Spectre of beer barred as Bond reorders Martini December 15, 2014 AFTER Wetherspoon’s called final orders on serving Heineken in any of its pubs last week, it looks like the Dutch brewers will not be featuring in next year’s Bond film either. Vodka has been revealed as Bond’s drink-of-choice for Spectre, due for global release in November 2015, after Beldevere Vodka was announced as the franchise’s [...]
Sainsbury’s Christmas in number December 15, 2014 WHAT is the distance between London and Madrid? The answer is around 23m pigs in blankets. That is how many Sainsbury’s is preparing to sell in the week before Christmas. The grocer expects to be inundated with 30 per cent more food orders than a normal week and to make a record 100,000 deliveries in [...]
Why plunging oil has derailed the Santa Claus Rally – DailyFX Tips & Picks December 15, 2014 WHILE children look forward to Christmas Day, many grown-ups are more excited by the Santa Claus Rally. This usually entails a nice boost to stock markets at the end of the year, generating a good return. But the FTSE 100 is down this month – someone has clearly been naughty. And the culprit is said [...]
Good causes December 15, 2014 Just some of the charities supported this Christmas BATTERSEA DOGS & CATS HOME Christmas isn’t a relaxing time for everyone, especially not the 400 dogs and 250 cats waiting for new owners in Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Many of the animals, like Gizmo the staffie (pictured), get anxious and depressed in the kennels and [...]
Thames Water releases updated 12 Days of Christmas video as an “anti-fatberg” message December 15, 2014 If you're the sort of person for whom jolly Christmas songs can all get a bit sickly then Thames Water might just have the festive message for you. The utilities company – which has spent much of the year battling fatbergs in the city's sewers – has recorded a reworked version of the 12 [...]
UK house prices suffer biggest drop on record, with London average falling £30,000 in a month December 15, 2014 The fall in house prices in England is accelerating, with prices in some regions falling by five digits. The national drop of almost £9,000 (to £258,424) is the largest ever when measured in pounds, according to new data from Rightmove. Although the more accurate percentage drops aren't record breaking, they are still pretty big. According to [...]
Greggs’ share price soars after beefing up profit forecast December 15, 2014 The figures Bakery chain Greggs has reported a strong half-year trading, with like-for-like sales in its own shops up 5.2 per cent for the 24 weeks to December 13. That's quite an improvement on the growth it was seeing this time last year – 0.7 per cent on 2012 – and, as a result, Greggs [...]
Amazon glitch sparks outrage as thousands of products sold for 1p December 15, 2014 Businesses hit by a glitch on Amazon's website have clubbed together to recruit a lawyer to try to recoup their losses and stave off bankruptcy. The error, which allowed Amazon customers to buy thousands of products for as little as 1p, was caused by a piece of software supplied by RepricerExpress. It keeps [...]
Britain’s only reindeer herd prepares for Christmas December 14, 2014 THEY ARE a sight that children dream of seeing, with a sleigh in tow, on Christmas Eve. But Britain’s only reindeer herd can usually be found in The Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, where Danny Alexander was once press officer. The herd, now numbering 130, was introduced in 1952 by Swedish Sami reindeer herder, Mikel Utsi.
Relief for buyers as soaring house prices moderate December 14, 2014 PROSPECTIVE London home buyers are set to benefit as price growth slows over Christmas and could remain subdued throughout 2015. Houses prices dropped by 5.1 per cent from November to December, online property market platform Rightmove said today. Average house prices in December have so far been £570,706 compared with November’s £601,180. However, the average [...]