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, [...]
Stocks and sterling show signs of life in mini-recovery after market rout June 15, 2016 Markets jumped in the first minutes of trading this morning and the pound rose against the dollar, clawing back some of yesterday's losses. The FTSE 100 climbed 0.8 per cent at the open, but was still below 6,000 points at 5,972 following yesterday's rout. Standard Chartered, Anglo American, Antofagasta, Glencore, Burberry and Tesco were the [...]
Taxpayers’ Alliance hits out at “quangocrat gravy train” June 6, 2016 Over 130 bureaucrats sit on more than a single quango board, according to research from the Taxpayers' Alliance, but less than five per cent made declarations of political activity. In data published today, the lobbying group reported that fifteen individuals sat on more than two quango boards, while board members collectively missed 1,500 meetings over 2014-15. The [...]
Olympic controversy and Zika outbreaks have done nothing to dampen Rio de Janeiro’s party atmosphere June 1, 2016 In what is surely a daily occurrence in Brazil, a bunch of transfixed foreigners sat speechless ogling a local. “Wesley, she looks friendly, get out of the van and walk up to her,’’ suggested our Iguassu Falls host Juliana. “I have two daughters, I’m not going anywhere near her,’’ Wesley replied. Juliana, let me confirm, [...]
Blood, guts and dead foxes abound in bio-disaster horror Human Animals May 26, 2016 Who doesn’t love foxes? Those pointy orange chaperones of the night. Those bushy tailed wardens of the bins. Not quite a dog, but not quite a cat either, so-called scientists have yet to explain away their alluring vulpine mysteries. In dystopian horror Human Animals, the foxes (along with the pigeons and the mice and every [...]
No, P2P lenders aren’t going to topple banks – but we don’t want to May 25, 2016 Peer-to-peer lending was born a decade ago and has offered an alternative and often more accessible route to funding for thousands of small and medium sized businesses. The sector’s popularity has exploded in recent years, leading many, including a newly published report from Deloitte, to assume that platforms now have the established banking sector in [...]
Warwickshire is surprise entrant in the top 10 European tourist destinations this summer May 24, 2016 It might seem like a left-field candidate, but Warwickshire has been voted one of Europe's top destinations for travellers this summer by Lonely Planet. The West Midlands country earned sixth place in the Best in Europe 2016 list thanks to its breadth of offerings including "bucolic hills, sublime castles and historic market towns". The Bard is [...]