The Body Shop has been rescued from administration, in a deal that appears to secure the immediate future for 1,300 shop and office workers. A consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania has acquired the ethical beauty brand’s 113 UK stores which remain trading, for an undisclosed sum. The specialist investment firm Auréa […]
Reuters Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Simon Harris met UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in Dublin Sir Keir Starmer has said it is the moment to reset relations between the UK and the Republic of Ireland. On Saturday, he became the first British prime minister to visit the Republic of Ireland in five years. Downing […]
Susan Axelby A woman who developed a rare type of cancer linked to her breast implants has warned that others with similar implants could be “walking around like timebombs”. Susan Axelby, 68, was recently paid £57,000 by Allergan Limited after she fell ill with breast-implant associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). It is thought to be […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Fiserv’s AppMarket has integrated with PortX Fintech Hub to help banks easily integrate financial technology solutions into their systems. The partnership, according to the announcement, will speed up the time to market for […]
A handful of Week 1 results set the stage for what should be an epic season of college football. A few other programs leaned on FCS opponents to hit the turbo button on hype and expectations. Week 2 offers the chance for teams to either change or fortify those narratives against stiffer competition, featuring in-state […]
BBC Louise Polkinghorne (L) and Koreen Fisher (R) attended a SEND debate There are no quick fixes to problems faced by families with children with special educational needs and disabilities, the schools minister has said. Catherine McKinnell said the government was determined to reform the special-needs system. Some children are waiting years to find out […]
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference on May 31, 2024, after he was found guilty in his hush-money trial, making him the first former president to be convicted of crimes. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A New York judge on Friday delayed the sentencing in a criminal […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. MarketAxess revealed that its trading activity increased massively in August. This increase was due to a positive market environment which raised rate and credit trading volumes. The online trading platform reported a 39.6% […]
Does an early Nobel peace prize beckon for Keir Starmer? Could the new prime minister be poised to surpass the achievement of Barack Obama, who bagged the award less than 10 months after taking office? The question arises because the Labour government has succeeded in a task most thought impossible: uniting advocates of the two […]
Getty Images Scientists have studied more than 2,000 samples of poo from babies in the UK to get a clearer idea of which types of bacteria first colonise a newborn’s gut. Researchers say they were surprised to find baby poo fell into three distinct microbiological profiles, with different “pioneer bacteria” being abundant in each. One […]