Beachcomber: 99 years old and STILL prefers champagne...

OFFERING alcoholic drinks to primates is probably against the law in some countries but not, it seems, in North Carolina, where the research was conducted for the best academic paper I read last week. Source: Daily Express...

Share hunter: Lloyds profits have doubled but bank expects slow growth

LLOYDS’ half-year results show the bank doubled statutory profits over the year, from £1.2billlon to £2.5billion. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2aB7g...

Cameron’s Project Fear cronies hit the jackpot in self-serving honours list

IF THERE was any thought that there was no place in the modern world for self-serving political elites then that will have been dispelled by the leaked copy of the former prime minister’s resignation honours list. Source:...

UK financial services sector faces uncertainty, says EY

THE financial services industry in the UK is facing uncertainty but is still well-placed to deal with any challenges on the horizon, according to a leading economic forecasting group. Source: Daily Express :: Finance...

City news: Next, Saatchi and Saatchi, Northern Ireland shops

THE executive chairman of advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi has been told to go on leave after suggesting women do not have “vertical ambition”. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2ajBl...

Episode VII of “Special Relationship”: Unconventional conventions

THE ECONOMIST’S United States editor John Prideaux and Celeste Katz, Mic's senior political correspondent, look back at two strange, historic weeks of political party conventions in episode seven of our joint podcast, "Special...

Energy customer battles with yo-yo-ing direct debits and over-payment confusion

COLOSSAL, seemingly unjustified rises in his energy direct debits drove a customer to break his contract with power supplier Extra Energy. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2aTGf...

Brexit Britain is still open for... holidays

EUROPEAN holidaymakers need to be reassured that they are still welcome in Britain post-Brexit as continental tour operators are cancelling their 2017 bookings, Best Western chief executive Rob Payne says. Source: Daily...

Cross Bencher: Will Nigel Farage enter showbiz on "I'm a celebrity..."?

NO WORD on whether Nigel Farage plans to be the latest politician to be in the final line-up for I’m A Celebrity... Source: Daily Express :: Comment Feed http://ift.tt/2alI5...

PM May reinforces our fight against terrorists

THE new anti-terrorism measures being planned by the Government will draw howls of protest from the usual suspects but for the ordinary man or woman in the street they are the very least we can do to protect our country. Source:...

We'll win this war of nerves, saysformer MI6 spy Harry Ferguson

DURING the conflict in Ireland I remember a senior military officer pointing to a “battle board” on which we had laid out surveillance photographs of all the IRA commanders. Source: Daily Express :: Comment Feed http...

Is this the slow death of 'free' banking?

THE British have got so used to free banking that we take it for granted, but now it is at risk from death by a thousand cuts. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2amoj...

City News: Vivino wine app, Lightspeed eCommerce and William Hill betting agency

VIVINO, the developer behind the world’s largest wine app, is to launch its own online store that will allow people to buy their favourite bottles by clicking twice on their smartphones. Source: Daily Express :: Finance...

Business news: Bank of England, Formula E, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish start-ups

THE BANK of England is set to cut the base rate to a new record low of 0.25 per cent on Thursday, in a bid to keep the economy moving. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2amnT...

Your Money: five-minute guide to making the best use of YOUR card

BRITONS are running up debts they cannot pay after being seduced by eye-catching credit card promotional rates. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2alsX...

Why the EU stress test is a farce and the Eurozone is set to IMPLODE, writes Paolo Barnard

“A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!”. After the release of the European banks’ stress test I want to cry: “A Brexit passport! a Brexit passport! My house for a Brexit passport!” Source: Daily Express :: Comment...

Callous people smugglers are the lowest of the low

THEY wore life jackets. Their passengers did not. Source: Daily Express :: Comment Feed http://ift.tt/2aQCw...

British Airways forced to cut growth plans after hitting turbulence

BRITISH Airways owner IAG has cut its growth plans for this year and its 2017 investment is under review after hitting turbulence. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2aB0f...

Has Angela Merkel totally lost the plot over her open-door immigration policy?

JUST how mad is Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, who this week defiantly refused to reverse the barmy mass immigration policy responsible for her country’s greatest crisis since the end of the Second World War? Source:...

Barclays set to thrive in Brexit Britain

BARCLAYS declared itself “open for business” and well-positioned to oil the wheels of UK economic growth as new chief executive Jes Staley hailed progress in shrinking the bank to boost its financial strength. Source:...

The Democrats’ orchestral finale

SARAH SILVERMAN, who told the Bernie-or-Busters that they were “being ridiculous”. Senator Cory Booker’s optimism, rousing despite its multiple perorations and atmosphere of audition. Joe Biden’s roaring paean to America...

The cost of political limbo in Spain

ON THE face of things, eight months without a proper government have not hurt Spain. Between April and June, the economy’s quarterly growth was 0.7%, only marginally less than in the first quarter, and it added 271,400...

EU ON THE BRINK: European economic growth HALVES as French finances grind to a halt

EUROPE's economic growth plunged by half in the second quarter of 2016, raising fears the outlook for the bloc is worsening. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2amfn...

Fury as Ryanair charges fee for travelling with small child

RYANAIR customers have expressed anger after the airline announced that passengers travelling with a young child will have to pay extra for a reserved seat. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2awaZ...

How bad really is Europe’s financial crisis? Stress test for banks to reveal all today

AMID a toxic cocktail of low interest rates and stalling economic growth, the full scale of Europe's banking crisis is set to be laid out this evening. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2ajpE...

Amazon sales jump by nearly a third as revenues reach $30BILLION

AMAZON sales rose by more than 30 per cent in the second quarter of the year as the online retail giant saw its sales revenue rise to $30.4bN . Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2a4GE...

EU planning to use cross-border pension scheme to rescue flagging Euro

BRUSSELS' bureaucrats are plotting a bloc-wide personal pension scheme as part of desperate efforts to boost the economy and save the euro, it has been revealed. Source: Daily Express :: Finance Feed http://ift.tt/2a...