Hundreds of jobs at risk after The Money Shop closes down following surge in complaints The Money Shop closes after spike in customer complaints Payday lender The Money Shop has closed down after a spike in customer complaints, putting more than 400 staff at risk of redundancy. Read more: The Money Shop could cut 350 jobs and close 200 stores In a letter sent to employees on Thursday and seen by This is Money, The Money Shop’s owner Instant [...]
Apple recalls 15in Macbook Pro over battery fire risk Apple recalls Macbook Pro laptops over battery fire risk Apple has announced a recall of some of its 15-inch Macbook Pro laptops over a battery fire risk. Read more: Amazon overtakes Apple and Google as worlds most valuable brand The company said that a limited number of its old generation Pro series, sold between September 2015 and February 2017, contained batteries that “may overheat [...]
Tory leadership race: Boris Johnson takes on Jeremy Hunt Tory leadership race: What happens next? Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are poised to battle for the right to become the next Prime Minister in the final stage of the Tory leadership race. Read more: Jeremy Hunt says he would delay Brexit past October Hunt beat fellow cabinet member and rival Michael Gove to win the right to challenge Johnson in [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to close 12 miles of roads for Car Free Day 2019 June 20, 2019 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is set to close 12.3 miles of roads in the capital for Car Free Day 2019. Khan’s road closures will span 18 London boroughs including major roads around Tower Bridge, London Bridge and the City of London for the event on Sunday 22, September. Read more: 500 London roads breach [...]
CBI: UK manufacturing growth nears three-year low June 19, 2019 A steep fall in car production saw UK manufacturing growth fall to its weakest level in nearly three years in the three months to June, new data has revealed. Car manufacturers’ 83 per cent plunge was its worst quarterly drop since the height of the financial crisis over the quarter, the Confederation of British Industry [...]
Royal London names Standard Life exec as new CEO June 19, 2019 Royal London has appointed a former Prudential and Standard Life executive as its new boss. Read more: Royal London CEO to step down in 2019 Barry O’Dwyer will take on the role of chief executive of Britain’s biggest mutual insurer in September after current CEO Phil Loney steps down at the end of June. O’Dwyer [...]
Pokemon Go creator Niantic buys London startup Sensible Object June 18, 2019 Pokemon Go developer Niantic has acquired London-based games studio Sensible Object for an undisclosed sum as it continues to expand its gaming platform. Read more: Pokemon Go creator Niantic valued at $4bn Sensible Object, which uses voice AI and augmented reality (AR) in its games, will continue life as Niantic London after the acquisition. Founder [...]
South Western Railway strike will hit Royal Ascot guests this week June 17, 2019 Thousands of commuters heading to Royal Ascot this week could be hit by a major railway strike. Five days of industrial action on South Western Railway (SWR) starting tomorrow will coincide with the opening day of the annual horse racing event, which runs until Saturday. SWR said the strike will hit London Waterloo commuters as [...]
