Trump to ‘save’ Tiktok as RedNote rises ahead of Sunday’s ban January 16, 2025 President Donald Trump has reportedly considered rescuing the Chinese-owned social media app Tiktok from its looming ban. Once in office, Trump may suspend the enforcement of the ban-or-sale law through executive order, reported the Washington Post. He has been exploring unconventional ways in which he could save the app, which now hosts over 170m users [...]
The Capitalist: Traitors, Tories and death to the robots January 16, 2025 Traitors, the Trump inauguration and broken robots in this week’s edition of City AM’s gossip column The Capitalist ROSES ARE RED, TULIP IS THROUGH At around about the same time that Tulip Siddiq was drafting her resignation statement, Labour MP Callum Anderson was hosting former London Stock Exchange colleagues for a chat in Westminster about [...]
Vacancies back to pre-pandemic levels as UK jobs market slows January 16, 2025 The number of vacancies in the UK economy has fallen back in line with pre-pandemic levels, according to new figures from the REC.
Royal Mail IDS owner to return to profit as Kretinsky takes reins January 15, 2025 The owner of Royal Mail is set to return to profit just as its long drawn out sale to Daniel Kretinsky nears completion thanks to a welcome uplift in the number of parcels it delivered over Christmas. International Distribution Services (IDS) said Royal Mail’s “successful Christmas period” saw it process 188m tracked parcels, a 19 [...]
Rape gang victims deserve better than our broken inquiry system January 15, 2025 The debate over whether or not Britain needs a national inquiry into rape gangs is a classic example of asking the wrong question, says Emma Revell Before the start of the year, grooming gangs were probably an issue most people were aware of, but didn’t give day-to-day thought to. Fast forward through a furious bout [...]
UK gilt auction oversubscribed as investors buy through market turmoil January 14, 2025 The auction comes ahead of crucial inflation data tomorrow.
London house prices rise by just £600 as worst borough revealed January 14, 2025 The London borough where more houses fell in value than almost any other area in the UK in 2024 has been revealed. According to new data released by Zoopla, the value of 72 per cent of houses in Kensington and Chelsea fell by at least one per cent last year. A total of 73,200 homes [...]
Protein Works set for ‘epic milestone’ as sales pass £50m January 13, 2025 Protein Works is gearing up to achieve an “epic milestone” as its sales broke through the £50m barrier for the first time. The Cheshire-headquartered business is on the verge of selling 400 million protein shakes worldwide as it revealed its turnover hit £50.7m in the year to 31 August, 2024. The latest turnover total for [...]
Stakes are high for UK economy ahead of crunch week of data January 13, 2025 The latest inflation figures, covering December, will be published on Wednesday before GDP figures for November will be released on Thursday.
FA Cup football and racing across UK hit by freezing temperatures and snow January 10, 2025 Freezing temperatures and the prospect of more snow are set to play havoc with sporting fixtures this weekend, with several football matches and racing meetings already postponed or cancelled. In football, Mansfield Town’s FA Cup third-round tie against Wigan and Carlisle United’s League Two match against MK Dons on Saturday have been postponed. Mansfield said: [...]