Brexit may finally be hitting the car market after new car sales to consumers fell in October November 4, 2016 The UK new car market grew 1.4 per cent last month with sales of 180,168 new cars, new figures have shown – but individual consumer registrations fell by 1.1 per cent. Growth was led by new fleet registrations, which rose 4.2 per cent, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) [...]
Nocturnal Animals: Tom Ford’s second film is a heartbreaking tale of loss and vengeance November 4, 2016 Tom Ford has been doing interviews recently decrying materialism, which is a bit like Michael Fish admitting that the weather is a lie. Ford’s second film – after the heartbreaking A Single Man – continues the theme: possessions won’t make you happy, life is short, don’t waste it chasing the consumerist dragon. Where A Single [...]
Eddie Jones warns George Ford a move to Toulon will cost him his England spot November 1, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has warned George Ford that he will be banished from the national team should he choose to play for Toulon in France. The Bath fly-half is a wanted man by Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal who has previously coaxed Chris Ashton and Steffon Armitage to forego their international careers for a lucrative move [...]
Treasury launches new scheme to help small businesses secure financing November 1, 2016 A new government scheme to help small businesses turned down for loans find alternative means of finance launches today. Under the Treasury's bank referral scheme, RBS, Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays, Santander, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, Bank of Ireland, Danske Bank and First Trust Bank will be obliged to offer to pass on details of businesses they are declining [...]
UK cabinet minister says Britain will leave the single market October 27, 2016 A UK cabinet minister has said Britain will be leaving the single market in the strongest signal yet that the government is moving towards a hard Brexit. The remarks came from David Mundell, the secretary of state for Scotland, at a hearing on the impact of the Brexit vote, Reuters has reported. Mundell told Scottish [...]
Ford net income plunges 50 per cent after product recall and Brexit ripples hits results October 27, 2016 Ford announced a drop of more than 50 per cent in its third-quarter profits today after the auto trader took a hit from a safety recall earlier in the year. The second-largest US car marker said lower sales, the high cost of the recall and complications surrounding the launch of a new truck had dented its income. [...]
Stobart profits soar as merger with CityJet nears takeoff October 27, 2016 Stobart Group announced impressive interim results for the six months up to 31 August, but its proposed tie-up with Irish airline CityJet is still to be confirmed. Reports last week suggested CityJet and Stobart Air were drawing closer to reaching agreement on the terms, with the deal expected to be wrapped up by the end of this month. [...]
A week in rugby: Anthony Foley super-charges Munster, Danny Cipriani suffers from lack of kicking duties, and Leicester Tigers rediscover their bite October 24, 2016 Thomond Tribute Glasgow had no chance of winning against Munster on Saturday; the men in red could never have allowed it. The electricity of Thomond Park flowed with a current even more vigorous than has come to be expected from one of the sport's most iconic venues in Munster’s 38-17 win, a week after the [...]
Safer and more efficient: technology on trial so that cars can talk to one another October 21, 2016 Cars chatting away to one another? Didn't someone make a film about that once? Well now some elements could be coming to life after Jaguar Land Rover and Ford announced plans to trial technology where cars will communicate to one another, in what will be the first such trials in the UK. Through sharing information, it is hoped [...]
House on the Southern Rail network? Here’s how property values have changed over the last three months October 21, 2016 The Southern Rail debacle has been raising the blood pressure of many commuters into the square mile every day. Late to work, late back home has become a common routine and with three more blocks of industrial action, and no end in sight to the current deadlock, the future looks bleak. Read more: Southern rail operator Govia bills Network Rail [...]