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Vivant, a popular spy thriller, has been widely slammed in Chinese state media and by Chinese social media users for its depiction of Chinese agents using brutal torture tactics on a Japanese operative. The criticism has…
Funds under management (FUM) increased 14.2 per cent to £242.4bn, which the firm credited to an improvement in its margket performance. It attracted £1bn of investment returns during the period, bringing returns for the…
Healey told broadcasters on Thursday morning that the government was “ready to take some pretty tough decisions” to rein in spending although he echoed his predecessors in claiming the “best economic policy” was to find…
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group tumbled on Thursday morning after the bank beat profit expectations in the third-quarter after a boost from high interest rates and a reduction in its cost base. The FTSE 100 giant reported…
Mondelēz has filed papers at the high court in London accusing Catherine's Originals of "passing off" and trademark infringement with its O'bar – a length of chocolate divided into segments each with a rounded semi-oval…
The hotel’s single padel court was in almost constant use, and not always by the same quartet of players. Thwock (not)! On the other hand, the resort’s single tennis court has been empty throughout. Thwock! No doubt like…
Investors will be picking through John Healey’s maiden Budget throughout the day, which pushed up shares in banks and gambling firms after they were spared worse tax raids. The FTSE 100 closed level on Wednesday after…
Sources close to the chancellor, John Healey, have since made it clear he is in favour of the scheme, while some in government believe the prime minister, Andy Burnham , also wants it to go ahead. Backbenchers worried…
The tech business secured £12.75m in a funding round led by European venture capital firm MMC, City AM can reveal, along with Lakestar, Pitchdrive & Shapers, bringing its total funding raised to $25m (£18.7m) in its…
The fiscal watchdog paints a bleak picture of the health of the British economy and the public finances over the rest of this Parliament – one in which the UK is in a steady state of decline, funding a level of public…