FCA probe and bonus clawbacks: WH Smith acts against former directors as North America profit plunges
Champions League permutations: What results Liverpool and Chelsea need to reach the last 16 December 9, 2019 Manchester City and Tottenham may have already sealed their place in the Champions League knockout round, but for many clubs a place in February’s round of 16 is still to play for. City are guaranteed top spot regardless of Wednesday night’s result against Dinamo Zagreb, while Jose Mourinho’s Spurs face a trip to Bayern Munich [...]
Corbyn defends leaked NHS documents amid ‘links to Russia’ December 7, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has defended his party’s decision to release leaked documents detailing UK-US trade talks despite apparent links to Russia. Reddit revealed on Friday that the documents were posted on its platform by an account linked to a campaign “originating from Russia”. The site said it had suspended 61 accounts that were part of a [...]
Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder wins case over ‘pedo guy’ remark December 7, 2019 A US jury has ruled that Elon Musk did not defame a British caver who helped in last year’s rescue of trapped Thai schoolboys by calling him a “pedo guy”. Vernon Unsworth sought $190m (£145m) in damages from the billionaire on the grounds that the tweet had damaged his reputation. It came amid a public [...]
Ericsson to pay more than $1bn to settle US corruption probe December 7, 2019 Ericsson has agreed to pay $1.2bn (£913m) to resolve a US corruption probe. The Swedish telecoms firm has settled the investigation into corruption, which included the bribing of government officials, the US Department of Justice said on Friday. The bribing of officials took place over multiple years and in countries such as China and Vietnam. [...]
US jobs growth data beats expectations despite trade war concerns December 7, 2019 The US economy added 266,000 jobs last month despite economists’ expectations of a slowdown. It was the highest number of jobs added to the economy in 10 months, aided by striking GM workers returning to work and a rise in healthcare posts. The unemployment rate also reduced slightly from 3.6 per cent to 3.5 per [...]
General election 2019: Conservatives pledge £550m for grassroots football December 7, 2019 The Conservative Party has pledged to invest £550m in grassroots football as part of a plan to back a joint bid with Ireland to host the 2030 World Cup. Boris Johnson said the boost to existing funding plans for amateur football would “transform lives with a legacy to match the 2012 Olympics”. The Tories are [...]
General election 2019: Johnson and Corbyn clash on Brexit in debate December 7, 2019 Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn once again clashed on Brexit during a head-to-head debate on BBC last night. Labour leader Corbyn said his party would bring “an end” to Brexit by renegotiating a deal and holding a second referendum. While, Johnson said he already had “a wonderful deal” that he would use to take the [...]
General election 2019: Labour pledges to electrify England’s 35,000 buses by 2030 December 6, 2019 Labour will on Saturday unveil a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030 and bring “bus services into the future”. The initiative would be funded by the party’s green transformation fund, should Labour get into power following next week’s general election. Read more: Labour and Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug [...]
Michael Gove gives out No 10 phone number when quizzed on Andrew Neil interview December 6, 2019 Michael Gove has given out the direct phone number to No 10 Downing Street after being pressed on when the Prime Minister would be doing an interview with Andrew Neil. The Duchy of Lancaster was asked to put a figure on the chances that Boris Johnson would accept the invitation to be interviewed on BBC [...]
UK house prices bounce back with 2.1 per cent rise December 6, 2019 UK house prices were 2.1 per cent higher last month then they were a year ago at an average price of £234,625, according to the Halifax House Price Index. Prices also grow on a monthly basis, rising 1.0 per cent from October. Read more: UK house prices: Growth picks up in November It means an [...]
