Arts minister leads calls to keep £56k Lady Chatterley’s Lover copy in UK May 13, 2019 Arts minister Michael Ellis has led calls to prevent a copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover worth more than £56,000 from leaving the UK. Ellis has issued a temporary export ban on an annotated copy of D.H. Lawrence’s controversial novel, which was used by the judge who presided over its infamous obscenity trial. Read more: The [...]
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou thanks firm’s employees in emotional letter May 13, 2019 Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has penned an emotional letter to the company’s employees, saying their support has “brought her to tears”. Meng, who is fighting extradition to the US from Canada, thanked staff at the Chinese tech firm for showing concern for her wellbeing during her detainment in Vancouver. Read more: Huawei CFO [...]
Uber braced for second day of trading after IPO takes a wrong turn May 13, 2019 Uber is braced for its second day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today after its shares veered off course in a disappointing initial public offering (IPO) on Friday. Shares in the lift-hailing giant closed down 7.6 per cent after its $82.4bn (£63.2bn) float failed to impress investors last week. Read more: Four [...]
Hello sunshine: London temperatures set to soar this week May 13, 2019 Londoners are set to bask in sunshine this week as temperatures rise to a balmy 18°C. After a wet start to the month, the clouds have cleared and temperatures are expected to remain in the high teens throughout the week. Tuesday will bring the week’s warmest weather, with temperatures rising to a high of 18°C, [...]
Tories fall to fifth place in opinion polls as Nigel Farage’s Brexit party snaps up voters May 13, 2019 The Conservatives have slumped to fifth place in an opinion poll ahead of the European elections later this month. Read more: Cabinet allies begin to abandon May as Tories languish in polls The Tories were placed at just 10 per cent, behind almost every major political party, according to a Yougov poll commissioned by the [...]
Bitcoin soars above $7,000 to hit nine-month high May 13, 2019 Bitcoin has broken through the $7,000 (£5,383) mark after hitting its highest level in nine months over the weekend. Read more: Hackers steal $41m in bitcoins from crypto exchange Binance The cryptocurrency built on a recent period of gains to climb as high as $7,585 yesterday, its highest level since September, according to data from [...]
Sir Keir Starmer: Labour MPs would reject Brexit deal without second referendum May 13, 2019 Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has warned up to 150 Labour MPs would reject any Brexit agreement that did not include a second referendum. Starmer said more than two-thirds of Labour MPs could oppose any deal that did not include a public vote, meaning it would be unlikely to pass through Parliament. Read more: [...]
Uber shares debut on New York Stock Exchange in $82.4bn IPO May 10, 2019 Shares in ride-hailing giant Uber began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today, after the firm priced its stock at the lower end of its target range. Uber priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $45 per share after setting a range of between $44 and $50. Read more: Uber's float is a huge [...]
Poll: Economists split over Halloween Brexit date May 10, 2019 Economists are divided over whether the UK will leave the EU before the new deadline of 31 October, according to a new poll commissioned by Reuters. Read more: UK economy bounces back, but is growth just a ‘flash in the pan’? While the vast majority of economists polled believed the UK will eventually leave the [...]
Mr Congeniality: Trump says $200bn China tariffs are better than a ‘phenomenal’ trade deal May 10, 2019 US President Donald Trump has issued an impassioned defence of his tariff hike on $200bn worth of Chinese goods, saying they will bring in more wealth than “even a phenomenal” trade deal. Read more: China threatens retaliation as Trump rolls out $200bn tariff hike In a series of tweets, Trump said talks with China were [...]
