Rebekah Brooks confirmed as News UK chief executive as former Telegraph editor Tony Gallagher is appointed as Sun editor September 3, 2015 News UK, the UK newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's publishing giant News Corp, has confirmed it's appointed Rebekah Brooks as its chief executive. Brooks left the company under a cloud four years ago at the height of the phone hacking scandal, but was cleared of all charges last year. Read more: One chart showing every company [...]
Windows 10 is already outselling Mac OS X and Windows Vista, as Microsoft says its new operating system is growing at “unprecedented” rate September 2, 2015 Microsoft can breathe a sigh of relief: after the unpopularity of Windows 8, the newly-released operating system Windows 10 is growing at an unprecedented rate. After one month on the market, figures released today show the system already has over five per cent of the PC market, making it the fourth biggest operating system in [...]
Calais migrant crisis: Hundreds of Eurostar passengers left stranded overnight after “intruders” storm the Channel Tunnel September 2, 2015 Several hundred Eurostar passengers were stranded in Calais overnight after yet more chaos caused by intruders thought to be migrants attempting to cross through the Channel Tunnel. Around six Eurostar trains were held up after the incidents began around 10:30pm last night. According to AFP, several hundred people were still stuck at Calais-Frethun station [...]
Could Manchester United chiefs sue? Lawyers explain how deals like the David De Gea transfer take place – and can fall apart September 2, 2015 MANCHESTER UNITED AND REAL MADRID ARE ARGUING OVER THE FORMALITIES OF THE FAILED DEAL. SURELY FORMALITIES ARE JUST THAT? Since 2002, in general, Fifa rules have restricted international transfers to two annual windows determined by each relevant football association. Crucially, one needs to look at the window of the buying club to determine whether a [...]
Folly of the Corbynistas: There’s nothing mainstream about Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn’s economic plans September 1, 2015 A group of economists recently hit the headlines with their claim that Jeremy Corbyn’s policies are supported by mainstream economics. Perhaps the best known of them is David Blanchflower, a Monetary Policy Committee member when Gordon Brown was chancellor. He predicted before the 2010 General Election that, under the Conservatives, unemployment would rise [...]
The collapse of satanic capitalism: Global economic analysis Isil-style September 1, 2015 At the end of a week in which financial markets experienced immense volatility, advice on the underlying, structural issues afflicting the global economy came from an unlikely source. While short-term concerns were soothed by comments from key figures at the US Federal Reserve, it was left to the so-called Islamic State (also known as Isil) [...]
Why did David de Gea’s Manchester United to Real Madrid move collapse? Sports lawyers explain September 1, 2015 Manchester United and Real Madrid are arguing over the formalities of the failed transfer of goalkeeper David de Gea. Surely formalities are just that? The transfer window has been a reality here since Fifa's insistence on limiting the timing of transfers back in the 2002-03 season. Under Article 6 of FIFA’s Regulations on the [...]
India Martin: Former JP Morgan COO on why she left to start a nailcare business August 31, 2015 Do I feel like quitting? Yes, every single day,” says India Martin, founder of luxury nail polish firm Only Fingers and Toes. But she won’t. Not only does she know the value of her business, but when you talk to her, you know this is one of the most tenacious people you’ve ever met. [...]
Crazy markets, Night Tube called off and Jeremy Corbyn goes off the rails: Here’s what got us talking this week August 28, 2015 It was the week in which everything got a bit trippy: the markets went bananas. The South Bank went psychedelic. Someone discovered a Nazi train full of gold (allegedly). And after 60 years of rivalry, Burger King finally proposed a truce with McDonald's… What got us talking 1. Up, down, up, down… Who said August was [...]
Labour leadership race: Jeremy Corbyn’s tweets ahead in the social media stakes – but not enough to win outright August 28, 2015 Surprise Labour leadership frontrunner, Jeremy Corbyn has taken Twitter by storm. Of all four candidates, he dominates: As a ratio, he has 38 per cent of candidates' Twitter following, up 18 per cent in the last two weeks alone and leading his closest competitor, Andy Burnham, who takes 27 per cent. Read more: Can geography help [...]