The ululations emanating from Anfield have amused fans of other clubs, but the media amplification of Jurgen Klopp’s resignation at Liverpool should not bemuse us. Data, we are told, will …
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Shell beats expectations on profits and woos investors with £2.7bn share buyback
Oil supermajor Shell’s profits have beaten analyst consensus despite falling 29 per cent as asset write-downs and a slump in oil prices dampened investor returns. This morning the company reported …
“I can’t see, I can’t see”: Woman and two children hospitalised in suspected acid attack in Clapham
A woman and her two young children have been taken to hospital after a man threw a suspected corrosive substance at them in south London. Police responded to the incident …
AG Barr: Former cruise chief takes the reins at UK fizzy drinks giant
The former chief of over 50 insurance provider Saga has been appointed as the boss of AG Barr, the drinks giant behind the production of Irn Bru. Boardroom heavyweight Euan …
BT: Openreach grows as business unit lags for Britain’s biggest telecoms firm
BT is showing shoots of growth, with total revenue up three per cent in the nine months ended December, after it added 432k Openreach customers in its most recent quarter. …
Infrastructure giant 3i Group boasts strong results thanks to Dutch discount retailer
Infrastructure giant 3i Group boasted of a “good result” for the last quarter of 2023, thanks in large part to its largest holding, Dutch discount retailer Action. The trust’s net …
Belfast is beautiful but its peace walls convey the scars of brutal recent history
The scars of the Troubles are visible in the physical barriers that divide Belfast’s citizens in two, writes Lucy Kenningham Every evening in Belfast, gates at the interface barriers on …
Phoenix hits targets early as growth in annuities pays off
Pensions giant Phoenix Group has hit its 2025 target for long-term cash generation two years early after seeing strong growth across a number of its divisions. In a trading update, …
Elon Musk to hold ‘immediate’ shareholder vote on moving Tesla fully to Texas
Elon Musk has said Tesla will “move immediately” to hold a shareholder vote to transfer the electric vehicle maker’s state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas, after his pay package …
Diary of a Lawyer: Domestic abuse and the family court
‘Parental alienation’ is a disturbing tactic increasingly being used by abusers in family courts, writes Charlotte Proudman Domestic abuse is a deeply pervasive issue in the lives of countless individuals, …