Donald Trump UK ban debate: Donald Trump’s views are repugnant, but we can’t ban people for stupidity January 18, 2016 MPs from all parties were vehement in their condemnation of Donald Trump during a debate on whether to ban the outspoken business mogul and Republican presidential hopeful from the country, after a petition calling for him to be denied entry to the UK received over 560,000 signatures. The petition was launched amid widespread criticism after Trump called for a ban [...]
Accounting watchdog meeting to decide on KPMG investigation into the auditor’s role over HBOS collapse January 18, 2016 The accountancy watchdog could decide as soon as tomorrow whether to launch a formal investigation into the role of big four accountancy giant KPMG in the collapse of HBOS in 2008. The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) conduct committee is set to meet tomorrow to make its decision, Sky News has reported. The conduct committee will [...]
Action for Cabbies turns to crowdfunding to launch a judicial review challenging Transport for London’s licensing of Uber January 17, 2016 A company founded by the wife of a black cab driver will today launch a crowdfunding campaign to try to force Transport for London (TfL) to curb Uber in the capital. Action for Cabbies will use crowdfunder.co.uk to try and raise £600,000 to fund the first phase of a judicial review, arguing that in 2012 TfL [...]
Liverpool came “very close” to takeover from billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft January 16, 2016 Billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has said he once almost bought Liverpool and admits he could still be tempted into investing in another Premier League club. The American, who has an estimated net worth of $4.8bn (£3.4bn), was a prospective buyer of the Merseyside giants in 2005 before fellow countrymen Tom Hicks and George [...]
Lexus GS F review: the fast and furious GS F is an altogether different kind of Lexus January 14, 2016 If you think Lexus is all about holier-than-thou hybrids… you’re almost right. But, like the accountant who swaps his suit for suspenders at weekends, the Japanese carmaker has a naughty side. Meet the new GS F: a V8-engined super saloon that laughs in the face of rainforests. The ‘F’, in case you were wondering, stands [...]
That Dragon, Cancer review: a beautiful and tragic memorial to a terminally ill son January 14, 2016 The phrase “a game about cancer” doesn’t slip out of the mouth with much grace. Like “a bouncy castle about depression” or “an ice cream about poverty”, the conflict between a traditionally playful medium and a grimly serious subject matter is jarring. But it was through a videogame that the parents of Joel Green chose [...]
Best UK companies to work for in 2016: Jaguar Land Rover, AstraZeneca and Harrods top the list January 14, 2016 Jaguar Land Rover, AstraZeneca and Harrods are the top three UK companies to work for, according to a ranking by Statista, which was compiled for Bloomberg. Other household names comprising the top 10 included Adidas, Dyson, Microsoft, Estee Lauder, Sky, Frankie and Benny's and Rolls-Royce. Those working in the professional services were most likely to recommend their employer, while employees in [...]
Sky’s helping fund London’s Garden Bridge and will name part of it January 13, 2016 Sky has been named as one of the private backers of the controversial Garden Bridge, and will name part of the new structure. The undisclosed donation to the Garden Bridge Trust is part of £85m raised from private sources in an effort to fill the funding gap between public funding allocated to it and the £175m it [...]
Someone should tell Bruce Willis: Nasa has a new Planetary Defence Coordination Office in case of Armageddon January 13, 2016 You can cross Armageddon-style asteroids off your list of things to worry about in 2016: Nasa has launched a new Planetary Defence Coordination Office to oversee all of the space agency's efforts to protect the Earth. The office will track and classify all comets and asteroids that pass near the Earth, warn of potential impact, and plan and co-ordinate an [...]
Arsene Wenger has completed his Arsenal puzzle – now I think they can last the course and win the Premier League January 12, 2016 Confidence in the Arsenal camp must be sky-high as the table-toppers attempt to take another significant step towards a first Premier League title since 2004 on Wednesday at Liverpool. The Gunners aren’t going to be runaway champions yet I felt at the start of the season that they had a good enough squad to compete until [...]