Premier League footballer arrested after alleged attack on woman in Brighton October 7, 2021 Police in Sussex said late last night that a Brighton and Hove Albion footballer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after a woman was allegedly attacked in a Sussex town. Sussex Police said a man in his 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested following the alleged incident at a Brighton [...]
Exclusive: HMRC plotting crackdown on holiday let tax avoiders after record staycation season October 7, 2021 Owners of UK holiday lets face fresh investigations by HMRC after Britain’s record staycation boom of the last two years, accountants at UHY Hacker Young told City A.M. this morning. HMRC has the power to request information or documents from third parties such as holiday booking sites “for the purpose of checking the taxpayer’s tax [...]
Half of all Brits would struggle to afford food if they lost £1,000 October 7, 2021 Around half of all Brits would struggle to pay for food if they lost less about £1,000, with one in three ending up in financial difficulty if this figure was £500, according to a new survey, shared with City A.M. this morning. Moreover, just over a quarter of people said their mental health would be [...]
BREAKING: Hundreds injured and at least 20 dead after powerful earthquake in Pakistan October 7, 2021 A powerful earthquake in Pakistan has killed at least 20 people. It collapsed at least one coal mine and many flimsy mud houses in south-west Pakistan early this morning local time, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 200, an official said. The death toll was expected to rise as crews searched in [...]
Indie band Friendly Fires furious at Boris Johnson after PM emerges during Black Cassette track October 6, 2021 Boris Johnson today walked out on stage for his speech at the Conservative party conference while a song by indie band Friendly Fires was played. The band did not appreciate it. The Prime Minister made his way to the stage against the backdrop of their track Blue Cassette ahead of his keynote speech in Manchester. [...]
Nvidia offers EU concessions to get $54bn Arm deal approved October 6, 2021 Nvidia has offered concessions to the EU to help win approval for its $54bn takeover of chip designer Arm. Watch the full report.
UK scientist David WC MacMillan wins Nobel Prize in chemistry October 6, 2021 Scottish scientist David MacMillan was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry this afternoon. Professor MacMillan, of Princeton University in the US, wins the prize jointly with German scientist Benjamin List. MacMillan and Professor List, of Germany’s Max Planck Institute, were given the prize for developing a new way of building molecules, according to the Royal [...]
Shoppers are already panic buying frozen turkeys as Christmas shortage looms October 6, 2021 As a shortage of turkeys is looming this Christmas, shoppers are already buying frozen turkeys in a bid to avoid any potential disruption to their Christmas dinner, the boss of Tesco has said. The supermarket giant said it was confident of good product availability for Christmas but there could still be “bumps in the road” [...]
NatWest snaps up children’s pocket money app RoosterMoney October 6, 2021 NatWest has acquired children’s pocket money app RoosterMoney. The bank plans to offer Rooster as part of its existing products and services in the coming months and said the acquisition is part of its strategy to help families and young people manage their cash more easily. The app currently has more than 130,000 UK users [...]
Boost in Americas and Asia: Page Group hikes profit outlook for second time this quarter October 6, 2021 Recruiting giant Page Group has increased its outlook for the year for the second time in just three months, as the company reported strong profits in the Americas and Asia. Page said that it had seen gross profit jump by nearly 25 per cent in the Americas in the third quarter of the year when [...]
