fees and engagements, while Hillary Clinton, who is running to succeed Barack Obama in the White House took in more than $4m in fees and [...]
US 2016 Presidental Election: Donald Trump thinks he’ll only lose Pennsylvania if the election is rigged August 13, 2016 Donald Trump has said the only way he will lose the state of Pennsylvania in the US Presidential Election is if the vote is rigged. Ramping up his rhetoric ahead of the 8 November poll, Trump said last night at a rally in the state: "The only way we can lose, in my opinion – [...]
Royal Bank of Scotland to ditch “RBS” in brand shake-up August 13, 2016 The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will become a name of the past for the majority of people across the UK, its chief executive said yesterday. The bank is set to kill off the RBS retail brand for everywhere outside Scotland, using less-toxic local brand names instead. That will mean in England and Wales, all RBS [...]
Hammond guarantees £4.5bn EU funding for farmers and scientists until 2020 August 13, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond has today pledged to match EU funding for British firms in the first guarantee of its kind since the UK voted to leave the bloc in June's historic referendum. Hammond has agreed that all UK projects that win funds under the various EU development programmes will be "fully funded, even when these projects continue beyond the departure from [...]
After the whistle: Premier League clubs have been busy monetising content this summer which Sky, BT Sport and the BBC would eagerly compete for August 12, 2016 In recent weeks, Sky Sports has had David Beckham running through the streets taking in 10 months of Premier League footballing drama. But the UK’s top flight tournament is no longer seasonal. Over the summer, fans have been assiduously following transfer news and international friendlies with a new level of fervour. And Premier League clubs [...]
The £30 hack which could unlock “millions” of Volkswagen cars August 12, 2016 Researchers have more bad news for embattled Volkswagen. The car marker, which found itself at the centre of a global emissions scandal last year, is the subject of an academic paper which says a large number of its vehicles sold since 1995 can be easily unlocked by hackers. And all hackers need to unlock a Volkswagen car — which [...]
Checking out: non-exec director waves goodbye to Morrisons after Ocado deal August 12, 2016 Irwin Lee, a non-executive director at Morrisons – and chair of the supermarket's remuneration committee – will be leaving the board at the end of August. Lee is stepping down to become the chief executive of Rustan Supercenters Inc, a supermarket chain in the Philippines, his native country. He joined Morrisons in July last year to help [...]
Pinewood board recommends £323m takeover offer August 12, 2016 Lights, camera, action: the board of the iconic studio behind the likes of James Bond and Star Wars has been made a takeover offer offer it can't refuse, valuing it at £323m. In a statement today Pinewood said it was recommending the cash offer by Aermont Capital, which will leave shareholders 560p in cash per share, as well as a [...]
Liam Fox’s new government department just issued – and then deleted – a confusing statement on business and Brexit August 12, 2016 The newly established Department for International Trade has muddied the waters on Brexit by issuing, and then deleting, a statement on the process of leaving the EU. The statement, a cached version of which can still be found here, admits the UK could be left operating on World Trade Organisation rules after quitting the EU, [...]
Labour has won a court victory defending its right to bar some members from voting in its leadership election August 12, 2016 The Labour party has won a court victory over its right to set a "freeze date" barring new members from voting in its leadership election. Five members took Labour to court over their right to vote after the party ruled that only those who were members before 12 January this year. Labour's ruling committee proposed [...]