ITE Group share price jumps as it shakes off Russia woes May 11, 2015 A sign of the times? Exhibitions and conferences business ITE Group, whose largest market is Russia and Ukraine, says it's back on form. The figures Alright, so the company's pre-tax profits fell 3.9 per cent to £17.5m in the six months to the end of March, while revenues dropped from £71.2m in 2014 to £56.1m. And net debt rose to [...]
General Election 2015 results: Cameron claims victory while Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage resign after dramatic day in British politics May 8, 2015 David Cameron has claimed victory in the General Election while Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage quit as leaders of their respective parties in one of the most dramatic days in British political history. Cameron has swept to a surprise victory and will form a majority government. Miliband has stood down as leader of [...]
General election 2015 results live: Which senior Liberal Democrats have lost their seats? Vince Cable, Danny Alexander, Charles Kennedy May 8, 2015 It was a traumatic night for the Liberal Democrats, whose numbers were almost decimated as the Scottish National Party and the Conservatives muscled in on seats traditionally seen as safe. Exit polls showed the Lib Dems would be left with no more than 10 seats, a fraction of the 58 they won at the 2010 [...]
General Election 2015 results: Senior source says Labour blames David Cameron for Scottish National Party’s surge May 7, 2015 Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) is surging in Scotland. A senior source in the Labour party blamed David Cameron for the SNP rise, telling City A.M. he had “manufactured an anti-Scottish grievance that clearly won over votes at the close of the campaign, and boosted the SNP.” The SNP have so far [...]
General Election 2015 Results: Has Douglas Alexander lost his Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat? Dark day for Alexander May 7, 2015 In the first clear sign of the sea-change in British politics, veteran Scottish Labour Party MP Douglas Alexander has lost his seat. The shadow foreign secretary received just under 18,000 votes. SNP candidate Mhairi Black, who is just 20 years old, received 23,500. Earlier in the evening an exit poll had suggested the SNP was [...]
General Election 2015 results: Why the Liberal Democrats’ wipeout doesn’t matter yet May 7, 2015 The exit poll made grim reading for the Liberal Democrats, and so have the first results. The party lost its deposits in the first three seats declared tonight, and the losses are still coming, with the cost racking up. Read more on this story: Election results mapped by constituency As this helpful twitter account [...]
General Election 2015 results: Pound jumps against the dollar on exit polls May 7, 2015 The pound bounced against the dollar after exit polls suggested the Conservative Party had a wider-than-expected lead over its rivals in the General Election. At midnight, the pound was up 0.94 per cent against the dollar at $1.5388. However, immediately following the poll it peaked at $1.5445. Read more on this story: Just how accurate [...]
What time do the polls close, when do constituencies declare their results and how many seats does a party need to win a majority? All your General Election 2015 questions answered May 7, 2015 Planning on pulling an all-nighter? Here's every question you'll have during coverage, answered. What time do the polls close? Polls close at 10pm, very shortly after which the first exit poll, conducted by the BBC, will come out. In the past, they've been pretty accurate – predicted the outcomes of the 2005 and 2010 General [...]
Bookies Labrokes, PaddyPower and SportingIndex celebrate massive election day bets May 7, 2015 As the General Election went to the wire, big bets were being placed at the bookies. Ladbrokes took a £50,000 bet on polling day from a London based customer, who was backing Ed Miliband’s party to win the most seats at odds of 4/1. This is the biggest bet on Labour at any bookmaker [...]
Fitbit files for $100m IPO May 7, 2015 Fitbit, the company behind the cult fitness traffic device, has filed for a $100m IPO. The company was vague on the details – it didn't disclose how much it intended to float for, or what its plans are for the proceeds. But the company's filing did show it sold 10.9m devices last year, with another [...]
