Inconvenienced store: McColl’s warns earnings will miss expectations December 10, 2019 Convenience store chain McColl’s warned earnings would narrowly miss expectations due to “unseasonable weather” and low consumer confidence. Revenue slipped 1.9 per cent for 12 months to the end of November, the firm revealed in a trading update today. Read more: Investors see signs of recovery at McColl’s after supply chain disruption It warned that [...]
Tate Modern balcony push: Teenager pleads guilty to attempted murder December 6, 2019 A teenager has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after a six-year-old child was thrown from a 10th-floor balcony of the Tate Modern. Jonty Bravery, aged 18, based in Ealing, west London, has been accused of deliberately lifting the boy and throwing him over the balcony. The boy, a French national on holiday with his family, [...]
London fire commissioner Dany Cotton to leave four months early December 6, 2019 London’s fire commissioner Dany Cotton is to step down from her role sooner than planned, the London Fire Brigade announced today. Cotton will leave at the end of December as opposed to her original departure date of the end of April. It comes after criticism of Cotton from the families of victims who died in [...]
West Coast Rail franchise: CMA accepts First Group price cap proposal December 6, 2019 The competition watchdog has accepted First Group’s remedies for competition problems on the West Coast Rail franchise. The deal ensures First Group and Trenitalia can run the franchise after the watchdog initially barred the government’s contract award to them over concerns about price hikes. Read more: CMA flags competition concerns on West Coast Rail routes [...]
General Election: Boris Johnson accuses Jeremy Corbyn of trying to ‘fiddle’ with second Brexit referendum December 6, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched an attack against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans for a second EU referendum ahead of the pair’s final TV debate before the General Election. Johnson claimed Corbyn would give 2m EU nationals a vote alongside resident Brits, saying it was an attempt to “fiddle” with the vote to ensure [...]
Boris Johnson likens Labour’s ‘NHS plot’ dossier to UFO pictures December 5, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has compared a leaked 451-page document Labour has heralded as proof of a plot to privatise the NHS to photos of UFOs. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed the unredacted documents detailing preliminary trade talks between the US and UK late last month, saying the files were proof that the NHS was [...]
Dunelm share price surges on strong sales and new website December 5, 2019 Dunelm shares rocketed in early trading today after it predicted higher full year profits thanks in part to a good customer response to a crucial new website. The furnishings retailer said it maintained strong sales growth online and in stores during a “critical” transition to a new website platform that it hopes will improve its [...]
Boohoo co-founders sell off £143m of shares December 5, 2019 Boohoo’s Boohoo’s co-founders have sold a whopping £142.5m of shares in their company, it emerged today, sending the online retailer’s stock down in early trading. Co-founder and executive director Carol Kane sold a third of her stake in the fashion brand – 15m shares – for 285p each to slash her stake to 2.7 per [...]
Tube delays hit four lines in rush hour misery December 5, 2019 Severe Tube delays have hit four lines to leave commuters facing a morning of rush hour chaos today. Passengers on the Circle Line, District Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line all face a disrupted journey to work due to the delays. Read more: Eight arrests made after Extinction Rebellion targets Tube Faulty trains [...]
General Election: Boris Johnson sets out 100-day plan as polls predict Tory win December 5, 2019 Boris Johnson has pledged to deliver Brexit, slash taxes in a new Budget and give a boost to healthcare in the Tories’ first 100 days as a majority government if he wins the General Election. The Prime Minister said only a Conservative victory would allow the country to end its Brexit uncertainty, while he has [...]
