WH Smith share price remains flat despite fall in underlying sales – and its carpets are still a mess November 12, 2014 WH Smith's underlying sales were down one per cent over the ten week period to 8 November, but investors were unaffected by the news. Shares in the retailer hardly changed during morning trading, going up by just by 0.5 per cent to £12.12. Of the two parts of the business – WHSmith Travel [...]
Africa Cup of Nations 2015: Morocco banned from hosting tournament following Ebola fears November 11, 2014 Morocco will no longer host next year's Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, which organisers have said will go ahead despite the Ebola epidemic in west Africa. The north African nation demanded that the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which oversees the biennial tournament, postpones the game from 2015 to 2016 because of fears [...]
Hellman’s sues US firm for calling its no-egg mayonnaise “Just Mayo” November 11, 2014 Is an egg-less mayonnaise a mayonnaise at all? This is the big debate that's cracked open in the condiment's corporate world. Unilever, which manufactures Hellman's mayonnaise, is suing the American firm Hampton Creek for creating a no-egg mayonnaise brand with what it argues is a misleading name – “Just Mayo”. It accuses Hampton [...]
Ebola outbreak in west Africa: Spike in Sierra Leone infections suggests epidemic is far from being over November 11, 2014 A sharp rise in new Ebola cases in Sierra Leone indicates the epidemic has a long way to go before it calms down. On Sunday, 111 new cases were recorded in the country, which marked a significant increase from the 45 new cases reported the day before. In fact, it was the biggest daily [...]
Is fruit juice bad for you? Forget the breakfast OJ – many juices contain so much sugar they are a health hazard November 11, 2014 If you think drinking a glass of orange juice in the morning will get you out of eating vegetables later in the day, think again. The level of added sugar present in most fruit juices is so high that it exceeds recommended limits, making the health costs greater than health benefits, according to campaigners. [...]
Quiz: How well do you know your Christmas adverts? November 7, 2014 It's that time of year again – when our TV screens become flooded with festive scenes of familial love, anthropomorphised animals and general Merry Christmas messages. We all know Coca-Cola pretty much invented Santa Claus, while Chanel No.5's Little Red Riding Hood was iconic for years. But how much attention have you been paying over [...]
Do ghosts exist? Scientists “create” a ghost in a lab and find its all in the imagination November 7, 2014 If you think there's a ghost haunting your house, it's almost certainly a figment of your imagination. For the first time, scientists in Switzerland have worked out what causes us to feel a “ghost-like” presence, and it's all to do with the regions of the brain responsible for self-awareness and perception of location. [...]
Londoners are the most accident prone in the UK: Almost a quarter have been hospitalised because of accidents November 7, 2014 Londoners are more likely than anyone else in the UK to have accidents while going about their daily lives, according to a new study. Comparison site Confused.com asked people from across the UK about the hazards they face and the accidents that happen as a result, and found the average Londoner puts themselves in [...]
UK immigration: Prime Ministers from Finland, Norway and Sweden warn David Cameron not to limit free movement of EU migrants November 7, 2014 NULL
Songbird Estates share price falls after £1.6bn Qatari takeover bid for Canary Wharf is rejected November 7, 2014 A £1.6bn takeover offer for Songbird Estates has been rejected by the Canary Wharf owner. The offer, at 295p per share, was made by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and US investor Brookfield Property Partners. The Qatari sovereign wealth fund already holds a 29 per cent stake in Songbird, whose investment portfolio is [...]
