Its very serious. Given the seniority of individuals that are involved, it is, yeah, very serious. As hundreds of thousands count the cost of the woodford scandal. Mr woodford . . We confront the man himself. Bbc panorama. What do you say, sir, to the people who trusted you, put money in your fund and now they cant reach it . Its all about guessing which way the financial wind is blowing. In the city, fortunes are made and lost on predicting which direction things are heading. For many of us, whether we like it or not, our Financial Security is tied to the ups and downs of the stock exchange. Now, that means we depend on those who manage our cash getting it right more than they get it wrong. The government changed the rules to give people the freedom to invest their pensions wherever they like. So, hundreds of thousands are getting more involved in this high risk game. Beryl is a retired secretary from harrow. Now, she wanted to make her savings go further, so she invested in a fund th
That are involved, it is, yeah, very serious. As hundreds of thousands count the cost of the woodford scandal. Mr woodford . . We confront the man himself. What do you say, sir, to the people who trusted you, put money in your fund and now they cant reach it . Its all about guessing which way the financial wind is blowing. In the city, fortunes are made and lost on predicting which direction things are heading. For many of us, whether we like it or not, our Financial Security is tied to the ups and downs of the stock exchange. Now, that means we depend on those who manage our cash getting it right more than they get it wrong. The government changed the rules to give people the freedom to invest their pensions wherever they like. So, hundreds of thousands are getting more involved in this high risk game. Beryl is a retired secretary from harrow. Now, she wanted to make her savings go further, so she invested in a fund that was recommended by a friend. The Interest Rates started to drop
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie and chief executive of the cross Party Think Tank demos, polly mackenzie. Welcome back. Thank you both. Many of tomorrows front pages are already in and they are dominated by borisjohnsons win in the conservative leadership contest. The i says borisjohnson will be appointed as the uks 77th Prime Minister tomorrow afternoon with a promise to deliver brexit and unify the nation. The metro carries a picture of mrjohnson saluting the Party Faithful outside conservative hq and it references the dude acronym which the new Prime Minister referred to in his acceptance speech. The express says borisjohnson will unleash the spirit of can do as he aims to deliver on his Campaign Promise of taking the uk out of the eu by the end of october. The telegraph looks ahead to Boris Johnsons first day in number 10, with the new Prime Minister set to appoint the most
Following an incident outside a bristol nightclub. What a great shot and tributes for Cyrille Regis, the man who led the way for black footballers in britain who died at the age of 59. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Cabinet ministers have tonight been holding an emergency cobra meeting to discuss the financial collapse of carillion. The firm had government contracts across school catering, hsz, the nhs and prisons, and its demise has left its own employees and many more who work for it indirectly facing a worrying future. Carillion itself employs almost 20,000 workers in the uk. The company has a50 government contracts a massive portfolio. It sub contracted thousands of small firms to do some of that work. Carillions demise has raised questions for government about the way Public Sector projects are handed out to private sector businesses. Heres our business editor, simonjack. This bypass near aberdeen is in scotla nd this bypass near aberdeen is in scotland was my biggest const
Now we can be clear - despite Labour s endless pledges not to raise taxes, Keir Starmer and his Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will pile on the agony if they are voted into government on July 4.