Lender lobby’s animated pitch February 24, 2015 THE COUNCIL of Mortage Lenders (CML) yesterday set out its election manifesto, as a short video. The animated clip lays out many of the policies the CML wants parties to consider for the election, to help “the old, the young, and the in-betweeners” including promotion of shared equity opportunities. Paul Smee, director general of the CML, said: [...]
Meggitt shares dip on news of falling revenue February 24, 2015 ENGINEERING firm Meggitt saw shares tumble by 5.78 per cent yesterday after it reported a five per cent drop in revenue during 2014, to £1.55bn from £1.64bn in 2013. The company said organic revenue growth of six per cent in its civil aerospace operation was offset by declines in military and energy units, and also [...]
Juliette Binoche comes to town for fundraising performance of Antigone February 24, 2015 Those who enjoyed watching Juliette Binoche dream up truffles and other delights as Vianne Rocher in the film Chocolate will have the chance to feast on a whole evening in her presence at a fundraising dinner next month. The Oscar-winning actress will perform in a contemporary version of the Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles on [...]
Four secrets to bag that dream technology job February 24, 2015 Project work and up-skilling will trump a relevant degree. The UK’s IT jobs market is thriving, requiring a constant stream of candidates to fill new roles. Technology is at the forefront of growth, but the current skills shortage has led to the highest demand for IT staff since 1998. Moreover, in the last five years, [...]
Exeter’s Nowell set for England Six Nations start February 24, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster is set to thrust Jack Nowell into his side’s crunch Six Nations clash against Ireland on Sunday after retaining the Exeter wing in a 26-man training squad for the Dublin showdown. Gloucester’s Jonny May started England’s championship victories over Wales at the Millennium Stadium and Italy at Twickenham but was [...]
Change right-to-buy to stop rural communities becoming out of reach for young families, urges Chartered Institute of Housing February 24, 2015 We've all got used to the fact that young people and those on lower-to-middle incomes are being priced out of the city. Now it seems they are being priced out of the country too. The Chartered Institute of Housing has warned that continuing the right-to-buy scheme as it currently stands is making it increasingly difficult [...]
The UK has the sixth best digital economy in Europe February 24, 2015 The UK is one of Europe's leading digital economies, ranking as the sixth best country in Europe a new report has found. It's ahead of the majority of the rest of Europe when it comes to digital in areas such as connectivity, internet use and the integration of digital technology, according to the European Commission [...]
The UK economy according to the OECD in six charts February 24, 2015 Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's chief economist, said last year that the economy "appears to be writhing in both agony and ecstasy." While the economy was growing at a faster rate that most of its rich counterparts, most people weren't benefiting from this because real wages were falling, and productivity, or output per hour work, [...]
MXC Capital clinches £9m deal for Better Capital tech firm Calyx February 23, 2015 SPECIALIST merchant bank MXC Capital yesterday acquired tech firm Calyx Managed Services from Jon Moulton’s private equity outfit Better Capital for £9m. Headquartered in Manchester, Calyx provides information and communications technology along with cloud-based managed services to mid-market enterprises. For the year ended 31 December 2014, Calyx had a gross margin of £10.4m and a [...]
Why Thorgan Hazard’s departure is typical of Chelsea’s lucrative transfer policy February 23, 2015 It would be easy to write off Thorgan Hazard’s time at Chelsea as a failure. Eden’s younger brother has joined Borussia Monchengladbach on a permanent basis, having failed to make a single first-team appearance for the Blues since his arrival in 2012. Yet with reports suggesting Chelsea have recouped £8.8m for a [...]