Homeless woman says waste company stopped her from taking cardboard from bin to sleep on
A homeless woman said she was told by a "cruel" waste collection man she could not take a bit of cardboard from a skip to sleep on - as the company gets MONEY for it. Mum Stacey Himkinson, who has been sleeping rough for more than six months, said she was looking in bins for a bit of cardboard to keep her off the cold, wet ground. But she said a waste company employee told her she could not take...
Teen Jailed After Bursting Into Woman’s Home And Raping Her At Gunpoint With Her Father In The House
A teenage boy who raped a young woman at gunpoint after breaking into her home has been jailed for 15 years. Aquib Ahmed, 19, knocked at a window of his victim's home in the early hours of April 1 last year, a court heard. When she opened the window Ahmed, then aged 18, burst into the property and pointed a gun at his victim's father - telling him to go and lie on his bed. Sheffield Crown Court, South Yorks.,...
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust – Long-term return objective of 6% per annum
JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust - Long-term return objective of 6% per annum JPMorgan Multi-Asset Trust (MATE) is a new investment company that will invest across a range of different asset classes. It will aim to achieve a total return of 6% per annum, over the long term, through a combination of income and capital growth. It will seek to achieve these target returns whilst maintaining lower levels of volatility than a traditional equity portfolio. At 31 December 2017, JPMorgan Asset Management...
Templeton loses Carlos Hardenberg
Templeton loses Carlos Hardenberg - Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust says that, with immediate effect, Mr. Chetan Sehgal, senior managing director, director of portfolio management overseeing the global emerging markets strategy at Franklin Templeton, has been appointed lead portfolio manager of Templeton Emerging Markets. They say that he will be further supported by an experienced team of over 80 dedicated emerging markets investment professionals located across 20 offices around the world. On 31 January 2018, Mr. Carlos Hardenberg gave notice...
Paedophile becomes first to be jailed again after being caught by the same paedo hunters – for a SECOND time
A pervert has been jailed for a second time after he was caught - by the same group of paedophile hunters. Sick Nathan Watson, 44, tried to lure a 'decoy' he thought was an 11-year-old girl with online messages in 2016. He was jailed for 14 months after the sting by 'Internet Interceptors'. Watson was released after seven months and started messaging girls he thought were 13 and NINE. But a 'hunter' from the same group confronted him on his...
Billions of ants worked tirelessly for a century to completely change the shape of Richmond Park
Yellow meadow ants weighing more than an African elephant have completely changed the landscape of one Royal Park in just a century - with half a million ANTHILLS. Citizen scientists studying Richmond Park in south west London found that three billion ants had created anthills in the 17th Century park, some of which are more than 150-years-old. The Royal Parks’ Mission: Invertebrate project saw 55 volunteers count and measure the size of mounds built by the yellow meadow ant in...
8.2% of Capita shares used by hedge funds betting against the failing business…and make £90m!
After Carillion collapsed with huge losses, news emerged that hedge funds made around £300m since the Government contractor began to fail. BlackRock – which recently hired former chancellor George Osborne on a salary of £650,000 for one day a week – the world’s biggest fund manager made over £16 million across its funds. Now as outsource giant Capita said that dividends would be suspended and the share price plummeted, hedge funds made £90m. IHS Markit indicated that 8.2 per cent...
As few as 1 in 10 employees now wear a suit to work
Only one in 10 employees now wears a suit to work, according to a study. Researchers who polled 2,000 workers found the modern British office is more likely to be staffed by professional gentlemen dressed in jeans or chinos, long-sleeved button shirts and a smart blazer or jacket with a pair of loafers or smart trainers. It also emerged seven out of 10 dress casually for work because it makes them feel more comfortable. And more than one fifth said...
We’re all millionaires…. over a lifetime
The average worker will earn more than £1.1 million in wages during their life, a study has found. Researchers who studied the earnings of 2,000 people revealed they will typically bank £1,123,164 in pay over an average 48-year working career. According to the study, the average worker earns £23,399.25 a year. Workers in London currently bring in the highest annual salary, an average of £31,217.62, while those living in South West earn the least each year, pocketing £18,428.13. Greg Tatton-Brown...