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Greggs enjoyed a 13.5 per cent sales rise to £1.2billion last year boosted by its vegan sausage rolls – but today warned February sales have been much lower because of the poor weather. The business said that it had a very strong start to 2020 in January, ‘but significant slowdown in February due to storms’. Profit … Read more
The online supermarket warned customers are buying ‘particularly large orders’ amid reports of panic-buying across the UK over fears of a crisis.
Hollyoaks have dropped an explosive new Leap Year trailer that tantalizingly teases several dramatic spoilers set to unfold in the coming weeks. As ever, there’s never a dull moment in the village as the clip focuses on Warren Fox and Liam Donovan’s growing feud as the latter declares war on his rival after getting arrested. … Read more
Estate agent Foxtons blames Brexit for lower house sales last year as the tenant fees ban eats into income sending profits down a third Foxtons’ revenues from house sales fell 10% to £32m; lettings down 2% to £65m Adjusted core profit for 2019 fell 32 per cent to £2.5million ‘Early signs’ of improvement so far, … Read more
Switzerland has today banned all events involving more than 1,000 people in a drastic bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. The Swiss government announced the emergency measure today and said it will last until at least March 15. Elsewhere, cases have surged again in South Korea today where 571 new infections brought the total … Read more
Well, it was no knockout blow but it was certainly a decent jab to the sweetbreads. Sajid Javid’s resignation speech to the Commons yesterday may have lacked Sir Geoffrey Howe’s verbal pyrotechnics against Margaret Thatcher, but it will have rattled a few Downing Street teacups all the same. Modest, witty, stylishly courteous, the ex-chancellor’s ten-minute … Read more
Watching Priti Patel, it is impossible not to discern that she’s a bit of a prickly cactus. Her manner is cold, her visage somewhat pinched, while her resting expression tends towards, yes, I’m sorry, a smirk. When pressed on a matter, her lower jaw has a habit of jutting out confrontationally towards the person she … Read more
Share prices across Europe including in London plunged this morning as the spread of coronavirus cases outside of China caused chaos on the stock markets. The FTSE 100 fell more than 3 per cent in early trading, with three of Britain’s largest airlines seeing the largest drops as the outbreak continues to spread. Easyjet, TUI, … Read more
The Mirror & the Light By Hilary Mantel Rating: Readers of Hilary Mantel’s bestselling novels of Tudor history, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, have long awaited this third and final instalment. But it wasn’t known when precisely it would arrive until a clever guerrilla advertising campaign last autumn. A single billboard briefly displayed … Read more
Property group Daejan Holdings rocketed after the billionaire family that controls it offered to take it private in a £270million deal. The Freshwater family already owns 79.5 per cent of the FTSE 250-listed company, and now wants to buy the remaining 20.5 per cent for 8050p per share. This is 56 per cent higher than the 5170p … Read more