Post Office could face £100m bill and insolvency, tax expert says January 13, 2024 The Post Office could be facing a £100 million bill and insolvency after claiming tax relief for its compensation payments to subpostmasters, according to a tax expert.
Lock up Post Office individuals to blame for Horizon scandal, minister says January 13, 2024 Those behind the Horizon scandal at the Post Office should be jailed, a minister has argued.
RAF launches strikes in Yemen in retaliation for Houthi Red Sea shipping attacks January 12, 2024 Yemen: The RAF, in concert with the Americans, have launched strikes on Houthi rebel facilities in an effort to bring to an end Red Sea shipping disruption
CVC set to splash the cash on German vitamin maker: reports January 10, 2024 Private equity giant CVC is set for a near-billion-euro deal to take over a German vitamin manufacturer, according to reports. Sources told Bloomberg that a €900m (£774m) deal to acquire Sunday Natural could be announced in the coming days. Neither party responded to comment requests from Bloomberg. Dealmakers are hoping for an uptick in M&A [...]
Russia puts London-exiled Putin opponent and tycoon Khodorkovsky on wanted list January 9, 2024 Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has put exiled Russian tycoon and opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky on its wanted list, accusing him of spreading false information about the Russian army, Russian state news agency Tass said. The charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, Tass said. A criminal case was opened against [...]
City of London Police officer’s trial date set over two rape and one actual bodily harm charges January 8, 2024 Daniel Condon appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, 5 January and will face trial on Monday 3 February.
China arrests head of consulting agency as ‘British spy’ January 8, 2024 Chinese security services have arrested the head of an overseas consulting firm who authorities claim was acting as a British spy
UK manufacturing bullish about competitiveness as firms move past EU rivals January 8, 2024 A survey of more than 200 senior manufacturing executives by Make UK and PwC found that after a difficult few years through the pandemic and rising energy prices, there are optimistic signs.
Nearly 120,000 retail jobs lost in 2023, report suggests January 8, 2024 The numbers of jobs lost in British retail dropped last year, but 120,000 people still lost their employment, figures have suggested.
Sunak had doubts over Rwanda migrants plan as Chancellor, documents suggest January 6, 2024 Rishi Sunak was unsure the Government’s scheme to send migrants to Rwanda would stop channel crossings when he was Chancellor, according to documents. The BBC said it had seen No 10 papers from March 2022, a month before the plan was announced by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, which showed that Mr Sunak was not [...]
