‘Truss playbook’: Labour attacks Susan Hall’s ‘unfunded’ spending plans April 22, 2024 Labour have today attacked Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall’s “uncosted” spending plans for City Hall as “straight out of the Liz Truss playbook”.
FTSE 100 today: London markets poised for green start as Israel-Iran tensions ease; focus turns to ‘Magnificent Seven’ earnings April 22, 2024 Global markets saw a significant turnaround, with Asian stocks rebounding strongly while oil and gold prices dipped. Bitcoin, on the other hand, surged by 3 per cent. Investors are eagerly awaiting earnings reports from the "Magnificent Seven" companies and aviation giants Boeing and Airbus, making this a pivotal week.
London Marathon mania: Record-number of runners fill City’s streets April 21, 2024 A record number of people finished the TCS London Marathon, making the 2024 edition the biggest ever in the event’s history.
Here’s how all the MPs running the London marathon did April 21, 2024 Running a slightly different type of race, a record number of UK MPs and peers entered the London marathon this year.
Mark Menzies quits as Tories say conduct fell ‘below standards expected of MPs’ April 21, 2024 Mark Menzies has quit the Conservative Party and will leave Parliament at the next election after an internal investigation found “behaviour below the standards expected of MPs”.
Royal Mail shareholder slams takeover bid as government comes under fire April 21, 2024 The second largest independent shareholder in Royal Mail's parent company, International Distributions Services (IDS), has publicly backed the company's rejection of a takeover bid.
Banks, retailers and tech giants dominate big blue-chip results week April 21, 2024 A slew of blue-chip results on both sides of the Atlantic will dominate the corporate news agenda this week, alongside key US economic data set to bolster the case for higher-for-longer interest rates.
Shipbroker Clarkson gears up for shareholder showdown over CEO pay April 21, 2024 Shipbroker Clarkson is gearing up for a showdown with shareholders after dishing out £11.9m to its chief executive last year.
Tom Hayes: Ex-Libor trader compares himself to Alan Bates as calls grow for appeal to go to Supreme Court April 21, 2024 Tom Hayes, the ex-banker jailed for rate-rigging, has said he was "scapegoated" and compared himself to Post Office campaigner Alan Bates amid calls for his appeal to go to the Supreme Court.
Met Police chief’s future in the balance as political row grows over ‘openly Jewish’ incident April 21, 2024 Sir Mark Rowley's future as head of the Met Police hangs in the balance following calls for him to resign over his handling of the pro-Palestine protests in the capital.
