London Bridge: Attacker was convicted terrorist behind stock exchange plot November 30, 2019 The man who killed two people in a stabbing spree at London Bridge yesterday was a convicted terrorist who was jailed in 2012 for plotting an attack on the London Stock Exchange. The suspect, who was named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, was released on licence in December last year. Read more: Police kill [...]
Mayor Sadiq Khan hails ‘breathtaking heroism’ after members of public tackle terrorist November 29, 2019 Mayor Sadiq Khan has praised the “breathtaking heroism” of members of the public who “literally ran towards danger” to tackle the suspect in a terrorist attack on London Bridge this afternoon. Multiple videos have emerged showing passers-by helping to detain the man believed to have carried out multiple stabbings. Read more: Police kill man wearing [...]
Police kill man wearing hoax explosive device in London Bridge terrorist incident November 29, 2019 Police have shot and killed a man wearing a hoax explosive device after multiple people were injured during a terrorist incident on London Bridge this afternoon. The Metropolitan Police said “a number of people have been stabbed” during the incident, following reports circulating on social media of multiple stabbings. Met commissioner Neil Basu said one [...]
Hong Kong Airlines delays salary payments as protests take their toll November 29, 2019 Hong Kong Airlines has delayed the payment of salaries for almost half of its staff members as widespread protests in the city have hit the carrier. Only cabin crew and overseas employees will receive their November wages on time, while all other Hong Kong-based workers will be paid on 6 December, the airline said in [...]
Black Friday backlash: Amazon and GMB dispute protest numbers at UK warehouses November 29, 2019 Staff at Amazon warehouses are staging walkouts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday in a row over the “appalling” treatment of workers. The demonstrations are taking place today and on Monday at Amazon’s head office in Shoreditch, as well as seven other locations across the UK, the GMB union said, and involve “100, if not [...]
Flight Club founders unveil new shuffleboard venue in Canary Wharf November 29, 2019 The founders of popular darts bar Flight Club today unveiled a brand new venue promising a fresh take on the traditional pub game shuffleboard. Electric Shuffle has now opened in Canary Wharf, allowing after-work boozers to dabble in some competitive socialising. Read more: Crazy golf club Swingers tees up multimillion pound investment as it tees [...]
Daily Mail owner buys i newspaper for £50m November 29, 2019 The owner of the Daily Mail has snapped up the i newspaper for £49.6m, bringing to an end part of a drawn-out sales process by publishing group JPI Media. The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), which also owns Metro, announced the acquisition in a short statement released today. Read more: Publishing group Reach pulls [...]
FTSE 100 opens lower as trade war worries weigh November 29, 2019 The FTSE 100 opened lower this morning as escalating trade tensions between the US and China took their toll. London’s blue-chip index was down 0.5 per cent in early trading, as stuttering trade talks were compounded by a lack of economic data or earnings. Read more: EU and UK feel the pain as global pain [...]
Reach share price jumps as it pulls out of race to buy JPI Media titles November 29, 2019 Shares in publishing group Reach jumped as much as 12 per cent this morning after it said it has pulled out of the race to acquire titles from i newspaper owner JPI Media. Reach, which publishes the Daily Mirror, announced in July that it was in talks over a potential takeover of some of JPI’s [...]
Linkedin division paid no corporation tax on £70m profit November 28, 2019 An Irish subsidiary of social media network Linkedin paid no corporation tax last year despite posting a profit of almost £70m. Accounts filed for Linkedin Technology revealed the company pulled in profit of $86.7m (£67.1m) in 2018, a huge increase on the $10m posted the year before. Read more: France will tax Amazon and Facebook [...]
