James Hurley

1 week ago | jbc.org | James Hurley

IntroductionMacroautophagy, hereafter referred to as autophagy, is a fundamental process in eukaryotic cells that maintains homeostasis by degrading unnecessary or damaged cellular components. Dysfunction of autophagy is implicated in numerous human diseases, including cancer, inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and infections caused by viruses and bacteria (1, 2).

2 weeks ago | share.google | James Hurley

A protracted investigation into whether Lloyds Banking Group covered up a £1 billion scandal has “betrayed” victims of the scam, MPs and the City regulator have been told. The slow progress of Dame Linda Dobbs’s independent review of the bank’s handling of a fraud at HBOS, the lender rescued by Lloyds in 2009, has “become a failure of process and accountability”, a key witness to the inquiry has claimed.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | James Hurley

The pay of Marks & Spencer’s boss climbed to £7.1 million thanks to improved performance at the retailer before a cyberattack that is expected to hit profits by £300 million. Stuart Machin, chief executive, saw his pay increase by 39 per cent in the year to March because of a rise in performance-linked bonuses. Machin’s turnaround was bearing fruit before the business was struck by a cyberattack on the Easter weekend, which stripped £1 billion off its market value.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | James Hurley

Commercial landlords have been warned they could be told to repay “massive” sums received from insurance commissions after a High Court judge told the owner of London’s Trocadero Centre to return payments to a tenant. Insurance experts fear the industry could be facing a “nightmare” as rebates are sought in the wake of the ruling, which found that commissions paid to a landlord should not count as part of the “premium” paid by tenants.

4 weeks ago | thetimes.com | James Hurley |Emily Gosden

It said it would "remove barriers to extraction" and amend a threshold at which pension trustees can share a surplus with employers. The government hopes the plans will support investment and productivity. However, the Pension Security Alliance, a new group, warned ministers that pension schemes were "not piggybanks for others to dip into".