Virgin Atlantic flight VS43 lands safely at Gatwick after circling drama December 29, 2014 A Virgin Atlantic flight en route to Las Vegas has landed safely at Gatwick after it spent four hours circling airspace over Gatwick Airport after its landing gear failed. It is thought the right wing's landing gear on the Boeing 747, which can carry up to 416 passengers, either failed to drop down or had [...]
City Link administration: Most jobs to go on New Year’s Day December 29, 2014 Most workers at City Link are expected to be made redundant on New Year's Day, they have been told. An internal document seen by Sky said it is unlikely to be able to make termination payments – "however, you may be entitled to make claims to the Redundancy Payment Service". The news came on the [...]
There’s now an Airbnb for Airbnb: Can I Stay with You While I Rent my Place on Airbnb is here December 29, 2014 Much has been made of the fact Airbnb's model has been copied to such an extent there's now an Airbnb for pretty much everything – from boats, with Boatband, to toilets, with, er, Airpnp. But now there's a new one: Can I Stay with You While I Rent my Place on Airbnb is designed for people [...]
Russian economy contracts for the first time in five years as rouble crisis takes hold December 29, 2014 The Russian economy contracted by 0.5 per cent in November, its first fall since October 2009, according to official figures released today. The news came as President Putin signed a law doubling the deposit guarantee for banks to 1.4m roubles (£16,000). Officials of the Russian government added that they expect a total GDP fall of [...]
Everybody panic: Twitter was down for five hours yesterday December 29, 2014 Twitter users experienced widespread outages yesterday afternoon. In a blog post published overnight, the service admitted that some users had been unable to sign in to Twitter between 4am and 9.25am Pacific Standard Time – that's between midday and 5.25pm UK time. The glitch largely affected Android users, signing them out on their devices and [...]
AirAsia flight QZ8501 is the third Allianz-insured flight to go down this year December 29, 2014 It's emerged Allianz is the lead reinsurer on AirAsia flight QZ8501, which has just disappeared above the Java Sea to become the third major air disaster the company has paid out on in the past year. Shares in Allianz fell a modest 1.36 per cent in mid-morning trading, as the company confirmed it was the "lead [...]
Looking for a new job in 2015? Here are nine ways you can prepare now December 29, 2014 We may still be in the 12 days of Christmas, but if you're planning on searching for a new job in 2015, now is the perfect time to get ready for the inevitable scramble for new roles that will begin in earnest in January. Whether you're looking to change careers entirely or just want a [...]
Flight QZ8501 disappearance: AirAsia share price falls most in three years December 29, 2014 Shares in AirAsia closed 7.8 per cent down yesterday after the disappearance of flight QZ8501 on its way from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore. The fall is its largest single-day drop since September 2011. AirAsia was the most active stock on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, with 59.5 million shares traded during the day. That's [...]
The Interview has finally been released – but what do the critics think? December 27, 2014 It's been one of the most dramatic run-ups to a movie release in recent memory, but after much to-ing and fro-ing – and not to mention a little embarrassment – from execs at Sony Pictures, The Interview was finally released to American audiences on Christmas Eve. As absolutely everyone knows by now, the movie, which [...]
China industrial profits fall by the most in two years December 27, 2014 More bad news for China's industrial sector: profits in the industry fell to 676.12 billion yuan (£69.8bn) in November, 4.2 per cent down on last year's figure and the biggest annual decline since August 2012, official statistics showed today. The National Bureau of Statistics put the fall down to a drop in sales, as well [...]
