Alcoholic drinks companies failing ‘Responsibility Deal’ labelling pledges
Alcoholic drinks companies that committed to the Public Health Responsibility Deal in the UK, are not fully meeting their pledge regarding labelling, researchers from...
Aston Martin announces nearly 300 job cuts
Aston Martin plans to cut nearly 300 staff as it rebalances and restructures its business - in an effort streamline activities.
The Warwickshire-based luxury brand...
Treasury scraps ‘reverse burden of proof’ rule for bankers
The UK government has suspended the 'reverse burden of proof' rule for senior managers at banks.
The rule, which many considered a bit excessive, would...
UK banks need £3.3 billion extra capital for ringfencing, BoE warns
The Bank of England warned on Thursday that new ringfencing laws in the UK, set to separate high street banking from riskier investment banking...
Frozen methane bubbling up in warmer oceans, study found
Subsurface sea warming is thawing frozen methane, which is finding its way to the surface and into our atmosphere, researchers from the University of...
Cyber crime and fraud push up British overall crime figures
Overall crime in the UK has increased dramatically compared to recent years, when cyber crime and fraud are added to traditional crime figures, the...
Sainsbury’s is closing its mobile phone service
Sainsbury’s will be closing its mobile phone service on 15 January after operating for only two years.
The retailer’s mobile service "Mobile by Sainsbury's" is...
easyJet to recruit 1,140 crew over next year
The UK’s largest airline by number of passengers carried, easyJet, says it plans to recruit 1,140 pilots and cabin crew over the next twelve...
Twitter hires Omid Kordestani as new executive chairman
Twitter has just hired Omid Kordestani, a senior Google executive, to be the company’s new executive chairman.
The move comes at a time when Twitter...
Lloyds Banking Group chairman favours Brexit, unless EU reforms occur
There is ‘no compelling economic argument’ for staying within the European Union, said Norman Blackwell (Baron Blackwell or Lord Blackwell), chairman of Lloyds Banking...