caroline binham

@FT UK Companies News Editor. Ex-leader writer, fin-reg hack / professional-services team leader.

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

Winners are grinners!

So thrilled to win this with @sjhmorris for @FT

Business journalists of the year at @PressAwardsuk for our scoop on Barclays’ ex CEO Jes Staley’s correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, which you can read here:

https://t.co/kIlLYnfXNq

[Ashley Armstrong @AArmstrong_says]

EXCLUSIVE: UK government is in talks with large supermarkets about voluntarily capping food prices on basic food items, four people told @FT. Comes after SNP’s food caps were branded a 1970s style gimmick.
https://t.co/rwFB0XIdR7

[Ashley Armstrong @AArmstrong_says]

ICYMI - MIKE ASHLEY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The Sports Direct tycoon doesn’t hold back about orchestrating the downfall of his rivals and his obsession with winning .
“I’ve always been business first and family second”, Mike Ashley told me.
Fresh link: https://t.co/3bigvNfvPN

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

My festive gift to the world was a concerted effort to kill off “6-7” by writing about it in the FT. Merry Christmas!

Year in a word: 6-7 https://t.co/wcULsb9GWG via @ft

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

Very much enjoyed speaking about walking meetings whilst conducting a walking meeting today with @EvanHD for @BBCRadio4 PM.

My column here: https://t.co/Or9VszuBBL

You can listen to the end result here, ~17:27

https://t.co/N07tTIwA4I

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

In the spirit of public-service journalism, I took a trip to the front lines of daytime clubbing and reported back for the FT. You’re welcome!

Why I’m a convert to daytime clubbing https://t.co/9Cieuy4GRW via @ft

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

Of all the courtrooms in all the world…

Crispin Odey makes courtroom visit to Staley case over Epstein ties https://t.co/FlEMgSek7C via @ft
@OrtencaA57227 @MAmdorsky @journosooz & Alistair Gray

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

Staley called Epstein ‘uncle Jeffrey’ in email to daughter, court hears https://t.co/X2lEvGIk12 via @ft @OrtencaA57227

The former Barclays boss is trying to clear his name over alleged ties to dead sex offender

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

I know the bar on “WTF?” stories is high… but WTF?

Donald Trump Jr invests in ‘steroid Olympics’ https://t.co/XUNqQllups via @ft

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

President convicted of financial crimes says financial crimes are rubbish.

What a bribers’ charter.

Donald Trump to halt enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials https://t.co/DGquH9BSD1 via @ft

[Antonia Cundy @antoniacundy]

Hands' representatives denied he had a tendency to talk about sex or books about sex.

Read our full story online and in print in @FT today.

My DMs are open or [email protected].

Thanks to superstar @carolinebinham and tireless @mattvella, plus wider FT team.

4/4

[Antonia Cundy @antoniacundy]

Several staff said Hands’ commented on the size of women’s breasts. Another said he told a story about a business associate masturbating in the bath.

They said he was volatile & unchallenged; “charming and charismatic” one moment, “harsh [and] domineering” the next.

3/4

[Antonia Cundy @antoniacundy]

We spoke to 25 former employees and business associates who worked with Hands between 2002 and 2023.

Together, they said he was a bully who raged and screamed at staff, humiliated underlings, and made sexually explicit comments.

Hands and Terra Firma deny the allegations.

2/4

[Antonia Cundy @antoniacundy]

NEW 🚨

In recent years, Guy Hands has focused on legacy. He retired from Terra Firma to focus on philanthropy, & last week ended a controversial deal with a £6bn swan song.

But former staffers described to me & @carolinebinham another side to Hands.

1/4 https://t.co/O3Ctvdclzb

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

So bloody proud of these two legends: business journalists of the year at the British Journalist Awards for their outstanding work on the crisis at Thames Water

@gillplimmer1 @BondHack @FT 💦💦

#BritishJournalismAwards

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

Suez Group of France is teaming up with Covalis as part of a £5bn bid for troubled Thames Water

Scoop by @EuanHealy @gillplimmer1 @BondHack @FT

https://t.co/pi0NMX3RXF

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

Aviva is going direct to Direct Line shareholders, in a move that could pave the way for a hostile takeover of its smaller rival.

@JosephineCumbo @EmDunks @FT

https://t.co/EOnQr0wFhz

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

There are lots of reasons why 16mn customers may be mad at Thames Water. Here’s a £100mn one, as explained by @gillplimmer1 & @BondHack in their latest scoop

https://t.co/y7kFF1GiiE

[caroline binham @carolinebinham]

🚨🚨SCOOP: Serco prison vans left without tracking devices after subcontractor suffered cyber attack that also hit DHL 🚨🚨

Great reporting by @ClaudiaGlover6 & @FT’s @WWFTUK

https://t.co/aP7QTPOkBf

[Suzi Ring @journosooz]

SCOOP - Alleged Al Fayed victims raise concerns over Harrods settlement process https://t.co/hEqUoBqGng via @ft w/@LauraOnita

[Akila Quinio @akilazoe]

Inside the Bank of London: the unicorn that had an "immediate" need for cash and received a winding up petition from HMRC this month ⤵️

w/ @OrtencaAl @BondHack @carolinebinham @EmDunks

https://t.co/FvcBPIdt7w