Vimto maker Nichols has declared a bumper £20m special dividend and hiked its interim dividend by 18 per cent, after the company recorded double digit profit growth in the first …
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Heathrow hits record passenger numbers but bemoans ‘tight’ landing fees ruling
Heathrow Airport carried a record number of passengers in the first half of the year but warned a regulatory ruling on the level it can charge airlines in landing fees …
Marston’s: Euros boost for pub chain after Carlsberg deal
England’s success at the Euros helped boost sales at one of the UK’s largest pub chains, weeks after the company sold its brewing business to Carlsberg. Marston’s, which operates nearly …
Alfa Financial keeps full year forecast but warns of lower software revenue
Asset finance software company Alfa Financial Software has posted a mixed bag of results in a preliminary trading update for the first half of the year, although it maintained its full year …
Benefit cap punishes children for their parents’ choices
If labour are looking to make savings on the welfare bill, there are plenty of places other than the two-child benefit cap to look – starting with the pensions triple …
How referees are copying elite clubs in bid to improve officiating standards
Referees are turning to the type of sophisticated analytics software used by football clubs in order to improve the standard of officiating in England. Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the …
Paris 2024 adverts: The best and worst Olympics commercials
As the sports advertising world attempts to catch its breath after the highs and lows of the Euros, the Olympics and Paralympics have other ideas, with Paris 2024 welcoming the …
Build, Baby, Build: If you want growth, you need social housing
Key workers are being priced out of renting in London, placing huge human and economic costs on the capital. By recognising the value of social housing to people and to …
Election ploy? Off-peak Friday tube trial was Sadiq Khan’s decision, says TfL
Transport for London (TfL) has admitted it was instructed to run a £24m trial offering off-peak fares on Friday by Mayor Sadiq Khan, ahead of his bid for a historic …
Build, Baby, Build: Heathrow needs a third runway
London’s lack of air capacity is an international embarrassment. A can-do Labour government should push through where the Tories failed and build a third runaway at Heathrow, says James Price …