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Hate crime rise predicted when Article 50 is eventually triggered

After the vote to leave the EU there was a recorded rise in hate crimes, which culminated in the murder of a Polish man in Harlow, Essex. It is now feared that there will be another spike in similar attacks when Theresa May triggers Article 50 and beings the two-year process to leave the EU. The warning has come from the equality and human rights commission. Their chairman, David Isaac, told the Commons Women and Equalities committee he is “hugely...

Goldman Sachs set to move 1,000 jobs to Frankfurt

Goldman Sachs is reportedly considering moving 1,000 jobs to Frankfurt after Brexit. German newspaper Handelsblatt reported that the US banking giant will ship 1,000 jobs to Frankfurt while effectively halving the rest of its UK workforce, moving key operations to New York and Europe. The news comes following Theresa May's tough stance on the exit negotiations, which has already prompted HSBC to move 1,000 jobs to Paris once Britain has formally left the EU. Among roles earmarked for a move...

PMQs 18th Jan – So long and thanks for all the fish & bargaining chips

When the dolphins departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, that was it. No tearful goodbyes and they wouldn’t be keeping in touch, partly as we were about to be destroyed. Theresa May seemed to have the same approach yesterday when she announced even though we were leaving the single market and customs union, don’t panic. It wrong-footed a number of members of the house, and the light seemed to have gone out a...

HSBC set to move 1,000 jobs to Paris

HSBC could move up to 1,000 jobs from London to Paris after an announcement that it is to relocate staff responsible for generating around a fifth of its UK-based trading revenue after Britain leaves the EU. The bank's Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver told Reuters that the firm will move staff in about two years when Brexit "becomes effective" in a potentially damaging first blow to London's status as Europe's main financial center. Major financial firms warned for months before Britain's referendum on European...

Demand for UK Govt to shut down domestic ivory market passes 100,000 signatures

International wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, is calling on the UK Government to deliver on its Manifesto commitment to a “total ban on ivory sales” after an e-petition calling for the UK domestic ivory market to be shut down passed the 100,000 threshold needed to trigger a debate in Parliament. The e-petition urges the Government to “shut down the domestic ivory market in the UK” because “30,000 African elephants are slaughtered a year for their tusks yet the Government has...

In Pictures: Molten lava spews from collapsed volcano into the sea

This is the spectacular moment tonnes of molten lava spew from a collapsed volcano into the sea - just yards from a boat full of tourists. Onlookers braved the choppy seas and deadly eruptions taking place at the Kamokuna lava delta in Hawaii since it collapsed on December 31. They were stunned when a red hot stream of 1000c lava suddenly crashed through the side of the black rock - causing an incredible hose pipe effect. Breath-taking footage shows the...

Blockade erected outside closed BHS store to keep homeless couple out

A homeless couple have been evicted from a doorway outside a former BHS store - after a huge BLOCKADE was built. Since the department store shut it has become a home to many homeless people who have set up a mini shelter there. Among those to bed down there in the doorway for the night was Justin Wilson, 41, and Tia Bamford, 30. But they have been turfed out after a 10ft wooden barrier was put in place this week...

Too much stress at work can increase the risk of getting cancer

Working in a stressful job for 15 years increases the risk of getting cancer, according to new research This prolonged exposure raises the risk of lung, colon, rectal and stomach cancer - along with non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops in the vessels and glands, according to the first study of its kind. Researchers say the results raise the question of whether chronic psychological stress should be viewed as a public health issue. The unique study assessed the link between cancer and...

What is the RE100 alliance?

This week Gatwick Airport - which can ship over three million passengers in any given month - pledged to become carbon neutral by the spring as the airport prepared to join the the RE100 alliance at Davos for the World Economic Forum. It will join over eighty of the world's most influential companies committed to 100 per cent renewable power, an initiative that will scale up to all companies if successful. The transition toward a low carbon economy is top on the agenda at...

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