Kingfisher aims to boost pre-tax profits by £500 million within five years
Kingfisher announced on Monday that it aims to increase pre-tax profits by £500 million within five years.
The company, which trades as B&Q and Screwfix...
Google agrees to pay £130 million in UK back taxes, MPs criticise ‘sweetheart’ deal
Google agreed to pay £130 million in UK back taxes, settling a probe by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs which began six years ago...
What happened in Holocaust not taught properly by many teachers
Too many teachers are using unreliable sources when teaching what happened during the Holocaust, says a new report by the Commons Education Committee. This...
BT personnel arrogance regarding bad broadband service astonishing
An astonishing example of BT personnel arrogance regarding its substandard broadband service and contempt for its customers was recorded by Grant Shapps, Member of Parliament...
Asda and Tesco cut diesel prices to six-year low of 97.7p a litre
UK retail giants Asda and Tesco have reduced the price of diesel down to 97.7p a litre amid the recent slump in global oil...
Barclays slashing one thousand more investment banking jobs
Barclays is slashing one thousand more investment banking jobs, after Jes Staley, the new chief executive of the London-based multinational banking and financial services...
UK car manufacturing reached a 10-year high in 2015
UK car manufacturing soared to a 10-year high in 2015, with more cars exported than ever before, according to a report by the Society...
UK FTSE 100 plunges into a bear market for first time since 2009
The UK FTSE 100 index plunged 3.5 percent on Wednesday closing at 5,673.58 points, after briefly touching a three-year low of 5,639.88.
The blue-chip equity...
Unemployment hits ten year low and employment higher than ever
Britain’s unemployment rate has hit a ten-year low, falling to 5.1% compared to 5.8% one year ago. The employment rate, at 74%, is the...
Polls were wrong because wrong kind of voters contacted
Polls were wrong because the wrong kind of voters were contacted in the weeks and months leading up to the UK’s General Election in...