Stay up to date with free updates Simply register for the American banks myFT Digest — straight to your inbox. The first phase of a long-awaited recovery in investment banking costs is expected to give Wall Street lenders a boost when they report second-quarter earnings this week, as mergers and debt transactions pick up after … Read more
An ecstatic engineer has a €500,000 prize after a memorable mistake and quadrupled his huge winnings. Mark made an unfortunate blunder with his ticket, which resulted in him receiving four fines for his postcode. The avid vinyl collector plans to expand his collection of over 4,000 records and is even prepared to extend his house … Read more
A street in Leicester city centre was closed earlier this morning (Tuesday 2 July) due to a “police incident”. Millstone Lane in Leicester was closed between Pocklingtons Walk and Horsefair Street. This affected traffic using nearby routes. First Leicester said the 88 and 88A services were diverted as a result of the closure. LeicestershireLive has … Read more
The measure aims to bridge the gap between local police and city center businesses to combat crime, including violence, anti-social behavior and other ‘street problems’. Bradford Business Improvement District (BID), which represents almost 600 member businesses in the city centre, says it has launched the ‘BID Patrol Team’ to keep the city welcoming and safe … Read more
A mix of original STACK traders, alongside brand new operators and well-known North East restauranteurs, have been announced on the team sheet of traders who will be on hand when the venue opens on Strawberry Place this summer. Among those going to a STACK location for the very first time will be Tip topwith a … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A recovery for Nvidia is helping keep U.S. indexes close to their records Tuesday. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading, closing in on its all-time high set a week earlier. The recovery for Nvidia sent the Nasdaq composite up 1.1%, heading for its first gain in four days. The … Read more
A mother who illegally felled a protected tree in her driveway because it caused a ‘nuisance’ to her entire street has been spared a fine. Kelly Palmer, 40, smiled as she left court after admitting she paid a tree surgeon to cut down the giant ash because it was blocking the drain and regularly hitting … Read more
The manager of a pub in Belfast city center says the street where it is located could become further deserted due to the removal of parking spaces in the area. The Department for Infrastructure says new temporary bus lanes have been created in parts of the city center due to work to improve public spaces … Read more
Full of dumped carpets, sofas and even beds, could this be the most fly-ridden street in Britain? Tannahill Road in Painsley, Scotland, was once a thriving community and is now overrun with rubbish, which has angered residents and created a breeding ground for rats. Although the abandoned housing estate, located in the Ferguslie Park area, … Read more
People living on an estate in Hellesdon say the maintenance team responsible for mowing their lawns have left behind large piles of leftover clippings and knee-high tufts of missed grass – or have not appeared at all. Orbit Housing Group, which is responsible for maintaining the area on Cottinghams Drive, charges tenants a service charge … Read more