Jeremy Corbyn announces new shadow cabinet amid mass resignations June 27, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn has announced ten new members of his top team this morning in defiance of the slew of resignations engulfing Labour's frontbench and ahead of a crucial meeting of MPs later this evening. As a host of shadow ministers resigned this morning, Corbyn has already promoted a number of loyalists and insiders to senior positions in his shadow [...]
EU referendum: Both campaigns have let women down June 23, 2016 In between trying to understand why your child is growing up so fast and working long hours at the office, most working mothers might forget that they are women with their own needs too, because the last thing you tend to think about is yourself. But every now and then, you have a once-in-a-lifetime event like Brexit [...]
Blue wine, cats and without grapes: The three kookiest wine fads so far in 2016 June 22, 2016 The world of wine seems to have gotten a little uncorked this year. If you were getting tired of your usual white, rose and red wines, it could be your lucky day. Thanks to a new Spanish producer, Gik, you might soon be able to pour yourself a glass of blue wine. The 11.5 per cent azure-hued [...]
Do you work for one of the UK’s 25 most attractive employers? June 21, 2016 It's causing fevered debate in offices. Politicians are clashing over it. The cats of social media are up in arms about it. Yep, LinkedIn's list of the UK's top 25 most sought-after employers is out – and the good news is that City institutions are faring pretty well. The list, based on analysis of the site's 20m members, [...]
Brexit is no game for children as 71 per cent back Remain June 21, 2016 EU referendum polls out today are far from conclusive. While ORB and the National Centre for Social Research give Remain the lead, a YouGov poll has Brexit ahead by two points. But if the vote was held across the UK's schools, the Brexit campaign would be struggling, a new poll suggests. Some 71 per cent of more [...]
#CatsAgainstBrexit: It’s happening, and they’re fur-ious June 21, 2016 By now, pretty much everyone, David Beckham included, has made their views known on Brexit. Except, that is, the animal world (well, except sheep). Did you really expect our four-legged friends to stay silent on such an important issue? No, obviously not. Now the cats of Twitter are giving us all paws for thought by making their voices known [...]
Circassia share price tanks by 65 per cent as cat allergy treament fails crucial trial June 20, 2016 Pharmaceutical company Circassia has lost more than half its value this morning after its experimental cat allergy treatment failed in a late-stage trial. The firm's stock was down by 64.85 per cent in early trading. Circassia said the study showed that both the treatment regimens and the placebo "greatly, and equally, reduced subjects' combined allergy symptom [...]
Tooting by-election: Voters turn out to pick Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s replacement June 16, 2016 Voters in Tooting are turning out today to decide who will become their new MP after Sadiq Khan stepped down on winning City Hall. Labour are heavy favourites to win the by-election, triggered by Khan's victory over Conservative Zac Goldsmith in the London mayoral election, having held the seat since it was created in 1974. [...]
E3 Round-up: All the top announcements from PlayStation VR and Xbox One S price and release date to Arkham VR, Death Standing and The Last Guardian news June 15, 2016 Every year, the world’s gaming press jets off to Los Angeles to be wowed by Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and all the top games developers, who lay out their plans for the future of the industry. This year there was a big push for virtual reality, with the big players throwing their weight behind the nascent [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 back on the up as markets and sterling recover some lost ground June 15, 2016 The FTSE 100 ended a four-day losing streak and sterling recovered some of its lost ground in a reassuring day for the markets. After yesterday's routing which wiped £30bn from the UK's leading companies, the blue chip index ended up 0.7 per cent at 5,966.80. That wasn't enough, however, to offset even half of yesterday's dramatic losses, [...]