LadBible doubles profits with digital ad growth November 7, 2021 The LadBible Group has had a record year, doubling profits to £4.1m on record sales of £30.2m ahead of a possible £400m flotation.
UB40 star Terence Wilson dies after battling short illness November 7, 2021 British vocalist and former member of UB40 Terence Wilson has died aged 64 after fighting a short illness.
Tory party hit by more sleaze claims as £3m donors systematically given House of Lords place November 7, 2021 The Tory party has been hit by further claims of sleaze, with new research showing that a group of major donors who give more than £3m to the party are systematically being given a place in the House of Lords. New research showed that for the past two decades that any Tory member who takes [...]
Transport Secretary blocks Covid ads to prevent virus fears November 7, 2021 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has been accused of derailing the "Stop Covid-19 Hanging Around" campaign by stopping ads from appearing on public transport.
Brexit: UK drawing up plans to deny EU £15bn if there is no NI settlement : CityAM November 7, 2021 The UK is preparing to withdraw from major EU research programmes and deny Brussels £15bn if the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol is not resolved. The government is looking at alternatives to the EU’s Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom programmes, which Brussels has blocked the UK from joining despite assurances in the post-Brexit divorce [...]
Brexit: UK to deny EU £15bn of funding if there is no Northern Ireland settlement November 7, 2021 The UK is preparing to withdraw from major EU research programmes and deny Brussels £15bn if the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol is not resolved. The government is looking at alternatives to the EU’s Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom programmes, which Brussels has blocked the UK from joining despite assurances in the post-Brexit divorce [...]
Under half of public willing to pay costs for greener homes November 7, 2021 Less than half of the population have said they would pay huge costs to improve their homes, in a blow to the government’s net zero ambitions. The public were asked their opinions on policies to slash emissions, before and after hearing the estimated costs, in a survey from think tank Onward and pollster JL Partners. [...]
Ethical investors pressure Serco to drop UK nuclear weapons bid November 7, 2021 Pressure from ethical investors has reportedly forced outsourcer Serco to drop out of the race to manage Britain’s nuclear weapons arsenal. Best known for its involvement with NHS test and trace during the coronavirus pandemic Serco is believed to have had plans to compete for contracts with the Atomic Weapons Establishment, which makes and maintains [...]
George Eustice says Tory sleaze scandal a ‘Westminster storm in a teacup’ November 7, 2021 This week’s scandal over ex-Tory MP’s Owen Paterson’s breach of lobbying rules is a “Westminster storm in a teacup”, according to environment secretary George Eustice. However, Eustice said the government made “a mistake” in trying to overturn Paterson’s recommended suspension, for earning £100,000 a year as a private sector lobbyist, and dismantle parliament’s standards process. [...]
Ministers mull two-year BBC licence fee freeze November 7, 2021 Ministers are weighing up freezing the BBC licence fee at £159 for up to two years as the cost of living soars. With households facing increasing energy, fuel and food prices, ministers and the BBC are in talks over freezing the fee, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Insiders told the newspaper that talks between the [...]
