High-flying Hornets to be stung by Klopp’s Liverpool December 17, 2015 It must have been beyond a Watford fan’s wildest dreams to go into the week before Christmas ahead of Liverpool in the table. Remarkably, the Hornets go into Sunday’s match against the Reds one point and two places ahead of their illustrious rivals. Watford are only four points off the Champions League places. But for [...]
Christmas came early: Here are all of the gifts foreign leaders gave Prime Minister David Cameron this year December 17, 2015 Two rugs, alcohol, a glass art platter and bronze coins: these are just some of the presents Prime Minister David Cameron has received from foreign leaders this year. Government papers published today reveal that Cameron received more than a dozen gifts from foreign leaders between April and September of this year. Too bad he can't [...]
How you can help Maggie’s £1m fundraising campaign December 17, 2015 This year has been an especially important one for Maggie’s, the independent charity providing vital cancer support to the City of London. 2015 saw City A.M. launch a £1m fundraising campaign to help to deliver the charity’s unique programme of support from its new centre, Maggie’s Barts. Located in Smithfield, the new centre is being built on [...]
In the last days of Christmas, Asda gave to me: £4m investment into customer service December 17, 2015 Getting stressed about Christmas shopping? Asda thinks it might have the solution. The Walmart-owned supermarket has just ploughed a further £4m into its customer service department for the last two weeks ahead of the big day, hoping to take the fuss out of the festive season. The company has deployed 8,000 staff as "Go-Getters for Forgetters", [...]
Miracle on George St: the stars align for charity lottery December 17, 2015 It’s not unusual for Edinburgh’s George Street to be teeming with people at this time of year. But last month, it was brought to a standstill, not by Christmas shoppers, but the most famous “George” in the world. Double Oscar-winner George Clooney (sorry, Prince George) was in town to drop into the offices of People’s [...]
No. 9: Atlantic Philanthropies December 17, 2015 UNITED KINGDOM – £264m New Jersey-born Chuck Feeney was an entrepreneur from an early age, selling Christmas cards door-todoor and teaming up with a friend to shovel sidewalks during snowstorms. After high school, Chuck enlisted in the US Air Force, serving in Japan during the Korean War. He took advantage of the GI Bill to [...]
Countdown to Christmas 2015: Best meltdowns of the year December 17, 2015 Big, important news events often engenders spectacular meltdowns in response and 2015 certainly saw its fair share of strops. From politicians' car-crash interviews, political parties descending into civil war, the collapse of champions or assaults over a steak, there were plenty of run-for-the-hills type moments. And more than a few where we enjoyed the show. Here are some [...]
Panic Saturday shoppers to splurge £1.1bn on last-minute Christmas presents December 16, 2015 Retailers are bracing themselves for a stampede of last-minute shoppers this Saturday, with more than 12.6m customers tipped to spend over £1.1bn on last minute Christmas presents and food. Consumers will splash out £2.2m every minute on so-called Panic Saturday, leading to a £6bn shopping spree over the six days to Christmas overall, according to research [...]
All I want for Christmas is Great Portland Estates and Aldermore shares: These FTSE 250 chief executives have delivered the best returns for their investors December 16, 2015 It's the time of year when Santa makes his list and checks it twice – and it looks like the likes of Great Portland Estates boss Toby Courtauld and Aldermore's Philip Monks will be near the top of the "nice section", after new research suggested they're among the most successful chief executives on the FTSE 250. [...]
SuperGroup shares jump 12 per cent as profits beat expectations December 16, 2015 Shares in fashion retailer SuperGroup, the maker of Superdry clothing, have soared by nearly nine per cent after unveiling a better-than-expected 54.4 per cent rise in profits. The group made an underlying pre-tax profit of £19.3m in the 26 weeks to 24 October, with revenue up 22.3 per cent to £254.7m. Excluding its ailing North [...]