Former MP describes ‘enormous guilt’ over Westminster honeypot scandal November 16, 2024 Former MP William Wragg has described the feeling of “enormous guilt” that washed over him as he realised he had fallen victim to a sophisticated scam designed to target politicians in Westminster. A police probe began in April earlier this year after it was suggested at least 12 men with links to Westminster had received [...]
Reeves’ championing of co-operatives is an exciting step for growth November 15, 2024 Rachel Reeves' plan to revive co-operatives represents an innovative play for growth, writes City MP Rachel Blake.
How a Brit could become the first ever T100 Triathlon world champion November 15, 2024 This weekend in Dubai the first ever T100 triathlon world champions will be crowned and Britain’s India Lee knows that it will take something special to stop runaway leader Taylor Knibb. American Knibb has a 13-point lead at the top of the women’s standings after making it three wins from three races in Las Vegas [...]
Mike Ashley’s empire tightens grip on Boohoo as crunch vote nears November 15, 2024 Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has continued to up its stake in Boohoo as a war of words over the future of the fast-fashion giant rumbles on. The owner of the likes of Sports Direct and House of Fraser now has a 28 per cent stake in the Manchester-headquartered group, which itself features brands such as [...]
Thomson Reuters falls at hurdle in fight against HMRC tax bill November 15, 2024 After trying to fight a whopping £167m tax bill, a court has sided with the tax agency against Thomson Reuters
Has London’s commercial property market finally recovered from the pandemic? November 15, 2024 High-quality office space in London has “continued and sustained appeal” in London, with property take-up finally exceeding pre-pandemic levels, while retail vacancy rates have similarly dipped to their lowest level since 2019. Cushman & Wakefield and Savills have both reported that the central London property market has begun to stabilise, while British property investment trust [...]
Paul vs Tyson: The Netflix drama bout to change face of streaming November 15, 2024 Dawn will be breaking over the London skyline on Saturday morning when Jake Paul and Mike Tyson finally get into the ring. The former Vine star Paul, 27, and Kid Dynamite himself, 58, will fight it out live on Netflix at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium having initially planned to touch globes in July before [...]
We need to regulate for growth, not just for risk November 15, 2024 In her Mansion House speech, the Chancellor did not shy away from the need to deliver reform to support financial services to innovate, grow and finance investment across Britain, says Tulip Siddiq Financial services are at the heart of our economy, employing 1.2m people – from London to Edinburgh, from Manchester to Belfast. The sector [...]
Landsec returns to profit as London property market stabilises November 15, 2024 British property investment trust Land Securities, known as Landsec, swung back into profit and hiked its forecast for the year today after a rebound in occupancy and rental income in London. Landsec told markets this morning that it had returned to the black in the first half of the year, reporting profit after tax of £243m [...]
Time for England’s wilting roses to blossom against Boks November 15, 2024 When penning this column the niggling thought in my mind is that there’s no possible way that England beat the Springboks. Steve Borthwick’s wilting roses are struggling across the board, and shipped a record points total against a southern hemisphere side at home under his tenure in last week’s loss to Australia. Meanwhile South Africa, [...]