UK house price growth falls to six-year low in weak start to 2019 January 31, 2019 UK house prices almost stopped growing altogether in January as the annual growth rate fell to almost a six-year low, figures reveal today. The 0.1 per cent growth rate was just a fifth of December’s own sluggish 0.5 per cent rate of annual growth, Nationwide’s data showed, and its worst since flat growth in February [...]
Rail operators suffer fall in dividends as Waterloo closure and strikes hit bottom line January 30, 2019 Rail operators’ dividends dropped by a quarter last year, with firms blaming strikes and a month-long platform closure at London Waterloo. Dividends totalled £300m for 2017-18, down 27 per cent on 2016-17, according to Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures released today, as the station closure hit journey numbers. Read more: Passenger satisfaction falls [...]
CBI: Businesses set to accelerate no-deal Brexit planning after parliament vote January 30, 2019 British firms are set to accelerate their no-deal Brexit plans as uncertainty reigns over the nature of the UK’s departure from the EU, a major business body said today. Last night’s decision to reopen negotiations with the bloc will not have reassures businesses, CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning. [...]
Wizz Air profits tumble but airline clings to guidance as passenger numbers grow January 30, 2019 Wizz Air witnessed an 88 per cent drop in pre-tax profits at the end of 2018 but has insisted it’s on track to meet its annual guidance. The figures The budget airline suffered a drop in pre-tax profit to just €1.7m for the three months to the end of 2018, down from €14m over the [...]
This major iPhone bug turns Facetime into a privacy invasion tool January 29, 2019 Apple has come under fire for a Facetime bug that enables people to spy on call recipients without their knowledge. The security flaw, discovered by 9to5Mac yesterday, gives Facetime callers access to both the microphone and front-facing camera of the recipient while the call is still ringing, according to reports. Read more: Facebook to integrate Messenger into [...]
Huawei denies all 23 indictments levelled against it by the US January 29, 2019 Huawei has denied a series of criminal charges levelled at it by the US last night. The Department of Justice accused China’s premier smartphone maker of stealing trade secrets and defrauding banks into breaking sanctions against Iran. Read more: US authorities file criminal charges against Huawei Huawei denied wrongdoing in a statement this morning, and [...]
Ranked: The best airports for pre-flight dining January 28, 2019 Heathrow Airport has topped a ranking of the UK’s 10 largest airports for pre-flight fine dining, shows research from travel comparison site Netflights. Read more: These are the best and worst airports for flight delays Home to eight of the highest-rated restaurants in the highest price bracket in the country, including House & Prunier Seafood [...]
Car thieves can steal 230 keyless vehicles with a relay attack, warns consumer group Which January 28, 2019 Four of the UK’s five most popular cars can be stolen by thieves due to a flaw in keyless unlocking systems, it is claimed. Hundreds of keyless car models are susceptible to a so-called relay attack, which allows car thieves to mimic the passive keyless entry systems to gain access to vehicles, according to consumer group [...]
Boris Johnson promises Theresa May ‘full-throated support’ if she beats Brexit backstop with a ‘freedom clause’ January 28, 2019 Boris Johnson today upped the pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May by calling on her to persuade the European Union to ditch the so-called Irish backstop. May’s widely unpopular Brexit deal – the result of two years of negotiations with the EU – was resoundingly rejected by parliament before Christmas, largely over concerns created by [...]
Sir Philip Green abandons legal action against the Telegraph over legal injunction January 28, 2019 Sir Philip Green has dropped his legal action against the Telegraph over its accusations against him of multiple claims of sexual harassment and racism. Sir Philip, who denies the allegations, was named in parliament by Lord Peter Hain after an injunction prevented the Telegraph from identifying the businessman after an eight-month investigation. Read more: Sir [...]
