General election 2019: Conservatives commit to boost GP numbers November 9, 2019 The Conservative Party has said it will fund the training of an additional 500 GPs in England every year if they win the election. It would mean up to an additional 3,000 newly-qualified GPs or doctors doing their GP training in surgeries by 2024-2025 in an aim to reduce patient waiting times. Read more: Tory candidate [...]
Woodford protege Mark Barnett reassures investors after fund rating downgrades November 9, 2019 Invesco’s top fund manager in the UK Mark Barnett has apologised to investors after a fund rating agency raised concerns over the performance and liquidity of his investments. Barnett, who previously worked under Neil Woodford before he left to start is own business six years ago, has defended the performance of his funds after consultants [...]
S&P 500 posts fifth week of gains as Wall Street hits record highs despite Trump denying US will rollback tariffs on China November 9, 2019 The three major US stock indexes posted record closing highs and the S&P 500 registered a fifth straight week of gains on Friday despite comments from Donald Trump insisting he had not agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese goods. Officials from both China and the United States agreed to end some tariffs on each [...]
Essex lorry deaths: Ten teenagers named among 39 victims November 8, 2019 There were ten teenagers among the 39 people found dead in a refrigated lorry trailer in Essex last month, according to the police. Essex Police revealed on Friday the identiies of the 31 men and eight women whose bodies were discovered inside the lorry in an industrial park in Grays on 23 October. Read more: [...]
Honda cuts operating profit outlook by 10 per cent due to strong yen and falling motorcycle sales November 8, 2019 Honda has cut its annual profit expectations by 10 per cent and said it would buy back $915m shares over the rest of the financial year. Japan’s third biggest car maker is now predicting an operating income of ¥690bn for the year ending March 2020. Read more: Crossrail will not open until 2021 and could [...]
City A.M. Awards 2019: Meet the winners November 8, 2019 The great and the good of the City gathered in the heart of the Square Mile last night to toast the successes of their peers at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in St Paul’s for City A.M.’s 10th annual awards. Guests enjoyed champagne from Chapel Down at the BA London City reception as host Julia Hartley [...]
UK weather: ‘Danger to life’ flood warnings in place as river levels rise in northern England November 8, 2019 Severe weather warnings are in place across northern England signifying a “danger to life” as a result of rising river levels. Parts of northern England and the midlands had a month’s worth of rain fall in 24 hours on Thursday and overnight. There are five severe warnings in place along the River Don in Doncaster [...]
UK job growth slows as Bank of England entertains interest rate cut November 8, 2019 The demand for staff from UK employers grew at its slowest rate for almost eight years in October, according to a survey revealed on Friday, appearing to justify two Bank of England rate-setters backing an interest rate cut yesterday. A monthly index of job vacancies from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and accountants KPMG fell [...]
Charles Taylor share price rockets by more than 10 per cent on higher takeover offer November 8, 2019 Charles Taylor’s share price has jumped by more than 10 per cent this morning after agreeing a higher takeover offer with Lovell Minnick than September’s recommended bid. Directors of the insurance support services provider gave the green light on a 315p per share offer from US private equity firm Lovell two months ago. Read more: [...]
General election 2019: Tories unveil plan for Australian-style, points-based immigration system November 8, 2019 Boris Johnson is to tackle both the issues of health and immigration as the Conservatives unveil plans to introduce an Australian-style, points-based immigration system. The Prime Minister is to announce a new visa that aims to attract more doctors and nurses to the NHS following Brexit. The immigration points-based system is thought to be popular [...]
