BP board faces questions over ex-CEO’s personal relations with colleagues Sources say there was speculation about Bernard Looney’s relationships at the firm long before he became chief executive The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
BP needs a new chief executive not a slower strategy towards net zero Oil firm should get out and argue the case for sticking to the transition timetable as Bernard Looney’s successor is sought The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
When BP chiefs depart, it’s usually a dramatic exit City Comment: These embarrassing boardroom distractions are not helpful Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023
FTSE 100 Live: Shares close flat as UK GDP shrinks by 0.5%, BP CEO quits, US inflation up The shock resignation of one of the UK’s most influential captains of industry was the main talking point on London’s stock market today, as the FTSE 100 held steady overall. Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023
BP ‘turtle’ Brendan Looney out of the company he loved after relationships with staff The story of how BP’s £10m-a-year-boss Brendan Looney had it all and threw it away Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023
BP shares fall after shock departure of chief executive Bernard Looney resigned having admitted to failing to fully detail relationships with colleagues The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
BP leader is the latest to resign over questions about personal conduct Global energy giant BP is scurrying to find a new chief executive after CEO Bernard Looney became the latest corporate leader to step down amid questions about his personal conduct The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Four charged with fraud over Patisserie Valerie collapse; UK GDP shrinks 0.5% in July – as it happened All three main sectors of the economy in decline after strikes by doctors, radiographers and teachers, while construction and retail hit by wet weather The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday briefing: What Kim Jong-un wants from his surprise meeting with Vladimir Putin In today’s newsletter: The North Korean leader makes his first international trip in four years – but what’s at stake? The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023
BP boss Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues Irishman took role as chief executive of oil giant in February 2020 with pledge to make it carbon neutral by mid-century The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
BP boss Bernard Looney resigns after failing to reveal relationships with colleagues Company says he only disclosed ‘a small number of historical relationships prior to becoming CEO’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
BP chief executive Bernard Looney resigns over past relationships with colleagues The chief executive of British energy giant BP has resigned after he accepted that he was not “fully transparent” in his disclosures about past relationships with colleagues The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Shock as BP boss quits over ‘relationships with colleagues’ According to BP’s annual report, Looney was paid £10 million last year Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2023
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Motorsport · Aug 25, 2023 Supercars extends biofuel to second, third tiers The main game moved from an E85 blend to an E75 biofuel for this season, which contains more than 80 per cent second-generation fuel components.
Capital & Main · Aug 24, 2023 Why Ambitious U.S. Emissions Reduction Goals Are Increasingly Out of Reach Amid huge profits for oil majors, pressure builds on banks to cut ties.
Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023 Cambridge engineer taps ex-Tory Treasurer to invest in Earzz home listening device James Lupton, who attracted controversy for being given a peerage after he was found to have donated millions of pounds to the Conservative Party, controls a 13% stake in the business
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023 Brand aid: have Britain’s arts venues sold out to The Man? Manchester’s Aviva Studios is the latest venue to give its naming rights to the highest bidder. Is corporate sponsorship a necessity for the survival of the arts?
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023 More than 100 MPs received freebies worth £180,000 this summer Exclusive: Oliver Dowden and Keir Starmer among those who enjoyed free tickets to events including the Chelsea flower show and the Derby
Fortune · Aug 22, 2023 The top 100 bosses in the U.K. scored a pay hike of over $600k last year—the highest in six years Among the highest paid CEOs were pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s chief Pascal Soriot, with £15.3 million ($19.6 million), and defense company BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn, who earned £10.7 million ($13.7 million).
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023 Top UK CEOs handed 16% pay rise as millions of workers squeezed – as it happened Data from the High Pay Centre thinktank showed FTSE 100 bosses collected an average £500,000 pay rise last year, taking their median pay to £3.9m
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023 FTSE 100 bosses ‘given average pay rise of £500,000 in 2022’ CEOs received average increase of 16% while pay of many working for them failed to keep up with inflation
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023 Fat cat bosses enjoy £500m pay rise as CEO salaries soar during cost of living crisis Britain now ‘land of grotesque extremes’, say unions as wage gap widens
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023 Plenty of questions await British Museum when it begins search for next director Challenges facing institution include debate over Parthenon marbles, protests about BP links and a police investigation into missing items
Newcastle Herald · Aug 16, 2023 Mayfield apartment development plans herald boom time for Maitland Road The Mayfield corridor is poised to mirror Brunker Road at Adamstown.