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Credit Suisse advise clients to move assets out of UK as ultra-wealthy prepare to jump ship
Credit Suisse has advised its ultra-wealthy clients to consider moving assets out of the UK due to uncertainty around Brexit. Wealth managers in London have contacted their top customers to warn that a prolonged period of “turmoil” had already caused a rush of clients wanting to “move assets offshore”, the FT has reported. They advised their ultra-wealthy clients that they might want to “accelerate” similar plans too before the rescheduled vote in parliament in early January. Theresa May delayed a vote on her...
Watch – Documentary series exposes poignant reality for homeless people & their pets
When you walk past a homeless person and their dog, do you question or judge their relationship? 86% of people think pets can be just as much a companion as another person, but over 60% judge those who struggle financially and also keep an animal. New documentary series ‘Home is where their dog is’ sets out to challenge that judgement. Mayhew have announced today (Tuesday 18 December) that they have partnered with internationally acclaimed production company Iconoclast, to challenge public...
Ancient stone circle 5,000 years old officially recognised
Recumbent stone circles were constructed around 3,500-4,500 years ago and are unique to the north east of Scotland.
Cabinet to order Britain’s six million businesses to start immediate preparations for No Deal Brexit
The Cabinet will today order Britain's six million businesses to start immediate preparations for No Deal Brexit. With just 100 days left until D-Day and negotiations stalled the likelihood of Britain withdrawing from the European Union without a deal in place is looking increasingly likely. Labour MP David Lammy has warned a no deal Brexit would be the "single most destructive government failure in peace time" and would cause "huge damage to the economy and probable recession". But the Prime...
Major operation after reports a Russian ship is grounded on British beach
The Kuzma Minin is reported to be stranded off the coast of Cornwall
Jeremy Corbyn tables no confidence motion in Theresa May
Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May as Prime Minister. The PM thought she had seen off the Labour leader, when she announced that she would hold the EU deal vote next Jan 14. However, Corbyn has decided to go through with the no confidence motion, as the vote is not soon enough. Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in Theresa May as Prime Minister after she attempted to quash support for a Final Say referendum in a statement to MPs....
PM confirms EU deal vote to be held in third week of January
Theresa May has announced that a meaningful vote in Parliament over her Brexit deal will be held in the third week of January. She cancelled the previous date for the vote at the last minute over fears it would be heavily defeated. The Prime Minister was forced into agreeing to a new date after Jeremy Corbyn prepared to table a vote of no-confidence in her leadership. The Labour leader said he would move ahead with the motion unless May set...
NHS chiefs blasted for warning ambulance crews that they may lose their meal breaks
A message sent from the control centre to East of England Ambulance circulated online yesterday (16 Dec)
Jaguar Land Rover to ‘axe up to 5,000 jobs’ as Brexit bomb explodes over manufacturing industry
Jaguar Land Rover's announcement that it plans to axe up to 5,000 jobs shows a "Brexit bomb is exploding over Britain’s manufacturing industry", The Independent's Chief Business Commentator James Moore has said. The car manufacturer said it will be making thousands of job cuts in the new year as part of a £2.5 billion savings plan to ward off the threat from Brexit, falling sales in China and a drop in demand for diesel cars. Britain’s biggest carmaker employs 40,000 in the...