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Sheel Seidler, widow of late Padres owner, sues in-laws for control of team
UK retailers may have to cut thousands of jobs after bleak Christmas
Britain’s largest retailers are warning they could be forced to cut thousands of jobs this year as the industry braces for higher taxes and employment costs after a bleak Christmas shopping season.
In the latest sign of tough trading conditions on the high street, figures from the British Retail Consortium …
Rural internet deserts in England and Wales to finally get fast broadband
The last corners of England and Wales yet to be covered by a £5bn push to widen fast broadband could finally get access to rapid downloads, streaming and video calls after the government announced £289m in new taxpayer-funded contracts enabling coverage.
After some people in broadband blackspots were forced to …
Concierge firm co-founded by Queen’s nephew reports loss despite cost cuts
Quintessentially, the luxury concierge service for the super-wealthy co-founded by Queen Camilla’s nephew Sir Ben Elliot, has reported a £2.1m loss despite cutting jobs and buying extra time to repay £15m worth of loans.
The firm, which Elliot, a former co-chair of the Conservative party, founded in 2000, said there …
Save UK investment trusts from New York’s blackjack raider. Vote no to Saba | Nils Pratley
Saba Capital’s proposals are “self-serving and destructive”, says the chair of one of seven London-listed investment trusts in the firing line of the New York hedge fund. Another is “appalled by Saba’s action and conduct”. A third says Saba is pursuing “a backdoor attempt to seize control of the trust”. …
Political turn-offs that result in low voter turnouts | Letters
It is hardly surprising that there has been a huge reduction in voting by people in rented accommodation, excluded and vulnerable groups, and students (
Turnout inequality in UK elections close to tipping point, report warns, 1 January
). The Tories introduced voter ID in the face of evidence …Look to the past to revive the north-east | Letter
Admirers of Ken Loach will have seen Horden in his film The Old Oak, along with other parts of the north-east that were devastated economically by the loss of industry (
‘Take this house or you’re homeless’: families sent to a Durham town from London, 31 December
). In …Justin Trudeau promised ‘sunny ways’ but could not fulfil his lofty ambitions
He swept into parliament at the helm of surprise majority,
promising change, hope and “sunny ways”
as he charmed Canadians and much of the world with a brand that sought to embrace feminism, welcome refugees and reset Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples.Nearly 10 years later, however, …
China’s yuan hits 16-month low amid fears over Trump tariffs
China’s currency hit a 16-month low on Monday, despite efforts by the central bank and stock exchanges to soothe investor worries about impending US tariffs under a Donald Trump presidency.
The tightly controlled yuan reached 7.3301 per US dollar, its weakest level since September 2023. It has routinely hit multi-month …
Anas Sarwar accuses Scottish government of ‘weakening every institution’
Anas Sarwar has accused the Scottish government of “weakening every institution in Scotland” as he set out plans to revive Labour’s flagging fortunes before the Holyrood elections.
The Scottish Labour leader said he would spend much of 2025 reminding the Scottish National party “time and time again of their failures”, …