However, bats were nothing compared to the problems that great crested newts caused the brothers. These slippery creatures often hit the headlines for causing planning delays, and if found, they need to be either contained by special fences, or caught individually by hand and moved to a new location. The ecologist employed by Q New Homes
Sources told Le Figaro the level of irritation was evident as Mr Macron used the impersonal “tu” form and “almost never addresses his ministers by their first names in the formal setting of meetings at the Élysée Palace”. Unnamed ministers then stuck in the knife with one lambasting Mr Le Maire’s “discourse that consists of
The clocks going forward gives armchair investors a chance to cash in on stock market movements as sleep-deprived traders are slower to react to company updates, a study has found. The loss of just one hour’s sleep results in markets underpricing the shares of affected companies by 36pc, according research conducted by the University of
Overseas investment has also declined as tensions between China and the West have risen. Beijing’s relationship with Washington has hit its lowest point since diplomatic relations between the US and China were first established in the late 1970s, with tensions rising over a range of issues ranging from Chinese military activity around Taiwan to a
Rory McIlroy has revealed he had “a frank discussion” with Jordan Spieth after the American declared the PGA Tour no longer needed to strike a deal with the Saudis. Spieth’s comments in the wake of a £2.4 billion investment in the Tour by a US consortium led by the owners of Liverpool disappointed McIlroy so
Chelsea have agreed a new sponsorship deal with BingX, a crypto company who have described themselves as “a steadfast supporter of the Russian crypto community.” The deal means BingX will become Chelsea’s new shirt sleeve sponsor for the rest of this season. After this campaign, BingX will sponsor Chelsea’s training kit in what is being
Sean Benson, director of BNF Capital, the London-based office of the billionaire Perodo family, raised seed funding for a dedicated uranium fund known as Tees River in 2019. Since then, the value of the fund, which invests in uranium stocks, has risen nearly four-fold to $280m (£220m). He said: “We just felt [in 2019] that
Reductions in tax relief on buy-to-let mortgages, which were phased in between 2017 and 2020, have amplified the impact of higher rates on landlords who own properties in their own names. The new rules mean landlords are no longer able to deduct all of their mortgage interest as a business expense when they calculate their
More than 10,000 homeowners are at risk of becoming mortgage prisoners as a negative equity “time bomb” looms, new information suggests. The number of houses purchased with a loan worth 95pc or more of the value of the property doubled last year, according to figures released under a Freedom of Information request. These homes are most
The global value of cryptocurrencies surged by more than $800bn (£631bn) in 2023 as investors continued to pile into the speculative assets despite a series of scandals, bankruptcies and tougher regulation. After losing more than half their value in the 12 months to December 2022, digital coins rebounded over the last year – with the