Northgate, the biggest van rental business in the UK and Spain, says economic conditions in both countries mean it cannot yet return to paying dividends
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The oil gods haven’t smiled on Premier Oil. Shares in the FTSE 250-listed oil explorer drop 17p to 1114p after it admits that a well in the North Sea had come up dry... more
Peter Levine, the oil tycoon who made at least £120 million in the sale of Imperial Energy to the Indians last year, has emerged as the largest shareholder in minnow Meridian Petroleum ... more
Northgate, the firm powering Britain’s white van man, today admitted its debt level was £32 million higher than it posted in a trading update last Wednesday, blaming the “discrepancy” on an “internal administrative error” ... more
Punch Taverns got another smack in the face, courtesy of a feisty City analyst who claimed that a fair value for the stock was zero, and that the company is heading for "zombie" status... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows