Many people dream of having a fresh start in a new country, and with the world in turmoil amid conflicts, political division and spiralling living costs, more and more are looking to turn those dreams into a reality. Upping sticks and moving abroad is a big commitment, so it’s important to be sure that you’ve…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 07:35 GMT, 4 December 2024 Natwest will return to full private ownership in the first half of next year. Chief executive Paul Thwaite said it would be a ‘symbolic moment’ for banking. He said it would be the ‘closing of another chapter’ for the industry after the lender – then…
By ALEX BRUMMER Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 December 2024 ITV’s boss is seeking to reassure investors that she is ‘not going anywhere’ amid speculation she is planning to step down after six years at the helm of the broadcaster. Despite a fall in the share price under Dame Carolyn McCall’s stewardship, she is determined to…
With Donald Trump returning to the White House and global turmoil persisting elsewhere, 2025 looks set to be another blockbuster year for financial markets. Every year, online investment and trading platform Saxo Bank posts its ‘outrageous predictions’ for the following year. This is a series of events that, while highly unlikely, ‘could just happen’. ‘The…
An Irish man is facing ‘several years’ in a Dubai jail after he sent a ninja emoji to an acquaintance who is alleged to have stolen his belongings. Stuart Quiney travelled to the UAE in September and is currently staying with a friend while subject to a travel ban. The text messages were sent before the…
By JANE DENTON Updated: 10:08 GMT, 3 December 2024 Retailers faced lacklustre sales again in November as weak consumer confidence continues to weigh on the sector’s ‘golden quarter’. Non-food online shopping sales figures slumped by 10.3 per cent year-on-year in November, new data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor shows. It…
By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 22:00 GMT, 2 December 2024 French borrowing costs spiked and the euro fell yesterday as the Paris government teetered on the brink of collapse and bleak figures revealed a further downturn for Europe’s manufacturing sector. The market turbulence came as Right-wing and Left-wing parties said they would back a no-confidence…
Irish international Denis Coulson, along with four other rugby players, has today gone on trial in France over the alleged gang rape of a student. The trial, held in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux, had originally been scheduled for June but was delayed after Coulson was badly injured in a traffic accident. Coulson is…
Bank’s deputy governor: Not considered to be a risk for UK financial stability By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS Updated: 16:45 GMT, 2 December 2024 Misconduct including the burgeoning scandal in the motor finance industry could cost lenders at least £25billion, the Bank of England warned. Sam Woods, the Bank’s deputy governor, said it was not considered…
MS Galleon owns a 29.9% stake in Topps Tiles, Britain’s largest tile retailer Letter lambasted Topps Tiles for its ‘disastrous’ takeover of CTD Tiles By HARRY WISE Updated: 12:39 GMT, 2 December 2024 Topps Tiles has hit back at a major shareholder who accused the firm of numerous failures and called for an overhaul of…
