Billionaire financier Leon Black paid mistress millions for UK Golden Visa April 27, 2022 Billionaire financier Leon Black paid his Russian mistress £2m to make her eligible for a UK “Golden Visa”, in the hopes she would start a new life, far away from his home in New York. The co-founder of private equity giant Apollo Global Management transferred millions to his former mistress Guzel Ganieva after she began [...]
Shares in Atome Energy soar amid fertiliser crisis April 27, 2022 Shares in Atome Energy have soared 24.4 per cent powered by the ongoing fertiliser crisis - which has been exacerbated by raised gas prices.
City Pub Group shares take off after pub chain’s Mosaic acquisition plans April 27, 2022 City Pub Group’s shares have climbed after the pub group said it was eyeing up to 70 sites by the end of next year. The premium pub operator saw shares lift 12 per cent on Wednesday afternoon after its preliminary results revealed trade had all but recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Trading for the last nine [...]
Tory MP accused of watching porn on phone in the Commons, as party whip says ‘action will be taken’ April 27, 2022 A Conservative MP has been accused of watching porn on his phone in the Commons, as whips pledge action against the “wholly unacceptable” behaviour. chief whip, Chris Heaton-Harris said “action will be taken” and said he would hold private meetings with female Tory MPs who made the claims. The accusation was raised during a meeting [...]
Arm and Softbank move to oust renegade China boss April 27, 2022 Arm and its owner Softbank are readying a move to regain control of the firm’s renegade China division and oust its boss, as Softbank prepares to float the British chipmaker this year.
Government requires UK ports to check seafarers’ salary after P&O scandal April 27, 2022 UK ports will be required to check whether seafarers are paid minimum wage, the government announced today. Transport secretary Grant Shapps told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee the new legislation will not required ports to “physically enforce” new minimum wage requirements when they are introduced. “What we will require them to do is ask for [...]
Dodging inflation woes: Ad giant WPP raises forecasts as online demand soars April 27, 2022 Ad giant WPP hiked its its full-year sales outlook this morning following booming online demand despite shrinking woes for consumer budgets for major brands.
Robinhood slashes nine per cent of workforce April 27, 2022 US fintech giant Robinhood is planning to slash nine per cent of its workforce after a period of "hyper growth" tapered off.
Starmer goes after PM on slow UK economic growth April 27, 2022 Sir Keir Starmer has attacked Boris Johnson for his record on the economy, after projections recently put the UK at the bottom of the G7 for economic growth. The Labour leader also hit out at Johnson for “his choice to be the only leader in the G7 to raise taxes” post-Covid and for “burying his [...]
Crypto haven: Gibraltar sets out fresh rules for digital assets April 27, 2022 Gibraltar’s government has set out fresh rules for crypto firms as it steps up efforts to create a thriving digital assets industry.
