Britain is a nation of morning people according to a new poll by Hillarys March 31, 2016 You may have found it hard to get out of bed this morning, but new research shows (surprisingly) that Britain is a country of morning people. Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of respondents in a poll identified themselves as a "morning person", with morning people being defined as those who feel liveliest, happiest and [...]
Members of The Hundred Group considering taking a public stance on Brexit March 31, 2016 The finance directors of Britain's biggest companies are being polled on whether to take an official, public stance on Brexit ahead of the European Union membership referendum in June. Finance chiefs from the Hundred Group, a deliberately low-profile organisation comprising finance directors of FTSE 100 and other major UK companies, are being questioned about their corporate and [...]
Camra could call last orders on traditional focus as it launches consultation among its 177,000 members March 31, 2016 The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has launched a consultation among its 177,000 members to ask "who and what it should represent" in the future, even if it means not focusing on real ale. Camra, which launched in 1971, has traditionally focused its activities on promoting and protecting traditional real ale, but has also supported issues to [...]
Stress: Uncertainty can cause us more stress than inevitable pain can, according to new UCL study March 31, 2016 If you thought knowing about impending doom before it happened would be stressful it turns out there's one thing that could be even worse: the uncertainty of not quite knowing. Scientists from UCL found that uncertainty was more stressful than knowing something bad was definitely going to happen in a new study published in the journal Nature [...]
Jefferies downgrades William Hill from “hold” to “underperform” after 2016 profit warning last week March 31, 2016 Investment bank Jefferies has downgraded bookmaker William Hill from "hold" to "underperform" and slashed its share price target following the company's profit warning last week. Jefferies' target price has dropped to 280p from 380p after the bookie warned its online profits would fall by £25m in 2016, as digital performance was hit by tightened regulations and [...]
Allianz looking to sell its €4.5bn Italian life insurance portfolio due to interest rate pressures March 30, 2016 Insurance major Allianz is looking to sell its €4.5bn (£3.5bn) asset portfolio for life insurance in Italy. The German insurance firm, which is Italy's fourth biggest health and life insurer, has chosen Goldman Sachs to assist with the closure of various life policies, according to reports. Pressures from low interest rates have prompted the company to sell life [...]
Baketime biscuits and crackers retailing in Aldi recalled by Food Standards Agency in pest contamination scare March 30, 2016 NULL
Baketime biscuits and crackers retailing in Aldi recalled by Food Standards Agency in pest contamination scare March 30, 2016 The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has urged customers not to eat a number of biscuit and cracker products sold at the discount supermarket chain Aldi as they have been manufactured in "unhygienic conditions". The 16 affected products, made in a factory on Teeside by a company called Baketime, have been recalled in a notice on the [...]
BlackRock reportedly planning to cut 400 jobs within weeks March 30, 2016 BlackRock is planning to cut 400 jobs within weeks in the firm's biggest layoff to date, a source close to the company has confirmed. The reductions at the money managing firm would be equal to around three per cent of the firm's total workforce of 13,000 employees. The cuts will be spread evenly across regions and [...]
Vodafone gets its wires crossed with customers as it becomes the most complained about March 30, 2016 Vodafone has become the UK's most complained about mobile phone provider following a surge of complaints in the final months of 2015. The UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom has said it recorded 32 complaints for every 100,000 of Vodafone's pay-monthly subscribers in the last quarter of 2015. This was a major surge, more than double the amount of [...]
