New by-election woe for Keir Starmer as Tracy Brabin wins race to be West Yorkshire mayor

New by-election woe for Keir Starmer as ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin wins race to be West Yorkshire mayor meaning she will have to QUIT as Labour MP for Batley & Spen Labour MP Tracy Brabin has today been elected as the first West Yorkshire mayor But she will now step down from her Westminster … Read more

New by-election woe for Keir Starmer as Tracy Brabin wins race to be West Yorkshire mayor

New by-election woe for Keir Starmer as ex-Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin wins race to be West Yorkshire mayor meaning she will have to QUIT as Labour MP for Batley & Spen Labour MP Tracy Brabin has today been elected as the first West Yorkshire mayor But she will now step down from her Westminster … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Rolls-Royce shares dive 5.9% on Norway engines woe

The recovery plan at Rolls-Royce has been dealt a blow after Norway blocked the sale of an engines company to a Russian group. The Norwegian government called a halt to the £130million deal to sell Bergen Engines to TMH on national security grounds. The takeover ‘would have been of significant military strategic interest to Russia, … Read more

NS&I reveals full scale of customer service woe during the pandemic

Two in five NS&I savers gave up when they tried to telephone customer services late last year as waiting times spiked during the pandemic Three members of the Treasury-backed bank’s top brass were grilled by MPs It follows a 2020 which saw complaints and call waiting times spike   Some 6,700 complaints are still outstanding but … Read more

Fresh woe for students as university staff threaten strike action over ‘unsafe’ in-person teaching

Fresh woe for students as university staff threaten strike action if they are asked to resume ‘unsafe’ in-person teaching this academic year University and College Union warned of action if in-person teaching resumes Members already balloted at Northumbria and Birmingham City universities Under current lockdown rules students are not permitted to return to campuses  By … Read more

Fresh woe for students as university staff threaten strike action over ‘unsafe’ in-person teaching

Fresh woe for students as university staff threaten strike action if they are asked to resume ‘unsafe’ in-person teaching this academic year University and College Union warned of action if in-person teaching resumes Members already balloted at Northumbria and Birmingham City universities Under current lockdown rules students are not permitted to return to campuses  By … Read more

Fresh woe for cinemas as new Batman film is delayed due to coronavirus

Fresh woe for cinemas as new Batman film becomes the latest blockbuster to be delayed because of coronavirus By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:12 BST, 6 October 2020 | Updated: 23:32 BST, 6 October 2020 The Batman is the latest blockbuster to be delayed because of coronavirus, raising fresh doubts over the … Read more

Banks facing further dividend woe nest year

Bank of England warns British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they are battered by coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they … Read more