Stormont: Sinn Féin agree deal to return to assembly in Northern Ireland January 11, 2020 Sinn Féin and the DUP will re-enter Stormont on Saturday after agreeing a deal to end a three-year deadlock. The devolved government will start up again today after nine months of talks. British and Irish governments published the draft proposals on Thursday, which have now been agreed by both major parties. Read more: Stormont: Northern Ireland secretary [...]
Iran admits ‘unintentionally’ shooting down Ukrainian plane January 11, 2020 Iran has accepted that it was responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian jet and killing all 176 people on board for the first time. President Hassan Rouhani said an investigation had found that “missiles [were] fired due to human error”. He said it was an “unforgivable mistake”. Read more: West blame Iran missile for shooting [...]
Lotus owner Geely considers taking stake in Aston Martin January 10, 2020 Lotus and Volvo owner Geely is considering pumping some much-needed cash into Aston Martin. The Chinese firm is assessing whether to take a stake of the UK luxury carmaker, which is in need of fresh finances, according to the Financial Times. One source told the FT it may involved a technology partnership rather than full [...]
Takeaway.com’s Just Eat offer hits 80 per cent approval threshold January 10, 2020 Takeaway.com’s £5.9bn offer to takeover Just Eat has been accepted by 80.4 per cent of shareholders in a meeting held today. The online food delivery marketplace’s improved offer has been accepted after surpassing the 80 per cent threshold. It means the takeover is now unconditional and will go ahead, with those yet to accept the [...]
Carlos Ghosn warns the future of Nissan is ‘in doubt’ January 10, 2020 The former boss of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has said the future of the Japanese company is in doubt. Ousted chief Ghosn said the car firm’s struggling results and drop in share price were a concern, days after accusing Nissan executives and the Japanese government of plotting against him. He also said that if Brexit affected [...]
Stormont talks: Northern Ireland secretary ‘holding the people to ransom’ with deal January 10, 2020 Northern Ireland secretary Julian Smith has been accused of “holding the people of Northern Ireland to ransom” by trade union Unison. Smith and Irish Deputy Prime Minister Simon Coveney announced a draft Stormont deal on Thursday to restore Northern Ireland’s devolved government. Read more: Bridge over troubled waters: Boris backs Scotland to Northern Ireland bridge [...]
West blames Iran missile for plane crash as new video emerges January 10, 2020 Western leaders believe it is highly likely that a missile is to blame for the crash of a passenger jet over Iran that led to the death of all 176 people on board. Officials from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia have all agreed it is likely an Iranian missile was the cause of the [...]
B&M share price tumbles on slow Christmas sales growth January 10, 2020 Discount chain B&M’s share price has fallen by more than eight per cent this morning after a trading update reported a challenging Christmas period. The company said like-for-like sales for the 12 weeks leading up to 28 December had increased by 0.3 per cent. Read more: Selfridges’ Christmas sales boosted byt vegan food and toys [...]
More than 5m passengers traveled through London City Airport in 2019 January 10, 2020 In 2019, London City Airport saw more than 5m passengers travel through for the first time in its history. A record total of 5,100,025 passengers meant growth for the year was up 6.3 per cent on 2018. Read more: London City Airport given carbon neutral accreditation The most popular route remains between London and Amsterdam, [...]
Selfridges’ Christmas sales boosted by vegan food and toys January 10, 2020 Selfridges enjoyed a five per cent growth in sales in the 24 days leading up to Christmas fueled by increasing demand for vegan food. The department store saw growth of 96 per cent in vegan confectionery sales, while a newly-launched vegan hamper sold out. Read more: Selfridges to open permanent cinema on Oxford Street The [...]
