Sinai plane crash: US military thinks Metrojet A321 flight 7K9268 was blown up – but rules out missile attack November 3, 2015 US military said it has evidence that rules out theories that Metrojet A321 flight 7K9268 was brought down with a missile, instead suggesting there could have been an explosion on the plane itself. A US satellite picked up signs of a "heat flash" in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula at around the time the Russian passenger jet crashed on [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: PayPal could be investigated after ASA receives hundreds of complaints as festive ad implies Father Christmas isn’t real November 3, 2015 The UK's advertising body is considering whether to investigate PayPal's new festive ad, after receiving hundreds of complaints from parents concerned that it suggests Father Christmas might not be real. The ad, which broadcast for the first time on British TV during The X Factor's Sunday night showing, shows two brothers attempting to catch their [...]
Christmas adverts 2015: What retailers must do to rival John Lewis when it comes to winning consumers’ hearts and minds November 3, 2015 People around the country celebrate (or lament) the fact that Christmas seems to be starting earlier with each passing year. Fairylights adorn high streets, the newest children’s toys fill up shop windows and festive sandwich flavours pop up in supermarkets, often before the Halloween decorations have even come down. Love it or hate it, there’s [...]
Construction PMI shows growth in all three sub-sectors – but only commercial building increases pace November 3, 2015 The UK's construction sector grew across all three sectors in October – but only commercial building increased the pace of growth compared with September. Markit PMI for the industry registered 58.8 in October, down from 59.9 in September but comfortably above the contraction threshold. This marks two-and-a-half years of sustained output growth. While the pace [...]
Cadbury is changing another chocolate iconic recipe – this time it’s Fruit & Nut November 3, 2015 Bad news, chocolate lovers: Cadbury is changing another iconic recipe. Fresh from the backlash over the changes to its Creme Eggs – resulting in the brand having egg on its face – and dismay over the shrinking sizes of its variety boxes Roses and Heroes parent company Mondelez is preparing for another battle – this time over its much-loved Fruit [...]
National Grid boss Steve Holliday steps down November 3, 2015 National Grid chief executive Steve Holliday is leaving the utilities giant next year after nearly a decade in the role, and 14 years at the company in total. Holliday will retire at the end of the financial year next March and will remain on the board until July 2016 to support the transition. He is [...]
Profits and revenue fall at Primark’s parent company Associated British Foods – but will still pay a dividend November 3, 2015 Primark parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) has said it will still pay a dividend, despite falls in both profit and revenue for the year to 12 September. The figures Adjusted operating profit was down six per cent in real terms, or four per cent on a constant currency basis, to £1.09bn, while group revenue [...]
DLR strike tomorrow: Transport union RMT going ahead with 3 and 4 November 2015 strikes after talks fail November 2, 2015 Transport union RMT has said tomorrow's strike on the DLR will go ahead after talks failed to solve workers' grievances. The union has called a 48-hour strike, starting at 3:59am on Tuesday 3 November and running until 3:58am Thursday 5 November to address "abuse of procedures and the adoption of a wholly cavalier attitude to the issues [...]
Why has Croydon Tech City been so successful? Here’s why we think Martha Lane Fox chose the south London borough to launch her digital skills pilot November 2, 2015 Croydon has been selected by tech entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox to launch her charity Go On's first London digital skills pilot. But before fixing on the area, she wanted to know what made the south London borough so special. It's a straightforward question to ask – but the answer is that there have been many factors that [...]
Black Friday 2015: Amazon US reveals some of its best deals for 27 November – and how to get them even if you’re stuck in the UK November 2, 2015 It's three weeks until Black Friday, but Amazon has just thrown down the gauntlet to all other retailers planning to get in on the sales bonanza, unveiling some of its top deals available for US shoppers ahead of time. There is no word yet on what Amazon UK will be offering – a spokesman told [...]
