Motor finance lenders brace for legal battles amid redress spat December 15, 2025 Motor finance lenders have been sent a major warning over a potential influx of legal battles if the UK’s financial watchdog fails to “genuinely compensate” consumers. Britain’s top banks were thought to have been granted some reprieve earlier this year after the Supreme Court sided with upheld the appeals of two lenders in the landmark [...]
Reform UK to offer bumper bonus to high-performing civil servants December 15, 2025 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK would offer bumper bonus payments to the best-performing civil servants delivering on government policy and objectives. In a shake-up of how Whitehall works, Reform UK’s Danny Kruger revealed the party would increase the bonus pool for performance-related pay by five times. The new budget would be aimed at retaining the “finest [...]
Fifa urged to settle multi-billion-pound claim 30 years on from Bosman December 15, 2025 Fifa has been urged to settle a class action claim which lawyers say is worth billions of pounds in the wake of the Diarra ruling, which has been compared to the landmark Bosman case. Justice For Players says 100,000 professional footballers suffered loss of earnings averaging eight per cent over more than 20 years as [...]
Betfred billionaire brothers share huge Peninsula pay day December 15, 2025 The billionaire founders of betting giant Betfred have shared another bumper payday after the continued success of HR giant Peninsula. Founded by Peter Done in 1983, the Manchester-headquartered group provides services for the likes of the Co-op, Fred Perry, David Lloyd, Dreams and PayPal. The group is run by Peter Done and is a separate [...]
Budget knocks confidence to two-year low amid ‘deteriorating conditions’ December 15, 2025 Households’ nerves about future finances has jumped to a two-year high, a top survey has indicated, with extra taxes expected to dampen activity in the UK economy. S&P Global researchers have said that Britons were more pessimistic about their financial health over the next twelve months than at any time since December 2023, with confidence [...]
Timberland owner cuts UK jobs as sales slip again December 15, 2025 Almost 100 jobs have been lost at the UK and Ireland arm of the retail giant behind the likes of The North Face, Vans and Timberland as its sales continued to fall during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The division of VF Corporation, whose brands also include Eastpak, Kipling and Napapijri, cut [...]
Frank Warren’s Queensberry hired to bring punch to Derby Festival December 15, 2025 Promoter Frank Warren’s Queensberry operation is moving from boxing into horse racing after winning a brief to revitalise The Derby Festival from organisers The Jockey Club. A newly created arm of the business, Queensberry Event Management, will bring its expertise to operations on The Hill, the public enclosure in the middle of the iconic Epsom [...]
F1 fans left furious after Viagogo ticket failure December 15, 2025 Dozens of Formula 1 fans who spent enormous sums, including one couple who spent £16,173, have been left furious after Viagogo tickets failed to deliver promised entry to the Abu Dhabi post-race concerts, Morning Wire understands. The concerts – headlined by Benson Boone, Metallica, Post Malone and Katy Perry – were explicitly advertised on the [...]
Kellogg’s UK returns to profit despite £200m sales slump December 15, 2025 The combined UK operations of Kellogg’s returned to profit despite sales slumping by more than £200m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Kellogg’s runs two separate companies in the UK from its headquarters in Salford: Kellogg Marketing and Sales Company (UK) and Kellogg Company of Great Britain. For 2024, Kellogg Marketing and [...]
Hikma: FTSE 100 giant’s boss replaced by former chief after share price woes December 15, 2025 The boss of FTSE 100 giant Hikma Pharmaceuticals will be replaced by the firm’s former top chief after the group’s share price dropped by nearly a quarter this year. Riad Mishlawi has exited his role as chief executive at Hikma, with executive chairman Said Darwazah to step into the post with “immediate effect”. It ends [...]