EU referendum: Martin Schulz cannot guarantee MEPs will agree to UK deal but says European parliament does not have a veto over proposals February 16, 2016 As Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Brussels to attempt to woo European counterparts at the last minute, the European parliament president said he cannot guarantee that MEPs will back Britain's deal with the EU council. “To be quite clear, no government can go to a parliament and say: here is our proposal, can you guarantee [...]
Jet firms take to European skies February 15, 2016 The private jet industry in the UK is picking up speed with new firms set to enter the market later this year. Jet financing firm Global Jet Capital and self styled Airbnb of the private jet market Stellar Labs will both launch in the UK in 2016 aiming to capitalise on growing demand for chartered jets. [...]
EU referendum: HSBC could move 1,000 jobs to Paris in the event of a Brexit February 15, 2016 HSBC might not be relocating its headquarters to Hong Kong – but the bank could shift as many as 1,000 investment bank jobs to its Paris office if Britain leaves the EU. Only last night the bank revealed it was staying put after months of uncertainty over its future in London. It noted that the UK was [...]
EU referendum: Former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond and Ukip leader Nigel Farage agree to debate February 15, 2016 As the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU nears, leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage and former Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond have agreed to go head to head in a debate. The former First Minister of Scotland said he would be "delighted" to take on Farage ahead of the [...]
Need some Valentine’s Day ideas? We’ve got you covered with our expert guide to the perfect date February 10, 2016 It’s almost Valentine’s Day, the yearly celebration of big kisses on the mouth, so you know what that means: candle-lit dinners, small boxes of chocolate cubes, asking your beloved to turn all the lights on and off in quick succession to create a strobe effect as you dance every kind of forbidden sex-dance there is. But [...]
Liverpool ticket price protest: Premier League clubs should not lower the cost of attendance February 10, 2016 The ticket price row at Liverpool is only the latest squabble about the cost of attending football matches. The new £5bn-plus TV deal guaranteeing Premier League teams huge increases in revenue offers an occasion for clubs to lower admission prices. Retired footballers, journalists, media commentators and MPs all seem to be convinced that that they [...]
Bashing landlords won’t bring down sky-high rents in London February 10, 2016 The proportion of households renting privately in London has more than doubled over the last 10 years. And with demand far outstripping supply, fears are mounting that London’s sky-high rents will rise even further. Some believe a simple fix would be for the winner of May’s mayoral election to introduce some form of rent control in [...]
New Premier League logo unveiled for 2016/17 season February 9, 2016 The Premier League has unveiled a "new visual identity" from next season featuring the most notable change to its logo since the league's inception in 1992. Working in tandem with UK firms DesignStudio and Robin Brand Consultants, the league's first major rebrand in around 10 years will be comprised of five colours – purple, sky [...]
Deadpool? 21st Century Fox earnings miss expectations on weak film revenues February 8, 2016 21st Century Fox earnings were more Deadpool than Eddie the Eagle in the three months to the end of December – with film revenues dragging it down. In a statement this evening, the company said quarterly earnings fell one per cent, or $49m (£33.9m), to $7.38bn, against analyst expectations of $7.53bn. Earnings per share fell to $0.44, down from $0.53 last year. [...]
Valentine’s Day 2016: Forget about Black Friday and Cyber Monday – today’s the day for peak online hunting for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift February 8, 2016 If your colleagues' computer screens have taken on a pink and red hue, don't fire off a concerned email to IT. They're probably just on the hunt for a gift for their significant other as Valentine's Day looms. According to an analysis of Google Trends data released today by the Post Office, the Monday before Valentine's Day [...]