UK’s biggest firms responsible for 10 per cent of entire Treasury take last year December 5, 2023 Tax contributions from the UK's biggest firms edged towards the £100bn mark in the last financial year
Israel orders mass evacuations as it widens offensive across Gaza Strip December 4, 2023 The Israeli military has renewed calls for evacuations from the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis as it widened its ground offensive.
Funds not protected as Canary Wharf firm RationalFX goes under December 4, 2023 RationalFX has been formally placed under special administration - with customer funds not protected by an industry compensation scheme
Bitcoin tops $40,000 for first time since May 2022 as momentum builds December 4, 2023 Bitcoin has broken above $40,000 for the first time since May 2022 as it rides a wave of momentum on broad enthusiasm about US interest rate cuts
British merchant ship struck by missile in Red Sea attack December 4, 2023 A British-owned ship has been hit by a missile in the Red Sea as part of an assault by Iranian-backed rebels, the US military said.
Tech entrepreneur jailed for 15 years after rape and sexual assault guilty verdict December 2, 2023 A multi-millionaire tech entrepreneur has been jailed for 15 years for committing two rapes and a sexual assault. Lawrence Jones, 55, was convicted in January of sexually assaulting a female employee on a business trip in 2013. Jurors in a second trial found him guilty last month of drugging and raping two women decades earlier [...]
Tie-gate: Has King Charles lost his Greek marbles over Sunak’s ‘hissy fit’? December 1, 2023 Eagle-eyed reporters were, however, also concerned by the attire of Prince Charles, well known for being an ardent conservationist — and son of Prince Philip, who was Greek.
Train drivers at Aslef vote to continue taking strike action for next six months December 1, 2023 Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay. Members of Aslef backed more industrial action after being reballoted, well over a year since the dispute began. The announcement was made as train drivers started a week-long overtime ban which was expected to [...]
Alistair Darling: Gordon Brown says briefings against his chancellor were ‘completely unfair’ December 1, 2023 Asked if he had apologised to Darling over the briefings, Brown said: “If there had been a briefing against him that was attributed to me, yes of course. I mean that was completely unfair.”
How Wilko is returning to high streets just months after its dramatic collapse December 1, 2023 Wilko has returned to the high street with two new shops just months after the collapse of the historic retail chain. On Friday, the brand opened stores in Plymouth and Exeter as it relaunched following its dramatic failure. Earlier this year, the retailer shut its 400 UK shops after tumbling into administration in the face [...]
