Office Dating Rules: What to Do (and Not Do) After that Coldplay Kiss Cam July 24, 2025 Office dating? Here’s how to handle romance at work – from HR rules to red flags – without risking your job or dignity.
Rachel Reeves is lost in space July 24, 2025 Rachel Reeves said was steering the economy past a black hole but her calculations are off and we’re heading for the abyss, says Helen Thomas One year ago, the new UK Chancellor declared that upon taking office she had discovered a £22bn fiscal black hole. She told parliament in her first big speech, “If left [...]
On this day in 1974: US supreme court orders Nixon to hand over Watergate tapes July 24, 2025 On this day 51 years ago, the US supreme court dealt a serious blow to executive privilege when it ordered to hand over hours of tape recordings relating to the Watergate scandal. It’s interesting to wonder how Donald Trump would respond to such a demand today, says Eliot Wilson Fifty-one years ago, Richard Nixon, President [...]
Rachel Reeves’ matchmaker moment July 23, 2025 Finance bros and gals are often seen oozing confidence as they strut their stuff around the streets of the City of London, imagining they’re the main characters on hit show Industry. But it would be a mistake to assume these investor strategists, expert consultants and risk analysts are libertarian dreamers, swashbuckling Reagan fanatics and small-state [...]
Britons miss out on maximising ISA allowance by investing too late July 23, 2025 UK consumers who delay investing in their ISA allowance until the end of the tax year could significantly reduce their potential for long term growth, analysts have warned. Investors who delay investing in stocks and shares ISAs have missed out on as much as £123,000 in compound growth over the past 20 years, according to [...]
Clifford Chance revenue surges to £2.4bn as US drives growth July 23, 2025 British elite law firm Clifford Chance's profit surged by double digits over the last financial year, after the firm generated £944m, as the firm saw a three-year consecutive increase in profit
HPE: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s UK profit quadruples despite sales slump July 23, 2025 Profit at the UK arm of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) almost quadrupled during its latest financial year despite its sales being slashed by nearly £150m. The division of the US tech giant has posted a pre-tax profit of £97.6m for the 12 months to 31 October, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The [...]
Price rises help boost Colgate sales and profit July 23, 2025 Price rises helped the owner of the Colgate toothpaste brand boost its sales and profit in 2024 as it sought to mitigate the increase in costs. The UK arm of Colgate-Palmolve has posted a revenue of £362.3m for its latest financial year, up from the £334.3m it achieved in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies [...]
City traders’ Libor rate-rigging criminal convictions quashed by Supreme Court July 23, 2025 Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal have had their criminal charges overturned by the top UK court after years of fighting.
UK sanctions 25 targets in illegal migration crackdown July 23, 2025 The UK government has banned 25 people smugglers, fraudsters, and bankers in the first set of sanctions aimed at curbing illegal migration, putting pressure on countries across Europe and the Middle East to follow suit. The Foreign Office has disclosed the names of 24 individuals and one company it has accused of facilitating people-smuggling and [...]