US Presidential Election 2016: Barack Obama mocks Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton May 1, 2016 As expected, President Barack Obama roundly mocked Republican contender Donald Trump at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. More surprisingly, Obama also used his eighth and final correspondent's dinner to make jokes at the expense of Hillary Clinton. Obama said: "Although I am a little hurt that he’s not here tonight. We had so much fun [...]
“We were the first ever agents to sell a building through Twitter” – Meet the social media moguls dragging commercial property sales into the 21st century April 29, 2016 While residential estate agents have been dragged into the internet age, their commercial counterparts have – mostly – continued to resist such a move. There’s no Rightmove for office blocks, or warehouses. And it was this inherent conservatism that seemed to offer a great opportunity when three young surveyors decided to set up shop in [...]
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli’s season brought to an end by three-match suspension April 28, 2016 TOTTENHAM midfielder Dele Alli has vowed to learn from his spat with West Brom’s Claudio Yacob after his season was brought to a premature end by a three-match suspension. Alli accepted the Football Association charge of violent conduct after television replays showed the 20-year-old punch Yacob in the stomach during the first half of Tottenham’s [...]
RBS warns of “significant risk” that it will not make the Williams & Glyn disposal deadline, share price drops April 28, 2016 Royal Bank of Scotland, which remains 73 per cent government owned, has warned there is a significant risk it will fail to meet a deadline to dispose of challenger bank Williams & Glyn. The bank has warned the costs are likely to be "significantly greater than previously estimated." Shares in the bank instantly fell by over five per cent [...]
Royal College of Physicians study finds e-cigarettes should be widely promoted as substitute for smoking April 28, 2016 E-cigarettes are not a gateway to traditional smoking and should be widely promoted as a substitute to cigarettes, a landmark report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has urged. By supplying the nicotine that smokers are addicted to without the harmful components of tobacco smoke, e-cigarettes can prevent most of the harm from smoking [...]
Bonuses not bumper enough for young bankers April 28, 2016 Young professionals are set to turn their back on the financial sector as bonuses fail to live up to their high expectations in the era of bonus caps, leaving the industry at risk of a skills shortage. The Morgan McKinley Bonus Survey released today reveals that a staggering 83 per cent of financial sector workers [...]
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli set to miss rest of season after accepting violent conduct charge April 27, 2016 Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli is set to miss the remainder of the domestic season after accepting a Football Association charge of violent conduct. The charge, which usually carries a three-game suspension, relates to an incident during Monday night’s 1-1 draw with West Brom at White Hart Lane where the 20-year-old appeared to punch Claudio Yacob in [...]
EU referendum: Businesses defend free movement and issue warning on Brexit April 27, 2016 Restrictions on EU migrants would cause long-term damage to a number of UK businesses, a new report has said, as employers claimed Brexit could stifle their ability to grow. Firms in the construction, hospitality, and food and drink sectors told the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) that they struggled to hire British workers [...]
This is how many people there are retiring this year who have no pension savings… April 27, 2016 One in seven people who are retiring this year will be doing so with an empty pension pot, research released today has found. According to the study by Prudential, many soon-to-be pensioners will be left leaning on the state pension for support, despite this being £27.33 a week less than the Joseph Rowntree Foundation recommends as a minimum [...]
EU referendum: Wetherspoon boss warns European Union is “doomed” because it lacks democracy April 26, 2016 The European Union is "doomed" because it doesn’t have the level of democracy required to make it a great economic region, the boss of one of the UK's biggest pub chains has warned. Tim Martin, the chairman of JD Wetherspoon and a staunch supporter of the Leave campaign, said that just as the euro could [...]