Mike Ashley calls on Reeves to hold HMRC ‘to account’ after court victory January 27, 2025 Mike Ashley has called on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to hold HMRC “to account” after the Sports Direct tycoon won a victory over the taxman in a data protection court battle. In a ruling today, the High Court said HMRC had taken “too narrow an approach” when it refused to hand over personal information to [...]
London City Airport targets leisure travel with bid for A320neo January 27, 2025 London City Airport has submitted an application to Britain’s aviation regulator to enable flights using Airbus’s A320neo aircraft, it revealed on Monday. The Newham-based hub said it sees the introduction of the A320neo as “key to building its leisure offering,” given the aircraft can carry over 180 passengers and travel over 1,000km. London City has [...]
CMA to “brainstorm” growth ideas with business groups as pressure mounts January 27, 2025 The competition watchdog is set to be grilled by some of the UK’s biggest business bodies tomorrow as it looks to shore up confidence following the ousting of its chair by ministers last week. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has faced anger from both the government and private sector over what has been [...]
No10: Starmer had ‘very good early engagement’ with President Trump January 27, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has had “very good early engagement” with Donald Trump, Downing Street has said, after the leaders spoke for the first time since the US president’s inauguration. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not provide any updates on when Sir Keir might travel to Washington to meet the US president, or whether President [...]
Time to breakup? Which UK stocks might benefit from selling assets January 27, 2025 Selling assets is a fashionable activity for UK stocks: WH Smith announced this morning that it is exploring a possible sale of its high street business to focus on its travel trade, following in the footsteps of Reckitt Bensicker, Marston’s and DCC, all of which have sold assets to unlock value recently. The news from [...]
The stocks and shares ISA millionaires are buying January 27, 2025 Legal & General is the most-held stock among all ISA millionaires using DIY investing service Hargreaves Lansdown, with fellow insurers Phoenix and Aviva joining the firm for the most popular shares. Funds run by Legal & General also make up half of the top funds invested in by the 1,322 ISA millionaires using Hargreaves Lansdown, [...]
London house where Herman Melville wrote Moby-Dick goes on sale January 27, 2025 The former Blue Plaque home of American author Herman Melville, where he wrote early drafts of Mody-Dick in the late 1840s, has gone on the market for £9m. The five-bedroom, four-storey townhouse on London’s Embankment housed Melville for two separate periods of the 1800s, and the nearby wharf served as inspiration – along with his [...]
Higher UK interest rates could give a boost to productivity January 27, 2025 Analysts at the bank think that more expensive borrowing costs could force firms to employ resources more efficiently.
Elon Musk is wrong – we must never ‘move beyond’ the Holocaust January 27, 2025 Elon Musk addressed an AfD rally on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day and said there was too much focus on Germany’s past. The rise of populism combined with the consolidation of the power of big tech should worry us all, says Jack Mendel This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day falls in the immediate aftermath of [...]
City grandees call in small firm specialists to ease London AIM exodus January 27, 2025 The group of City grandees lobbying for reform of the UK’s capital markets has bolstered its team with two small-company-focused executives today, signalling a push from the body to address the crisis gripping the UK’s junior stock market AIM. The Capital Markets Industry Taskforce (CMIT), led by London Stock Exchange boss Julia Hoggett, said that [...]
