Houseplants are all the rage, but are they are millennial cry for help? We speak to the companies cultivating this urban jungle March 5, 2019 Millennials have been accused of killing almost every industry there is, but there may be one that 25-35 year olds are actually propping up. Houseplants are taking off like an avocado tied to a racing drone among Generation Rent, prompting investigations by such serious organs as The Washington Post and New York’s Nylon magazine, in [...]
Theresa May accused of ‘Brexit bribe’ over launch of £1.6bn fund for Leave-voting areas March 4, 2019 Theresa May has been accused of "bribing MPs" with a £1.6bn government fund for pro-Brexit towns in England in a bid to secure their backing for her deal when it is voted on later this month. £1bn of the pot will go towards less well-off towns in England while £600m will be available for communities [...]
Engine maker Rolls-Royce shares fall after pulling out of Turkish fighter jet bid March 4, 2019 Rolls-Royce shares fell two per cent on Monday morning after announcing over the weekend it had scaled back attempts to join a programme to build a new Turkish fighter jet. The engine manufacturing giant had been in talks with Turkey’s Kale Group, but they ran into problems last year because of a dispute over the [...]
What Anthony Scaramucci did next March 4, 2019 After a brief and calamitous stint in the White House catapulted him to international fame, Anthony Scaramucci is back at SkyBridge Capital, the hedge fund he founded in 2005, he has revealed in an interview with Opto magazine. For a brief period in July 2017, Anthony Scaramucci found himself at the centre of American politics. [...]
Trade secretary Liam Fox admits the UK may have ‘no option’ but to delay Brexit March 3, 2019 Trade secretary Liam Fox has conceded that the UK may have "no option" but to extend the date on which it leaves the EU, as the government battles to avoid another parliamentary defeat over its Brexit deal. Fox, a Brexiter, said the while he wanted Britain to leave the EU on the scheduled departure date [...]
Former RBS executive John Hourican to return to UK as NewDay CEO March 2, 2019 Former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) executive, John Hourican is set to return to UK and join credit card company NewDay as chief executive. NewDay is a consumer finance firm that runs co-branded credit cards with retail giants like Debenhams, Amazon and Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group. Read more: Revolut outage: Digital bank's customers unable to [...]
President of Slovenia backs Brexit extension, adding ‘a lot’ more EU states would do the same March 2, 2019 The President of Slovenia has said his country and many others in the EU would be open to an extension of the Brexit leaving date. Prime Minister Theresa may this week said MPs would get a vote over whether to ask for an extension to Britain’s March 29 exit date for more negotiation if her [...]
LK Bennett lines up administrator with 500 jobs ‘at risk’ March 1, 2019 Fashion chain LK Bennett has filed for administration as it attempts to find a way to stay afloat. The retailer has selected EY as an administrator for the business, Sky News first reported, which will oversee its insolvency if no new investment can be found. Read more: Revolution Bars issues profit warning amid 'challenging' conditions [...]
Rolls-Royce turbulence finally nearing an end February 28, 2019 On the the face of it, aircraft engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce looks to be stuck on the runway. Shares fell 2.5 per cent yesterday as it reported £2.9bn total losses in 2018. These were largely down to long-running mechanical problems which have grounded one of British Airways’ new Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets at Heathrow airport for [...]
Customers can walk out of slow broadband contracts, Ofcom’s new rules say February 28, 2019 Broadband firms will have to be more honest about connection speeds before customers sign new contracts under new rules coming into force tomorrow. Read more: Ranked: The phone and broadband providers with the most complaints Regulator Ofcom's new protections will mean broadband providers have to give customers a minimum guaranteed speed at the point of sale. [...]