Wilko ‘not out of the woods’ yet as redundancies suspended while PwC mulls bids August 29, 2023 Wilko has suspended all redundancies while its administrators PwC consider further bids, GMB Union has said. The union met administrators of PwC this morning to discuss multiple bids which have been made for the discount retailer. “Whilst this is a positive development, Wilko is not out of the woods by any means and this is [...]
Housebuilders’ shares rise on news UK will ditch planning rules protecting rivers August 29, 2023 Housebuilders’ shares rose today on the news that Michael Gove is set to scrap water pollution rules linked to new developments in a bid to ease the country’s housing crisis. Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey gained 2.9 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively, while Persimmon was the second biggest riser on the blue-chip index [...]
Pimlico Plumbers founder says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and calls for policy to be binned August 29, 2023 Plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and called for the scheme to be “abolished immediately”.
City firms fire £1.5tn warning shot at Sunak over lack of net zero clarity August 29, 2023 Top City firms have fired a warning shot at Rishi Sunak over a lack of “long term clarity” on net-zero today after ministers have wavered on a number of climate commitments in recent weeks.
German outlook bleak as consumer sentiment falls again August 29, 2023 German consumer sentiment is expected to fall in September, due to declining income expectations and propensity to buy, a GfK institute survey showed on Tuesday. The institute’s consumer sentiment index fell to -25.5 heading into September from a slightly revised -24.6 in August, below expectations of analysts polled by Reuters of a reading of -24.3. [...]
Toyota suspends all operations in Japanese assembly plants after technical glitch August 29, 2023 Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday said it has suspended operations at all 14 of its assembly plants in Japan due to a production system malfunction, bringing domestic output to a standstill at the world's biggest-selling automaker.
China’s Country Garden asks for more time to pay off debts to dodge default August 29, 2023 Chinese property developer Country Garden has asked investors for more time to pay off its debts in a desperate bid to dodge default.
Official vintage Bentley replica is electric and road-legal August 29, 2023 A joint project between Bentley and the Little Car Company, the Blower Jnr can reach 45mph and travel 65 miles on a full charge.
Lancia Hyena Zagato review: Having the last laugh August 29, 2023 The Lancia Hyena Zagato is one of the rarest cars Tim Pitt has ever driven. And perhaps one of the most desirable, too.
Labour more trusted than Tories on Brexit and the economy, new poll finds August 29, 2023 Voters place more trust in Labour than the Conservatives on issues including the economy, tax policies, Brexit and unemployment, new polling has revealed. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party secured a higher trust rating than the Tories on nine out of ten issues that voters were polled on by YouGov for The Times. Prime Minister Rishi [...]
