London Bridge: Usman Khan’s 2012 terror accomplice arrested in police review of terrorists on licence December 2, 2019 A convicted terrorist who was a co-conspirator of London Bridge killer Usman Khan has been arrested on suspicion of preparing new terrorist acts. Nazam Hussain, 34, from Stoke-on-Trent, was a co-conspirator in London Bridge killer Usman Khan’s 2010 plot to blow up the London Stock Exchange. Read more: City to pay tribute to victims of [...]
Natwest and RBS down: Outages hit online banking and mobile apps on Black Friday November 29, 2019 RBS and Natwest’s mobile apps and online banking services suffered intermittent problems today, with customers taking to Twitter to complain. “Our Online Banking, mobile app and Bankline are currently facing intermittent problems,” Natwest told customers on Twitter. “We’re working hard getting them back up and running smoothly for you. We’ll post an update when we [...]
John McDonnell says Boris Johnson is ‘playing’ the BBC November 29, 2019 Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has accused Boris Johnson of “playing” the BBC over his appearance on Andrew Neil’s programme. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was interviewed by Andrew Neil earlier this week but the BBC has said it and the Prime Minister’s team have so far failed to agree a date for a similar sit down. [...]
Channel 4 replaces Boris Johnson with ice sculpture in climate debate November 29, 2019 The Conservatives have become engulfed in a standoff with Channel 4 after the broadcaster “empty chaired” Prime Minister Boris Johnson during its climate debate last night. The Tory party has written to Ofcom to complain that Channel 4’s decision to replace Johnson with an ice sculpture was a “provocative partisan stunt”. Read more: Boris Johnson [...]
HSBC and Santander must repay over £8m in overdraft fees November 29, 2019 HSBC and Santander must refund customers to the tune of millions of pounds after failing to text customers who fell into unarranged overdrafts. HSBC twice broke a legal requirement to text customers before charging them for falling into an overdraft and is refunding £8m to 115,754 customers. Read more: TSB branch closures: Which will close [...]
General Election 2019: Conservatives and Labour’s spending plans not credible, warns IFS November 28, 2019 Neither the Tories nor Labour have presented voters with credible tax and spending plans in their General Election manifestos, according to damning analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). Labour is unable to raise the money it wants to and the Conservatives cannot meet the pledge to balance the budget with tax freezes and [...]
Virgin Money cancels dividend after £385m PPI hit but shares jump on solid growth November 28, 2019 Virgin Money swung to a £194m loss and suspended its dividend in its latest full-year results, blaming payment protection insurance (PPI) charges and the costs of its £1.7bn merger with Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank Group (CYBG). The figures The bank fell to a £194m loss before tax after paying out £385m to settle its part [...]
FTSE 100 falls below 7,400 after sterling’s election poll surge November 28, 2019 The FTSE 100 sank below 7,400 points in early trading as markets responded to a surge in sterling and China lashing out at Donald Trump’s endorsement of Hong Kong protesters. The US President signed two bills into law overnight aimed at scrutinising China’s influence in the territory and banning exports of crowd control munitions like [...]
China rages after Trump signs bills in support of Hong Kong protesters November 28, 2019 China has reacted with fury to Donald Trump’s decision to sign bills in support of the Hong Kong protesters. The US President has approved legislation that threatens sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials for human rights abuses in the territory. Read more: Pro-democracy candidates win 90 per cent of council seats in Hong Kong [...]
Britvic profit loses its fizz as France law hurts sales November 27, 2019 Fizzy drink maker Britvic suffered almost a 25 per cent plunge in annual profit, it revealed today, following a writedown of French assets. Read more: Squashed: Britvic looks to cut final salary pensions The figures Profit before tax sank 24.3 per cent to £110.3m for the year to the end of September after Britvic struggled [...]
