Bentley Flying Spur V8 review: an excuse to give the chauffeur a day off January 30, 2021 The Bentley Flying Spur V8 is the sportier alternative to the 6.0-litre W12 – and more like a luxurious four-door coupe than you'd believe.
Sir Philip Green’s family set to make £50m from Topshop sale January 30, 2021 Sir Philip Green’s family is reportedly set to receive £50m from the sale of Topshop. The troubled retail group collapsed at the end of last year and its flagship brands Topshop and Topman reportedly failed with gross liabilities of more than £550m. The groups’ demise launched 13,000 jobs into uncertainty and became the biggest casualty [...]
Our commitment to Hongkongers shouldn’t stop with the visa programme January 30, 2021 On Sunday, the historic Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) visa programme will open; a fitting end to a week of celebrations and activism marking the 180th anniversary of the founding of modern Hong Kong. The scheme will allow Hongkongers who hold British National (Overseas) citizenship, an offer that was made to people who were [...]
GameStop: Get Shorty? The case for short sellers has never been stronger January 30, 2021 The meteoric rise of GameStop’s stock – which is seen by professional investors as having a business model appropriate for a bygone age – has been widely celebrated as a kind of “peasants’ revolt” of retail investors against the self-styled “masters of the universe” hedge fund suits. If sceptical short sellers could be broken on the wheel of [...]
Tunnel vision? Why the approved Thames crossing at Silvertown could be in doubt January 30, 2021 London's new road tunnel at Silvertown was years in the making and given the go-ahead by Sadiq Khan in 2019, but ever since then opposition to the eastern crossing has grown.
Heathrow boss slams government’s ‘discriminatory’ airport support scheme January 30, 2021 The government’s financial support scheme for airports has today opened to applications but was swiftly slammed by Heathrow and fellow operators. Under the scheme, airports and baggage handlers can apply for up to £8m in business rates relief. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced that the support was now available via Twitter. But the boss of [...]
Office Politics: Hollywood films offer us a workplace how-to January 30, 2021 Goodness knows we’ve all watched a lot of movies over the past year. But escapist entertainment though they may be, are their nuggets hidden that can shine a light on our careers? Who knew Hollywood was so into office politics… Office Space (1999): Be the change you wish to see in the workplace This comedy [...]
United Airlines warns 14,000 staff could be stood down without pay January 29, 2021 United Airlines has warned some 14,000 employees could be stood down without pay when a second round of payroll support for airlines in the US expires on 1 April. The Chicago-based airline recalled 13,000 employees from furlough – a term in the US that means a mandatory suspension without pay – when the fresh payroll [...]
GameStop rises on Wall St open as FCA issues trading warning January 29, 2021 GameStop stock was up more than 100 per cent as US markets opened today, as popular trading platform Robinhood eased restrictions on buying into the stock. The army of small investors behind this week’s dramatic squeeze on Wall Street hedge funds returned to drive shares in GameStop and other hot companies higher on Friday as online broker [...]
Liz Truss makes de-escalating trade disputes with US a top priority January 29, 2021 Trade minister Liz Truss has said she will make it her top priority to de-escalate trade disputes over steel and aircraft subsidies with the United States. Speaking at this year’s virtual Davos summit, Truss said countries must “resist protectionism”, and that there should not be tariffs between the UK, the EU and the US. “On [...]
