Standard Chartered hit with £46m fine for misreporting liquidity position December 20, 2021 The Bank of England has slapped Standard Chartered bank with a £46m fine for reporting errors and a lack of cooperation with regulators. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) said today that it would fine the bank for “failing to be open and cooperative” with the authority and “failings in its regulatory reporting governance and controls” [...]
Almost half FTSE 350 companies have a director of colour on the board December 20, 2021 The number of FTSE 350 companies with a director of colour on the board has jumped by 108 per cent this year to 123 new data has revealed.
Liz Truss to replace Lord Frost as Brexit negotiator after shock resignation December 19, 2021 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been helicoptered in to replace Lord Frost after the UK's Brexit negotiator resigned last night.
EU commissioner warns against replacing Frost with Brexit hardliner December 19, 2021 An EU commissioner has warned Boris Johnson against letting Conservative party in fighting determine his pick for the next Brexit negotiator.
New record of 830,000 Covid booster jabs administered in a day December 19, 2021 The number of jabs being delivered to patients in England has hit a new record with 906,656 people receiving vaccines yesterday.
Competition watchdog investigates complaint over treatment of whistleblower December 19, 2021 The UK's competition authority has reportedly launched an internal investigation into claims a director pressured a whistleblower to retract claims.
Bank of England calls for tighter grip on global crypto markets December 19, 2021 Bigwigs at the UK's central bank will step up discussions with international counterparts to build a regulatory regime for crypto assets.
Nadine Dorries kicked off Tory MP Whatsapp group for defending ‘hero’ Johnson December 19, 2021 Digital secretary Nadine Dorries has been booted out of a Whatsapp group for Conservative MPs after she defended Boris Johnson.
Khan warns new covid restrictions ‘inevitable’ as public services near breaking point December 19, 2021 London's mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that without further Covid-19 restrictions public services could be pushed to breaking point.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid refuses to rule out new restrictions before Christmas December 19, 2021 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has refused to rule out a circuit breaker lockdown being introduced before Christmas.