Game of Thrones a hit with Spanish job seekers as they apply to be season 5 extras July 7, 2014 Hit TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones has been inundated by requests from Spaniards eager for a slice of the action, as parts of the show's next season will be filmed near Sevilla. Just 24 hours after applications opened for the position of extras on the fifth season of the hugely popular show, production company [...]
Eurotunnel train breaks down in Channel Tunnel on route to France causing six-hour delays July 7, 2014 Hundreds of rail passengers faced long delays to their journeys today after a French-bound train was forced to a halt as disruptions struck the Eurotunnel power line between the UK and France. The passenger train, carrying 382 people and four dogs, had to be evacuated just a quarter of the way through the tunnel after [...]
Kvitova crushes Bouchard in fifth quickest Wimbledon title victory July 5, 2014 Petra Kvitova has just won her second Wimbledon title in four years, barely breaking sweat as she disposed of challenger Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets. Kvitova, seeded sixth ahead of the tournament, becomes the fourth woman to be crowned champion at the All England Club more than once since 1990, thrashing her 20-year-old Canadian opponent [...]
Ikea probing allegations payments it made helped fund brutal Romanian secret police July 5, 2014 Swedish furniture giant Ikea is investigating claims that payments it made in the 1980s were used to fund Romania's savage communist-era secret police. Declassified documents from the National College for Studying the Securitate Archives (CNSAS) in Bucharest obtained by the Guardian reportedly show that the retailer paid over the odds for products made in Romania, [...]
Apple preparing for iWatch launch with another high profile hire July 5, 2014 Apple appears to be gearing up for the impending launch of its iWatch with another high profile hire, poaching a senior executive from Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer. Tag Heuer, part of luxury goods group LVMH, announced that vice president for sales Patrick Pruniaux will be leaving the company on Monday 7 July to join [...]
British Gas agrees to pay £1m in compensation in latest mis-selling case to hit the industry July 5, 2014 British Gas will pay £1m in compensation after admitting to misleading customers by making exaggerated promises on its energy bill savings, industry regulator Ofgem has announced. The UK's largest energy supplier mis-sold deals to customers at Sainsbury's supermarkets nationwide and at the Westfield shopping centre in London's Shepherd's Bush in a two year period from [...]
City of London recruitment drops despite UK job market boom July 5, 2014 Cost cutting at European and UK investment banks has led to a fall in new vacancies at the City of London, as the capital's financial district lags behind the country's recent roaring employment growth. The latest monthly analysis by international recruiter Astbury Marsden points to an 11 per cent drop in new vacancies at the City [...]
Mercedes-Benz on track for a record year in sales July 4, 2014 German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is racing towards another record year, as it posted its strongest ever half-year sales. The automotive company's sales in the first six months of the year jumped by 12.8 per cent as it sold a total of 783,520 vehicles worldwide. “The first half of the year was extremely successful for us. [...]
Employee owned businesses in the UK booming July 4, 2014 The number of employee-owned companies in the UK is on the rise, outstripping growth in all other businesses. According to a recent report, the employee-owned sector grew 10 per cent in 2012, the last period for which figures are available, compared to 3.1 per cent for all businesses. Employee-owned businesses now account for 3 per [...]
Ryanair passenger numbers reach new highs July 4, 2014 Passenger numbers for Europe's biggest low-cost carriers continued to soar in June as Ryanair announced record figures today. Ryanair reported that June traffic grew five per cent to 8.3m travellers, compared to 7.9m last year. With that rise, the budget airline has flown a record 82.7m customers in the year to June 2014, up three [...]