By 1pm this afternoon, just a few days into the new year, FTSE 100 bosses will have earned more than the typical UK worker makes in a year, according to new estimates. The median pay – the midpoint between the lowest and highest pay – for a FTSE 100 boss stood at £3.81m (excluding pensions)
Armed police officers have launched a manhunt after shots were fired at a cinema and a small business. Merseyside Police said that at about 8.50pm on Wednesday they received reports a firearm had been discharged in Showcase Cinemas on East Lancashire Road in the Croxteth area. The incident came 20 minutes after shots were fired
In this article @LCO.1 @CL.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee rides a bicycle next to oil tanks at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia October 12, 2019. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Oil rose more than 3% on Wednesday as tensions mount in the Middle East and OPEC pledges to remain
In this article XRX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Signage is displayed outside the Xerox headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Xerox on Wednesday announced it will cut 15% of its workforce as part of a plan to implement a new organizational structure and operating model. Xerox, which offers
Carol Vorderman has branded failed London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey “sexist” for saying she is not a “serious political commentator” due to pictures she posts on social media. The television presenter posted on X that Lord Bailey – who was made a Conservative peer by Boris Johnson – was a “misogynist” and branded him #SexistShaun.
Bring home your own EV charger with this level 2 offering from ChargePoint at its lowest price yet of $481. The savings continue over to a New Year’s event on Greenworks electric snow blowers at 30% off, alongside a collection of discounted e-bikes and all of the other new Green Deals to kick off 2024.
Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and Stephen Hawking are among those named in court documents relating to Ghislaine Maxwell, her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and alleged victims of sexual abuse. A US judge, Loretta Preska, ruled in December that documents that were part of a 2015 defamation case by Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell
Sir Keir Starmer is launching his election campaign on Thursday – and will promise the “character of politics will change” if Labour enters power. The government has until December this year to call an election – although if it decides to go to the polls so late, the vote itself will not happen until January
The leader of Hezbollah has condemned the “dangerous” killing of Hamas’s deputy leader, and warned Israel there will be “no ceiling and no rules” if it wages war on Lebanon. Hassan Nasrallah vowed Hezbollah “will not be silent” following the killing of Saleh al Arouri in a drone strike in southern Beirut yesterday. Hezbollah has
A hero couple saved a stranded three-year-old girl and her mother as their car sank into a swollen river amid Storm Henk. Liam Stych and his partner Tia Draper were out for a walk in Hall Green, Birmingham, when they saw a Fiat Punto sinking into a torrent. Qucking-thinking Mr Stynch, a roadworks engineer, climbed
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions Let’s go, baby. It’s my annual “Fights I want to see most” for 2024, and you know what? I’m optimistic we’ll actually get to see a lot
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJan 3, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After a nearly seven-week hiatus, the 2024 PGA Tour season begins Thursday at the Sentry in Kapalua, Hawai’i. The sport still remains divided, as
At least 20 people have been killed at a cemetery in Iran where a ceremony was being held to mark the 2020 killing of Iran’s top commander Qassem Soleimani, state media has reported. The reports added there were two explosions at the site in the city of Kerman where the former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Jimmy Kimmel has threatened to legal actions against an American football player over suggestions the presenter’s name may appear on Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. Aaron Rodgers, a quarterback for the New York Jets, said on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday: “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hoping that doesn’t come out.
Nigel Farage is still “assessing” what role he will play in the upcoming general election, the leader of Reform UK has said. Holding a news conference to kick off the long campaign for the general election expected this year, Reform UK leader Richard Tice revealed he had been talking to Mr Farage over the festive
A worker tying copper wire rods before loading them onto a truck in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Copper prices are set to soar more than 75% over the next two years amid mining supply disruptions and higher demand for the metal, fueled by the push for
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A string of banks and building societies are likely to follow the UK’s largest lender in cutting mortgage rates in the coming weeks, experts have said. It comes after Halifax reduced its rates by up to 0.83% on Tuesday, including a two-year deal of 4.68% with a £999 fee. Lloyds Banking Group, which owns Halifax,
Price cuts to lure shoppers helped supermarkets rake in record revenues ahead of Christmas, according to industry data. Kantar Wordpanel, which tracks sales and prices among chains, said £13.7bn passed through tills or via websites over the four weeks to 24 December. It took average household grocery spending to an all-time high of £477 across
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12: The new iPhone 15 Pro is displayed during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park on September 12, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Apple suppliers fell in Asia on Wednesday after Barclays downgraded the iPhone maker