Heathrow airport expects passenger numbers to hit record levels in 2024 December 15, 2023 Heathrow expects 79.1 million passengers to have travelled through the airport this year.
Natwest says no evidence of discrimination in Coutts bank account closures December 15, 2023 Natwest, which owns Coutts, said lawyers at Travers Smith analysed 84 account closures in the two years to July 28, about a 10 per cent sample of all the relevant cases in that time.
Insolvencies surged in November, confirming 2023 is set to be the worst year for corporate collapses since 2009 December 15, 2023 The number of insolvencies in November was 2,466, a 21 per cent increase from the same month in the previous year.
EP: 243 Cheltenham, Doncaster & Hong Kong December 15, 2023 The two-day Cheltenham ‘Christmas Meeting’ culminates on Saturday with a host of competitive races, the highlight being the December Gold Cup Handicap Chase, run over an extended two and a half miles. Doncaster also stages jumps racing in front of the TV cameras on Saturday afternoon where Rare Edition is due to line up for [...]
UK continues to ‘dodge recession’ as private sector growth at six month high December 15, 2023 This comes as the UK economy has been flirting with a recession for more than a year, battling stubborn inflation, high energy bills.
Trainline share price soars after government scraps rival ticket app December 15, 2023 The Trailine’s share price continued to soar on Friday morning after yesterday’s announcement by the government that it would scrap a rival ticket app. The rail ticket company’s stock rallied this morning, rising by 19 per cent after the open, increasing 17 per cent after an hour of trading, to 331p. This comes after the [...]
Farage debanking row: Law changed so politicians are seen as lower risk December 15, 2023 It comes after Nigel Farage revealed that Coutts, owned by NatWest Group, had moved to close down his bank account, prompting a row over the current UK banking rules.
London house prices: Property boss on where he’d be buying in the capital December 15, 2023 MANY regions across the UK can expect to see house price rises in 2024, a leading property association has predicted, with one London spot on their top 10 list
TWaTs: Just a quarter of firms expect staff to be in the office full time December 15, 2023 Only one in four companies expect their staff to be in the office full time in the coming years, research suggests. A survey of more than 1,000 businesses indicates around one in six believe their employees will mainly work remotely. The study, by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and technology firm Cisco, found a [...]
Naked Wines continues to cut costs as it reports another drop in sales December 15, 2023 Naked Wines continues to slash costs as the online booze retailer looks to leave behind what was a disappointing year for sales. The business that introduces customers to independent winemakers has today reported in its half year results a total revenue of £132.3m, down 20 per cent from £165.8m last year. However, the loss-making firm [...]
