Following a surge in online scams, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are to follow the example of Google and ban any advertisements for financial companies that are not registered with the City regulator Fraud carried out by fake investment firms advertising on search engines or social media has skyrocketed during the […]
Tech giants crack down on adverts for financial scams
Following a surge in online scams, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are to follow the example of Google and ban any advertisements for financial companies that are not registered with the City regulator Fraud carried out by fake investment firms advertising on search engines or social media has skyrocketed during the […]
Pure Gym eyes expansion with GBP300m equity funds
Britain’s biggest gym operator has secured a GBP300 million equity investment from KKR to back its expansion plans following the shelving of a mooted initial public offering. Pure Gym, which has more than 500 clubs in Europe, said the US private equity firm would become “a significant minority investor” in […]
Pure Gym eyes expansion with GBP300m equity funds
Britain’s biggest gym operator has secured a GBP300 million equity investment from KKR to back its expansion plans following the shelving of a mooted initial public offering. Pure Gym, which has more than 500 clubs in Europe, said the US private equity firm would become “a significant minority investor” in […]
Facebook UK limits tax rise despite profits surge
Facebook’s UK business paid just GBP8 million more in tax in 2020 than it did in the previous year, despite reporting a sharp jump in revenues and profits. In its latest annual accounts, filed with Companies House this week, Facebook UK Limited confirmed that it paid GBP36.8 million to HM […]
Facebook UK limits tax rise despite profits surge
Facebook’s UK business paid just GBP8 million more in tax in 2020 than it did in the previous year, despite reporting a sharp jump in revenues and profits. In its latest annual accounts, filed with Companies House this week, Facebook UK Limited confirmed that it paid GBP36.8 million to HM […]
House prices dip after end of stamp duty holiday
The end of the stamp duty holiday has resulted in British house prices slipping back from a record high, according to the latest government data. The Office for National Statistics reported that the average price of home in Britain dipped to GBP268,000 in October from GBP271,000 in September. In the […]
House prices dip after end of stamp duty holiday
The end of the stamp duty holiday has resulted in British house prices slipping back from a record high, according to the latest government data. The Office for National Statistics reported that the average price of home in Britain dipped to GBP268,000 in October from GBP271,000 in September. In the […]
Prepare for staggering number of Omicron infections, warns health chief
Omicron is the biggest threat to Britain since the start of the pandemic and the country will see “staggering” numbers of infections in the coming days, the government’s top public health official warned today. Jenny Harries, head of the UK Health Security Agency, said that Omicron was “probably the most […]
Prepare for staggering number of Omicron infections, warns health chief
Omicron is the biggest threat to Britain since the start of the pandemic and the country will see “staggering” numbers of infections in the coming days, the government’s top public health official warned today. Jenny Harries, head of the UK Health Security Agency, said that Omicron was “probably the most […]