Markets will be hoping for stronger evidence that US inflation is falling to target when the latest figures are released on Wednesday. The March inflation figures will be closely scrutinised …
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RBC fires finance chief over secret relationship with employee who enjoyed promotions and pay rises
Royal Bank of Canada, the country’s largest bank, has fired its chief financial officer after finding that she was in a secret personal relationship with another employee who received promotions …
Johnny Mercer given appeal deadline over Afghanistan whistleblowers
Johnny Mercer has been given a fresh deadline to explain why he should not have to hand over the names of those who informed him of alleged special forces murders …
‘Am I dreaming?’ asks Dettori after six straight wins
Frankie Dettori was left speechless after defying odds of more than 77,000-1 to win six consecutive races at Santa Anita in California on Saturday night. The Italian jockey said winning …
Assembly Hall at Sadler’s Wells review: Enjoyment over intellect
Assembly Hall | Sadler’s Wells | ★★★☆☆ Take eight dancers, nine chairs, mediaeval banqueting silverware, tin swords and weapons, a billowing flag wrapped around an enormous flagpole and place them …
Irish Wish star Elizabeth Tan on what she’d eat for her last supper
Fresh from filming Irish Wish with Lindsay Lohan, we asked Elizabeth Tan what she would eat for her last meal on earth So I would start with a margarita with …
Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud: Big builders are artificially driving up house prices for profit
Britain has a growing shortage of new homes. The government’s target is 300,000 new homes a year, but the country has consistently missed that goal. According to official data, delivery …
Move over flying cars, data centres are the treasure chests of the future
They may not be quite as headline-grabbing, but data centres are the bread and butter of the next industrial revolution, writes George Lazarias The modern lexicon is inundated with clever …
Are house prices going to fall? Is this the end of buy-to-let? What’s going on in the housing market?
George Osborne was in full flow, and his target was house prices. Addressing a group of students on his Project Fear tour of the United Kingdom, he sounded warning bell …
Planes collide while aircraft being towed at Heathrow
An investigation has been launched after two passenger planes collided while one of the aircraft was being towed at Heathrow Airport. Footage posted on social media shows a Virgin Atlantic …