Half of all staff may leave: Apple braces for exodus of workers as return-to-office order does not fly well May 5, 2022 Staff at iPhone and laptop giant Apple are reportedly so unhappy with the company’s return-to-office policy that half of all workers is considering to leave. In March, Apple informed most of its employees they would be expected to return to the office on 11 April, and the company made clear it expects its staff to [...]
Inside Barclays chaotic shareholder meeting: AGM halted as security chase and drag out dozens of climate activists May 4, 2022 Barclays’ annual shareholder meeting was disrupted by a small army of climate change protesters who had to be forcibly removed by security. The banking giant’s AGM in Manchester got off to a chaotic start after a series of disruptions from green activists in the audience. Chairman Nigel Higgins was forced to pause the meeting while [...]
Take the Brexit bus: Brits living in Spain no longer allowed to drive after deal collapses May 4, 2022 Tens of thousands of British nationals living in Spain are no longer able to use their current licence as the UK and Spain have failed to reach a post-Brexit deal on the use of British driving licences. From 1 May, British expats in Spain are hit by a driving ban as they are no longer [...]
Revealed: From Ronaldo’s £12m to Lukaku’s £8m, here is how much the Premier League’s best-paid stars stump up in UK tax May 4, 2022 While some might consider Premier League footballers to be overpaid prima donnas, they make contributions that would make the average taxpayer’s eyes water. New research shared with City A.M. today reveals how much tax is paid by the League’s biggest stars. The highest paid footballer in The Premier League is Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo. [...]
Brexit papers: More applications for Irish than UK passports in Northern Ireland for first time, 419 every single day May 4, 2022 The number of people in Northern Ireland applying for an Irish passport topped 24,643 during the first two months of this year, more than 419 per day, according to new figures. In fact, the demand for Irish papers in Northern Ireland is so high that, for the first time ever, people in Northern Ireland applied [...]
Tories face losing 550 seats tomorrow: Johnson and Starmer race to make final pitches before local elections May 4, 2022 Local party leaders and the nation’s more familiar faces are racing to make their final pitches today and visit key electoral battlegrounds on the last day of political campaigning before voters go to the polls on Thursday. The political fortunes of the major party leaders are likely to be influenced by what voters decide in [...]
Let Brits pick value brands over own-branded products to beat cost of living crisis, Cabinet minister suggests May 4, 2022 A Cabinet minister suggested shoppers could choose value brands to help cope with rising food prices. Environment Secretary George Eustice told Sky News that rising fertiliser and feed costs had hit the farming industry, partly as a result of soaring energy prices. “The better news is that we have a very, very competitive retail market [...]
7 in 10 first-time buyers forced to delay property purchase as cost of living crisis drains home seekers’ wallets May 4, 2022 A staggering 70 per cent of potential first-time buyers looking to buy in the next year or two have decided to delay their purchases as rising living costs hit their ability to save, according to a survey. Nearly nine in 10 said their ability to save for a deposit has been affected by the rising [...]
UK on course for early heatwave in two weeks as temperatures will start to climb from this Saturday May 4, 2022 The Met Office said Britain will likely face heatwave from around mid-May, the Met Office has said, as temperatures start to climb from Saturday onwards. Meteorologist Marco Petagna said the weather could get “very warm” later this month, peaking around 22C or 23C in the south of England. “Temperatures are several degrees above where they [...]
Patriotic bias: City hedge fund managers believe UK stocks are most successful, but are they? May 3, 2022 A staggering 96 per cent of UK hedge fund managers think that UK stocks are more successful compared to other markets – and as such is where much of their investments can be found. However, when looking into worldwide stocks, this patriotic inclination may be holding hedge fund portfolio managers back from investing in stocks that [...]
