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Scandal-hit property firm Home Reit kicks out charity tenant which rented the houses to homeless people but refused to pay rent in protest over their condition

30/05/24 13:39

Scandal-hit property investor Home Reit has kicked out its biggest tenant, a charity which paid no rent on hundreds of properties for more than a year in a protest. Liverpool-based organisation Big Help has agreed to give up leases on more than 600 properties, which equates to around 30 per cent of Home Reit's portfolio. The pair have been embroiled in a major row since the start of last year after Big Help protested over housing conditions and withheld payments on properties that it had rented from London-based Home Reit to house homeless people and prison leavers. Big Help has claimed the rent was not owed because it needed to invest a significant amount of its own money to bring the properties it leased up to a decent standard. The charity described the properties as mostly terraced homes previously owned by rogue landlords, which needed major works such as rewiring and new kitchens. Home Reit, which specialises in accommodation for homeless people, has now said reclaiming leases will allow it to collect rent and open up new 'opportunities'. The company insisted there would be a 'comprehensive handover with minimal disruption to occupiers', and the tenancies will transfer to Home Reit, adding that the 'current occupiers of the properties will not be impacted' as a result of the deal....read

Kemi Badenoch mocks bosses who came out for Labour as Starmer is backed by some less-than-stellar supporters

29/05/24 01:55

Kemi Badenoch led the ridicule of Labour last night after the party published a letter from 121 business backers that did not include a single FTSE 100 boss.

Tiny village with a population of just 500 people WINS David v Goliath battle over 52-acre quarry as councillors reject plans against officers' advice

28/05/24 17:34

The proposal was to excavate a 52-acre site - the size of 26 football pitches - that would sit just 160 ft away from some houses in Haddiscoe, Norfolk.

Labour moves its tanks on to Tory turf: Rachel Reeves vows to be the 'natural party of British business' as she flaunts support from industry - including Iceland chief who wanted to be a Conservative MP

28/05/24 10:32

Rachel Reeves insisted the party had 'changed', arguing it was now the 'natural party of British business'.

Manager, 37, called 'very emotional and tearful' during her pregnancy by her male boss and portrayed as 'hormonal' when she raised concerns about her workload is awarded nearly £70,000 in compensation

13/05/24 11:47

Nicola Hinds was ignored by her boss and was so badly treated after she returned to work following the birth of her child she resigned and experienced 'suicidal ideation', the Cambridge hearing heard.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cut interest rates to kickstart recovery

10/05/24 00:49

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: There were plenty of encouraging words from the Bank of England yesterday on the state of the British economy.

FTSE 100 stock index of Britain's biggest publicly-listed companies reaches all-time high - beating previous record set in February 2023

23/04/24 08:28

The index of Britain's leading publicly listed reached 8,071.12 points, surpassing a record 8,047.06 points struck in February last year.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: At last, Rishi takes the fight to Labour

23/04/24 00:49

After a painful spell on the ropes absorbing blows from Labour while simultaneously fending off bizarre mini scandals within his party, Rishi Sunak is finally throwing some punches.

Britain's nuclear industry reboot takes a step forward as project to build reactors in Hartlepool receives multimillion pound cash boost

05/04/24 23:03

In January, plans to build a major new nuclear power station were launched just weeks after Boris Johnson told Rishi Sunak to 'get on with it' .

Mother-of-two who won a discrimination case against one of Britain's biggest companies after bosses called her 'emotional and tearful' while she was pregnant said she 'felt sad it had come to this'

05/04/24 18:34

Nicola Hinds (pictured), said she was left feeling 'completely worthless' by bosses at FTSE 250 giant Mitie who called her 'emotional and tearful' whilst she was expecting.

Mother, 37, wins employment tribunal after her manager told her she was being 'very emotional and tearful' and portrayed her as 'hormonal' when she was pregnant

02/04/24 11:07

Nicola Hinds, 37, was 'inexcusably' ignored by her boss, portrayed as 'hormonal' and was so badly treated after she returned to work following the birth of her child she resigned.

Boss of British Gas owner Centrica admits his £4.5million pay is 'impossible to justify' compared to his own mother's £156 a week basic state pension

19/01/24 11:16

Centrica boss Chris O'Shea, 50, who lives in a village near Reading, earned £790,000 in pay in 2022 plus an annual bonus of £1.4million and a £2.3million long-term share bonus.

Inflation ticks UP to 4% in December after rises in tobacco and alcohol prices in surprise blow to hopes of early interest rate cuts - as Jeremy Hunt warns Britain must 'stick to the plan'

17/01/24 07:35

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 4 per cent in December, up from 3.9 per cent in November.

Bosses at Britain's biggest companies will have earned more in 2024 than the typical worker will make this year by 1pm TODAY

04/01/24 01:20

By 1pm today - dubbed 'Fat Cat Thursday' - some executives will have taken just two-and-a-half working days into January to outstrip the yearly salary of many staff, said the High Pay Centre think-tank.

Get ready for Fat Cat Thursday... Some of Britain's top CEOs will earn more by the end of next week than the average worker takes home in a year

31/12/23 00:54

Our Fat Cat Files show that a typical chief executive of a FTSE 100 company is now paid £4 million, well over 100 times a full-time UK employee's average salary.

Pro-Palestine activists smash windows and throw blood red paint over group they claim is 'landlord to IDF arms dealers' - as four are arrested

27/11/23 18:26

Three men in their late 20s and early 30s and a 20-year-old woman, were arrested after they smashed windows and threw paint over the Birmingham offices of FTSE-listed LondonMetric

52 shares Four activists arrested after 'landlord to IDF arms dealer' attacked

Is Ryanair putting profits before passengers? How no-frills airline made a record £1.8bn after squeezing every penny from customers - from air hikes to charging through the nose for luggage, speedy boarding and seats

07/11/23 12:07

Ryanair is set to make a record £1.8billion (€2.05bn) this year after hiking its air fare and charging passengers astronomical fees for luggage, speedy boarding and reserved seating.

Oil prices surge after Hamas' massive shock attack on Israel fans fears of wider regional war

09/10/23 02:44

On London's FTSE 100, oil groups BP and Shell were higher on the rising price of crude, up 2% and 1% respectively on Monday morning. Defence giant BAE Systems was the biggest gainer, ahead 5%.

'Male menopause' can 'affect trans and non-binary people', says the owner of Britain's biggest hotel chain

07/10/23 01:23

Whitbread, the parent company of Premier Inn, has said men in their employment experiencing 'menopausal' symptoms are entitled to special considerations like flexible working

Next announces it will shut 11 stores this year in latest blow to the High Street

21/09/23 17:04

The High Street chain said six of the closures are happening because it expects the stores will not be able to reach their target margins.

Disgraced ex-BP boss Bernard Looney 'had a reputation' for romancing colleagues, insiders claim - amid pressure on oil giant after tycoon dramatically quit for 'misleading board about his work relationships'

14/09/23 08:41

Bernard Looney plunged the oil company into crisis by dramatically quitting his post after it emerged he had misled the board during a 2022 probe into allegations about his work relationships.

More than £2billion is wiped from BP's share price as investors reel from shamed boss Bernard Looney's resignation for not coming clean about past relationships with colleagues

14/09/23 02:03

Bernard Looney resigned after saying he had not been 'fully transparent' during a probe in 2022 following allegations about his private life. BP's market valuation dropped after he resigned.

Claw back ex-BP boss Bernard Looney's £13m bonuses: Oil giant under pressure to take back millions paid to disgraced tycoon after he dramatically quit amid storm of controversy - as shares plunge following shock resignation

13/09/23 16:55

Mr Looney quit the oil giant after he admitted misleading the board over past relationships with colleagues. He has been paid £16.2million by BP including £13million in bonuses.

Bosses at Britain's biggest firms raked in an extra £530,000 last year as FTSE 100 chief executives are paid 118 times more than the standard full-time worker in Britain, figures reveal

22/08/23 00:25

AstraZeneca's Pascal Soriot (pictured) was the best paid on the index with a salary of as much as £15.32million in 2022. The average salary for an FTSE 100 chief executive hit £3.91million in 2022.

Hitting the jackpot as the rest suffer: Fat cat bank and energy bosses rake in stellar profits as hard-hit families battle cost-of-living squeeze

05/08/23 22:36

BP's Bernard Looney (pictured) made around £10 million last year, which is a pay rise of 122 per cent compared to the previous year.

Companies are turned off the UK because top executives are UNDERPAID, warns head of London Stock Exchange... despite FTSE 100 chiefs earning an average of £3.4m

04/05/23 10:39

Julia Hoggett said compensation levels was a 'critical element' in making the country an attractive place for firms to base themselves.

Spring in the step for Britain PLC as FTSE 100 goes above 7,900 after investors brush off weeks of turmoil in the banking sector and business confidence bounces back

17/04/23 22:42

The FTSE 100 hit its highest level for more than a month yesterday, briefly climbing above 7,900 for the first time since the start of March in early trading.

'This corporate Jurassic Park can't stop the rot': As the CBI is beset by rape, drugs and harassment allegations, RUTH SUNDERLAND says the only answer is for the organisation to disband itself

12/04/23 00:25

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Tony Danker's (pictured) departure as boss of the CBI after a sex and drugs scandal is not enough to stop the rot at what is meant to be Britain's top business organisation.

Credit Suisse takeover sparks markets rollercoaster with FTSE sliding more than 1% before clawing back ground - as Bank of England insists financial sector is 'safe and sound' after UBS buys stricken rival

20/03/23 08:22

The FTSE 100 dropped more than 1 per cent after opening, to its lowest level since early November - but later clawed back the ground.

Banking sector crisis hits Europe and UK: Credit Suisse shares plunge 30% to record low, and Barclay, Lloyds, and NatWest take a tumble as FTSE 100 slides

15/03/23 11:41

The FTSE 100 index tumbled by more than 2 per cent to below 7,500 over the morning, ahead of the Chancellor delivering his Budget.

HSBC snaps up UK arm of failed lender Silicon Valley Bank for just £1 in bid to prevent tech sector collapse - after more than £50BILLION was wiped off FTSE amid global financial panic

13/03/23 21:03

The collapse of tech-focused Silicon Valley Bank sparked fears across Wall Street that the banking system was being crippled by a relentless cycle of interest rate rises.

Could Silicon Valley Bank collapse put interest rate hikes on hold? BoE 'could hold fire' on inflicting more pain on mortgage-payers next week after fears of contagion from SVB failure sent FTSE into tailspin

13/03/23 16:27

The chances of the Bank of England inflicting further pain on mortgage-payers has been significantly downgraded after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the US.

'Businesses are on their knees': British bosses give their verdict on Jeremy Hunt's corporation tax increase

13/03/23 00:14

Top bosses say the Chancellor's planned increase in the corporation tax rate from 19 per cent to 25 per cent is the last thing they need amid surging inflation and interest rates.

Sterling leaps by nearly 1% to $1.205 as Rishi Sunak unveils post-Brexit deal while European markets see a boost and FTSE 100 closes 56 points higher

27/02/23 15:42

Sterling leaped about 0.95% higher to 1.205 US dollars shortly after the 'Windsor Framework' was agreed between the Prime Minister and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

Now Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems join the calls for Jeremy Hunt to scrap his controverisal planned hike on corporation tax in his next budget

24/02/23 00:00

Industrial giants Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems yesterday called on Jeremy Hunt to deliver 'the right tax policy' on business to boost the economy.

Britain will head in a 'drastically anti-investment direction' if Jeremy Hunt's planned corporation tax hike goes ahead, BT chief warns

23/02/23 01:31

The FTSE 100 company, valued at £14 billion, said the UK was heading towards a 'cliff-edge deterioration in the tax environment for investment'.

Business lobby calls for tax breaks that could deliver £52billion annual boost to help get UK back in the game

09/02/23 00:01

The Confederation of British Industry said 'full expensing' - allowing firms to claim back the cost of investment against tax liabilities straight away - would help save the UK from a 'low-growth trap'.

FTSE 100 hits new ALL-TIME high of 7,906 after global stocks rally on signs of resilience in US and UK economies, while central banks hint at end to interest rate hikes

03/02/23 16:54

The blue-chip index closed at 7,901 - topping the previous record finish of 7,877.45 from May 22, 2018.

Senior executive, 58, on £300k-a-year at FTSE 250 engineering firm who was called an 'old fossil' by his 55-year-old boss and told 'he didn't know how to manage millennials' wins £35,000 age discrimination payout

23/01/23 13:55

Glenn Cowie was sacked from engineering firm Vesuvius and replaced with a younger woman in 2019. He won nearly £35,000 in compensation and will be awarded more at a later date.

Chinese Communist Party banks £1 billion in just eight years from UK investments after buying shares in UK firms, analysis reveals

02/01/23 01:42

The authoritarian regime in Beijing owns at least £45billion of assets in the UK through its sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation (CIC).

Revealed: Britain's fat cat bosses who will earn more in four days than the average worker takes home in an entire YEAR

01/01/23 00:43

The widening gulf means the typical chief executive at a FTSE 100 company is paid more than 100 times the average worker's salary - with many pocketing far more.

Fifth of blue chip firms including Burberry and Taylor Wimpey pay Stonewall £5,000 for advice on diversity, probe shows

18/12/22 22:00

The controversial LGBTQ+ group is guiding at least 19 of the biggest firms listed by the London Stock Exchange, such as B&Q owner Kingfisher, housebuilder Taylor Wimpey and Burberry.

The Pound soars against the Euro: European currency falls in value after ECB raises interest rates and vows to keep printing money in a bid to tackle inflation with £1 now worth €1.16 - the highest since September

27/10/22 16:42

The pound stood at 1.1594 against the Euro at 4.30pm - having rallied more than 0.5 per cent since trading opened on Thursday morning.

Sterling holds gains in early Asian trading after soaring as Rishi became PM: Pound remains at $1.14 against the dollar after earlier hitting five-week highs

25/10/22 10:08

In his first speech as Prime Minister, Mr Sunak vowed to fix the 'mistakes' of Ms Truss's leadership as he braced the nation for 'difficult decisions' ahead.

FTSE jumps by almost one per cent, pound holds steady at $1.13 and gilt yields tumble as Rishi Sunak is confirmed as the next Prime Minister

24/10/22 15:32

The FTSE 100, which had down earlier today as a stronger pound weighed on multinationals, rose around one per cent in reaction to the news that Ms Mordaunt had failed in her bid to become PM.

Markets cheer as Liz Truss goes: Pound ends day 0.45% up to US$1.127 while FTSE closes up by 0.27% as it rises 18.9 points to 6943.9

20/10/22 13:56

Liz Truss's resignation as Prime Minister has seen the pound rally against the dollar and the FTSE 100 gain ground as her departure revitalised the markets.

Markets rise as Chancellor takes charge: Pound soars to $1.14 and FTSE closes almost one per cent up as Jeremy Hunt rips up Liz Truss' mini-Budget to ensure 'stability'

17/10/22 08:57

Global markets have backed the new Chancellor's decision to axe many of the Prime Minister's tax cuts and spending plans as she fights for her political life.

Pound falls by nearly 1 per cent to 1.136 against the dollar after Liz Truss's speech but FTSE rises 36 points

05/10/22 13:21

Sterling had initially hit a three-week high against the dollar in early session trading, but soon slipped back amid ongoing fears over the Government's credibility.

Spooked markets in UK and Europe tumble after Bank of England's half-point interest rate hike to 2.5% to tackle inflation ahead of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's tax-cutting Budget tomorrow

22/09/22 19:36

Markets are showing little sign of proving recession fears wrong, as the FTSE 100 - which is made up of some of the country's biggest companies - ended the day down by 78.12 points, or 1.08 per cent.

London Stock Exchange shuts for Queen's funeral: FTSE 100 and Commonwealth markets cease trading today as mark of respect

19/09/22 11:50

Trading terminals in London are not opening today as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II, whose state funeral is taking place.

Britain's biggest betting bosses earn £100m in seven years - dwarfing fines slapped on their companies for failing to tackle problem gambling

04/09/22 01:34

Campaigners are angry that executives are raking in vast rewards while letting down customers who are piling up painful losses.

REVEALED: UK 'fat cat' power bosses pocketed £30million last year as struggling households are warned energy price cap could hit £7,700 in April

27/08/22 22:27

The bosses of Britain's biggest energy and utility companies pocketed an eye-watering £30million in pay between them last year as families nationwide face an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis.

FTSE 100 continues to rally as Boris Johnson confirms he is stepping down as PM as the pound stays flat after earlier gains

07/07/22 10:25

The index, composed of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, had gained 1.2 per cent by 8.30am - around thirty minutes before news emerged.

FTSE 100 rises 1.44% on opening as cautious City traders hope new Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi will cut taxes and open spending taps after Rishi Sunak resigned

06/07/22 08:15

Britain's stock market recovered today despite investors bracing for months of political uncertainty and questions over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's survival.

Chelsea could go bust in MONTHS: Sanctions on Roman Abramovich put Premier League club in peril... with fears it will collapse if buyer isn't found

10/03/22 22:24

Ministers labelled the Russian tycoon, who made his money in oil in the 1990s and is today worth £10.5billion, as an associate of Putin and froze his UK assets yesterday.

FTSE 100 pares back its losses to end 0.18 per cent lower as oil price soars to $140 a barrel and West considers banning imports of Russian crude and Ukraine crisis deepens

07/03/22 12:11

Miners and oil shares are the only names trading in positive territory, while travel and leisure stocks are taking the brunt of the market rout.

Moscow stock exchange is closed for FOURTH day in row as Russian currency nosedives to new record low against US dollar... making a rouble now worth less than a single CENT

04/03/22 15:30

Trading on the Moscow stock exchange remained closed for a fourth day today at the rouble's losses continued against the dollar with the Russian currency now worth less than a cent.

How will Russian financial meltdown hit UK? Ripple effects of sanctions could hit bills and boarding schools teaching children of oligarchs but 'very few' pensions will be exposed

01/03/22 13:37

Ministers accept Britain's sanctions regime will have some blowback for domestic consumers and companies, while experts are concerned about higher prices for commodities.

BP shares slump more than 4% as it faces $25BILLION hit for ditching stake in Russian energy giant - with Britons' pensions feeling the pain - while FTSE falls in the wake of Western sanctions

28/02/22 09:10

BP saw a huge chunk wiped off its value following the announcement about abandoning the 19.75 per cent holding in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.

FTSE recoups nearly all its losses in 24 hours since Ukraine invasion: London shares end day up 4% by 282 points on 7,489 as Putin dismisses Western sanctions as 'solvable'

25/02/22 10:12

The FTSE 100 gained 1.1% just after opening, although it was still headed for a second straight weekly drop after geopolitical tensions triggered an equity sell-off.

Ukraine invasion hammers markets: FTSE suffers biggest one-day fall since June 2020 after dropping 3.9% to 7,207 wiping £77bn off UK stocks as gas price rises by more than 50% and Wall Street opens 2.5% down

24/02/22 08:23

The FTSE 100 saw its biggest one-day fall since June 2020 as investors reacted to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dropping 3.9 per cent to 7,207.01.

FTSE rises by 0.5% or 36 points to 7,530 as global markets creep back but analysts warn they could plunge at any minute as nervous investors keep a watchful eye on Ukraine crisis

23/02/22 09:09

The FTSE in London was boosted today by strong earnings from Barclays which nearly tripled profits, and upbeat performances in mining stocks due to a rise in nickel and aluminium prices.

Global markets tumble after Putin orders 'invasion': FTSE falls by 1.5% or 115 points to 7,370 and DAX, Nikkei and CAC40 also plunge as worsening Ukraine crisis spooks investors

22/02/22 08:29

As Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, the FTSE 100 benchmark index of Britain's leading companies dropped in London.

Senior executive, 58, on £300k-a-year at FTSE 250 engineering firm is set for an age discrimination payout after he was called an 'old fossil' by his 55-year-old boss who said he 'didn't know how to manage millennials'

09/02/22 12:17

Glenn Cowie, 58, accused engineering firm Vesuvius of having an 'institutional and deep prejudice against older employees', a London employment tribunal heard.

Company that makes PG Tips and Lipton Tea is sold to European private equity firm for £3.8billion

18/11/21 23:48

The FTSE 100 consumer goods giant is selling off the unit that makes Lipton and PG Tips, which it has owned since the 1930s and 1980s respectively, to European buyout group CVC Capital Partners.

Fears Britain is headed for dreaded 'stagflation' with surging inflation but slow growth as nation is gripped by fuel and supply chain crises

29/09/21 12:09

The London stock markets and the pound are being hit by the concerns which come amid the fuel and wider supply chain crisis threatening to slow economic recovery in Britain.

Crisis-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande strikes deal on interest payments calming fears firm will default with $300bn debts sparking 'Lehman moment' global financial chaos

22/09/21 11:01

The indebted firm is heavily linked to China's broader economy and fears of contagion have kept global stock and bond markets on tenterhooks, similar to the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008.

FTSE falls 0.93% by 61 points to two-month low on 6,899 as 'unease grows' over Britain's energy and supply crisis

20/09/21 16:10

The blue-chip index dropped 1.4% early before paring back some of the losses to reach 6,899 (-0.93%), helped by a 11% rise in British Airways owner IAG's share price.

Food firm behind Mr Kipling cakes, Angel Delight, Oxo and Bisto say 800 office staff can work from home if they want to but production line employees will still have to go to work

25/08/21 11:11

Premier Foods, which also owns brands including Oxo and Bisto, said staff can work 'wherever they work best' from this month as part of a new hybrid model.

Minister goes into battle over £6bn defence raid: Kwasi Kwarteng steps in to protect jobs as major firm becomes latest UK company to be targeted for foreign takeover

02/08/21 23:09

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is seeking guarantees from the American would-be buyer of Meggitt that it will keep the firm's operations in Britain under a proposed £6.3billion deal.

Ten deals to make your blood boil: Care homes in crisis, defence firms stripped, and even vet bills sent soaring. How the private equity barons wrought havoc in British buy-ups

24/05/21 22:05

From care homes to high street shops, the steel industry and even vital defence firms, no corner of British business is safe from private equity raiders.

How Beijing is buying up Britain: Chinese investors 'have spent £134 BILLION on UK assets including infrastructure, private schools and FTSE 100 firms'

02/05/21 11:15

Investors based China or Hong Kong now own stakes in key infrastructure businesses such as Thames Water, Heathrow Airport and UK Power Networks, according to the Sunday Times.

Britain's jobs market begins to bounce back: Recruiters report biggest monthly rise in hiring since 2015 as firms prepare for the lifting of lockdown measures

08/04/21 09:28

The survey, which asked companies whether they have taken on more staff over the month compared to the one before, is one of the strongest signals yet that UK firms are confident of their prospects.

Deliveroo issues defiant statement after its share price tumbles by another two per cent after £2.3bn was wiped off its value yesterday and says it is 'confident' its 'winning proposition will deliver'

01/04/21 11:20

As the stock continued to sag on the second day of trading, the firm said it was disappointed but optimistic of a bright future on London's blue-chip index.

London mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey plans to uncover black executives of tomorrow with new apprentice scheme if he gets elected

12/03/21 19:24

London mayor hopeful Shaun Bailey has vowed to work with the country's top companies to create apprenticeships that will help them uncover black executives if he wins the election.

FTSE 100 dips 0.5% by 34 to 6,641 points as fears of rising interest rates in the US and Rishi Sunak's tax grab on big business rock investors

04/03/21 15:13

London's leading index was down by 34 points to 6,641 by mid-afternoon after US stocks plummeted on Wall Street yesterday.

London markets cheer on Chancellor's budget: FTSE closes up 0.9% or 62 to 6,675 points after Rishi Sunak unveils more big spending to boost Covid-hit economy

03/03/21 13:10

Hotel operator Whitbread, catering firm Compass Group and British Airways-owner IAG were among the top gainers on the index in London today, with banks having the biggest boost.

Women now hold one third of board positions at UK's largest 350 companies after 50% surge in past five years

24/02/21 07:57

The final report from the Hampton-Alexander Review revealed that the number of women on FTSE boards in the UK has jumped to 1,026 - up from 682 in 2015.

FTSE 100 creeps up by just 14 points or 0.2 per cent to 6,616 as investors tentatively welcome Boris Johnson's plan to lift Covid restrictions

22/02/21 16:17

The FTSE 100 index rose 14 points or 0.2 per cent to 6,616 in London in the half-hour after the announcement was made by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons.

Supermarket boom fuels FTSE rise in face of lockdown gloom: Markets open up 0.6% by 40 points on 6,611 on back of £11.7billion Christmas grocery sales

05/01/21 08:41

The new lockdown measures in England are fuelling concerns the stuttering economic recovery could be jolted off course in the first quarter, but there is hope as vaccines are rolled out.

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