Bloomberg innovators 2016 list: These are the most innovative businesses in the UK – From coffee creators to fintech leaders January 26, 2016 More than 50 businesses have been named the most innovative in Britain credited with changing the way we live, work and think. Leading fintech startups, creative coffee makers and bionic hand creators, are just some of those to have been chosen by a group of leading investors and entrepreneurs including Saul Klein and Rohan Silva. [...]
Savills names Nick Ferguson new chairman as Peter Smith steps down January 26, 2016 Savills has named Sky boss Nick Ferguson its future chairman, after Peter Smith steps down from the role in May. Ferguson joins the board as a non-executive director from today (26 January) and will take up the reins when Smith retires after the property group's AGM. Savills chief executive Jeremy Helsby said: "On behalf of everyone at Savills [...]
EU referendum: Virgin Money chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia says Brexit would lead to fewer jobs and less prosperity January 24, 2016 Virgin Money chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia became the latest big business boss to wade in the European Union debate over the weekend when she came out in favour of the UK remaining in the EU. Gadhia said that while she "could see benefits of not being subject to all the bureaucracy of Europe", remaining in the EU would [...]
Rangers: Blow for Mike Ashley and Sports Direct as club chairman Dave King is cleared of contempt of court January 22, 2016 Rangers chairman Dave King has been cleared of contempt of court at the High Court over his legal dealings with Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley. Mr Justice Peter Smith threw out the charge and said the fact it had been made was an abuse of the process. King had been accused of committing contempt for [...]
Fans’ fury at late Arsenal v Leicester fixture change prompts Premier League response January 22, 2016 Leicester fans are planning to boycott the start of next month's Premier League fixture at Arsenal after it was rescheduled with just 23 days' notice. Read more: Supporters' groups given government backing and extra £1m funding from Premier League The match had originally been planned to go ahead at 3pm on Saturday 13 February – but [...]
EU referendum: Out campaign Leave.EU calls for seat at negotiating table in Brexit scenario while banks donate to In campaign January 21, 2016 In the event the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, a prominent Out campaign has called for representatives from its organisation to be part of the team that will negotiate the UK's new relationship with the EU. Leave.EU is urging Prime Minister David Cameron to accept that if the British people vote for Brexit, its organisation [...]
Report: Investors want High Street challenger Metro Bank to push ahead with £500m listing next month January 20, 2016 High street challenger Metro Bank is reportedly eyeing next month for a flotation, bolstered by demand from existing investors. Metro Bank has not officially set a date for an initial public offering (IPO), but sources close to the bank have repeatedly said the challenger remains on course to list this year. But the listing could [...]
TalkTalk hack: Customers flee telco firm after high-profile cyber attack January 20, 2016 Customers are fleeing TalkTalk, with the embattled telco firm’s market share dropping sharply since the high-profile data hack exposing personal data. TalkTalk has lost 4.4 percentage points of its home telecoms services market share, with its slice of the pie down to a mere nine per cent, according to market researchers Kantar Worldpanel. Over 150,000 [...]
How to see five planets in one go: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter can be seen all at once for the first time in a decade January 20, 2016 Clear skies might make it feel extra cold, but for the next month they will offer us a rare chance to see five planets lined up in the sky at once. Starting early this morning (20 January) and continuing until the same date in February, budding astronomers will be able to see Mercury, Venus, Saturn, [...]
Autumnal equinox 2015 UK date: Autumn starts today, but what and when is September’s equinox? January 19, 2016 The autumn equinox occurs when daylight and darkness are an approximate equal duration – in fact, equinox is Latin for “equal night”. Astronomically, the equinox marks the end of summer and beginning of autumn. But there are actually several different ways of deciding when autumn begins – for meteorologists autumn started 1 September. The Earth [...]