Barclays spokesman said it will look to appeal the High Court’s decision Since January, the FCA has been investigating the historical sale of car finance By HARRY WISE Updated: 15:36 GMT, 17 December 2024 Barclays has failed to overturn a major court ruling concerning commission payments on motor finance deals. The banking giant launched a judicial…
By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:11 GMT, 17 December 2024 Tullow Oil shares plunged on Tuesday after Kosmos Energy abandoned the takeover pursuit of its London-listed rival. The two firms confirmed preliminary talks over an all-share takeover last week in the wake of media speculation, but Kosmos has now said it does not intend to make…
By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 08:19 GMT, 17 December 2024 UK wages grew by a stronger than expected 5.2 per cent in the three months to October, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The data, which surpassed forecasts of 5 per cent growth in average weekly earnings before bonuses, could further weigh on…
Production company behind blockbuster Paddington films listed in London today By MIKE SHEEN Updated: 12:15 GMT, 16 December 2024 Canal+ has suffered a disappointing debut on the London Stock Exchange with the French film production firm’s shares plummeting on their first day of trading. The group, which is behind the blockbuster Paddington films, listed shares…
Shares will provide a much-needed lift to City London on course for worst year for corporate exits since financial crisis Canal+ expected to secure value of up to £5bn when its shares begin trading By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 22:07 GMT, 15 December 2024 French TV and film giant Canal+ will make its debut on the…
By PATRICK TOOHER Updated: 13:55 GMT, 15 December 2024 Water firms are set to take their case to the competition authorities if they don’t get their way on plans to raise bills by up to 91 per cent. In a key week, regulator Ofwat will announce on Thursday how much each utility in England and…
Cable said Ministers should be cautious about bid from Daniel Kretinsky Former Lib Dem Minister Cable was in charge of privatising Royal Mail in 2013 He sold it for £3.3 billion, or £3.30 a share By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:53 GMT, 14 December 2024 Labour has been warned this weekend not to wave through the…
By CALUM MUIRHEAD Updated: 21:52 GMT, 14 December 2024 The Big Give, a Christmas charity led by recruitment boss James Reed, has surpassed Children In Need and Comic Relief as 2024’s largest fundraising. Donations of £45 million poured in in the week to December 10 from 120,000 members of the public. This was a 35…
After stumbling upon the 2002 novel Soul Drinker in a small Irish library, Dave Rudden became hooked on Warhammer. The young adult writer, known for his Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, says the mix of dark sci-fi and ‘ludicrous bombast’ was gripping and spurred him to write fan fiction before he could even afford…
By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 21:54 GMT, 13 December 2024 US fast food giant Chick-fil-A is aiming to avoid another backlash over the anti-gay views of its billionaire owners when it opens in the UK next year. Chick-fil-A scrapped its Reading pop-up site after just six months when gay rights campaigners targeted it in 2019. But…
