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Metro
5 days ago
- Metro
'I knew something was wrong when I walked into my daughter's flat'
When Janina Vincent took one look at her daughter Portia's London home, she knew instantly she had not been there for some time. The air in her North Finchley flat seemed stale, food was rotting in the fridge, and a dead flower sat wilting in the corner of the room. 'Portia loves life, she would never leave a dried up brown flower in the corner of the room,' Janina explains in an exclusive interview with Metro.'I knew straight away, she had not been home. Her bed was also unmade, which was very unusual for her.' Since that moment, the mum says the family has been 'bleeding quietly and inwardly'. As far as Janina knows, Portia was last seen on February 21, as she walked with a friend to Victoria Station. The last time anyone heard from her was a few days later on February 25. At the time, Janina was away on a six week holiday overseas. She was enjoying her last week, when a worried friend got in touch to say they were concerned about Portia, 33, after she stopped replying to texts. 'As soon as I landed back, I made it my mission to trace her,' she says. Janina contacted Portia's landlord who had also not heard from her, so she then called the police. Together, on March 13, they went to the flat. As Janina took a look around, the gravity of the situation became clearer and her daughter was reported as oficially missing. Over the years, Portia worked a number of jobs – and even ran as a green party candidate. 'But her true passion was studying,' Janina explains. 'She would do that for the rest of her life if she could.' Portia is slim with blue eyes and shoulder-length dyed blonde hair. Her clothing when she went missing is unknown, however she often wears a baseball cap. She is also known to have links with the Kent area. Portia was last seen on Friday, 21 February at around 20:45hrs in Hyde Park. After leaving her friends, she is believed to have gone to Victoria Station. Police would urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call police on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting 01/7262039/25. Having written for a number of publications, including for British American Business and Lawyer Monthy, Portia even self published a book called Arridaeus, written in a Shakespearean style. 'She is just so bright and reading all of the time. She has a Masters degree in philosophy – she thinks differently from us all. She's always been quirky,which is what her friends love about her.' Janina, who is based in Faversham, Kent, last spent time with her daughter just before Christmas, where the pair walked around London for hours and getting a late lunch. 'We did have a nice time, but over the last year, we have been slightly more estranged after Portia was diagnosed with PTSD. But prior to his we had a great relationship,' she explains. Not knowing where her daughter has gone, quickly took it's toll on Janina. A few weeks after Portia had been reported missing, she explains how she had to go away for a couple of nights as she was 'dangerously close to imploding'. 'I was thinking, ''How can this all be? How can my child just vanish?' At one point I was dangerously on edge, and had to get away so I didn't become a mess.' In April, the family received a tiny breakhrough, when they discovered that Portia had run into a family friend in the Blind Beggar pub in Whitechapel a month earlier, on March 14. 'He didn't know she was missing at the time, and he hadn't seen her for around 10 years. But he said she was sat there on her own, with no drinks or anything,' explains Janina. 'He bought her two, they chatted for at least an hour, and then they parted ways.' Armed with news of the sighting, she quickly contacted the police who managed to access to the pub's CCTV, which showed her daughter looking 'very unwell and distressed'. 'Janina adds: 'After that, the trail goes cold as CCTV cameras outside were either broken or the footage had been wiped.' The police have recently released this footage to the public. 'We are growing increasingly concerned for Portia's safety, as this behaviour is out of character for her. We urge anyone who may have seen her to contact police,' PC Harjinder Kang, from the Met's north west missing persons unit tells Metro. 'Officers have been carrying out a number of enquiries in an effort to trace her and we are now turning to the public for help. Please get in touch if you can help us locate Portia.' Today, Janina tells Metro that although she and her son Max, are naturally quite stoic people, they have 'been left with no choice but to carry on'. More Trending It's the not knowing has been the hardest on the family, she adds. 'Her granddad, my dad, still messages Portia all the time, asking where she is. My other half cries whenever he talks about it. 'I just don't understand how anyone can just disappear off the face of the earth.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Double decker bus roof ripped off after crashing into railway bridge in South Norwood MORE: London food trucks serving 'restaurant-quality' grub on the go including one in an old fire engine MORE: Missing British man Jordan Johnson-Doyle found dead at bottom of a lift shaft in Malaysia
Telegraph
10-03-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
Trump's tax cuts ‘tempting UK bosses to America'
Donald Trump's tax cuts will accelerate the exodus of British companies to the United States, a leading trade group has warned, potentially dealing a fresh blow to the London Stock Exchange. Duncan Edwards, the chief executive of BritishAmerican Business (BAB), said the US president's pledge to slash corporation tax will encourage even more UK-listed businesses to shift their operations to America. He said: 'As companies are thinking about whether to increase their exposure in the US from an operating perspective, I think that will also include looking at where they're listed. 'It gives me no pleasure to say it, but there is a real risk that you get some UK champions relocating their listings. 'It's tax and the size and attractiveness of the market. The size of the equity pool in the US is so vast that a change of listing might mean a change in valuation.' The prospect of further exits from the Square Mile will pile pressure on the London Stock Exchange, which last year suffered its biggest exodus of companies since the financial crisis. This momentum could also continue through 2025, as mining giant Glencore said last month it was considering shifting its London listing to New York. Mr Trump has vowed to cut America's corporation tax rate from 21pc to 15pc for companies that make their products in the US, which would be far lower than the 25pc rate in Britain. It is part of a package of measures designed to push companies to relocate operations to the US, where they would also be able to escape new tariffs on various imports. Mr Edwards said every company that has a major sales market in the US is assessing whether it will make sense for them to move operations to America. 'Everyone is looking at it, everyone is doing the evaluation, and it is a pretty good market, so I think the instinct will be to do more here anyway,' he said. Meanwhile, Britain's luxury industry has warned over the risks of a trade war on their businesses. Bosses are concerned that recognisable companies in the sector, including Burberry and Mulberry, could become a target for potential tariffs if Mr Trump wants to 'make a point'. Currently, Britain exports £56bn of luxury goods every year, with about 24pc heading to North America. Writing to the Chancellor this month, Helen Brocklebank, the chief executive of industry group Walpole, said bosses were concerned over the 'increasingly challenging international trade landscape'. She said: 'The threat of tariffs and the increase in other non-tariff barriers to trade means that brands have to run to stand still.' Ms Brocklebank urged Rachel Reeves to help put British businesses on a 'firmer footing' with tax credits and new protections in her Spring Statement on March 26.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump's tax cuts ‘tempting UK bosses to America'
Donald Trump's tax cuts will accelerate the exodus of British companies to the United States, a leading trade group has warned, potentially dealing a fresh blow to the London Stock Exchange. Duncan Edwards, the chief executive of BritishAmerican Business (BAB), said the US president's pledge to slash corporation tax will encourage even more UK-listed businesses to shift their operations to America. He said: 'As companies are thinking about whether to increase their exposure in the US from an operating perspective, I think that will also include looking at where they're listed. 'It gives me no pleasure to say it, but there is a real risk that you get some UK champions relocating their listings. 'It's tax and the size and attractiveness of the market. The size of the equity pool in the US is so vast that a change of listing might mean a change in valuation.' The prospect of further exits from the Square Mile will pile pressure on the London Stock Exchange, which last year suffered its biggest exodus of companies since the financial crisis. This momentum could also continue through 2025, as mining giant Glencore said last month it was considering shifting its London listing to New York. Mr Trump has vowed to cut America's corporation tax rate from 21pc to 15pc for companies that make their products in the US, which would be far lower than the 25pc rate in Britain. It is part of a package of measures designed to push companies to relocate operations to the US, where they would also be able to escape new tariffs on various imports. Mr Edwards said every company that has a major sales market in the US is assessing whether it will make sense for them to move operations to America. 'Everyone is looking at it, everyone is doing the evaluation, and it is a pretty good market, so I think the instinct will be to do more here anyway,' he said. Meanwhile, Britain's luxury industry has warned over the risks of a trade war on their businesses. Bosses are concerned that recognisable companies in the sector, including Burberry and Mulberry, could become a target for potential tariffs if Mr Trump wants to 'make a point'. Currently, Britain exports £56bn of luxury goods every year, with about 24pc heading to North America. Writing to the Chancellor this month, Helen Brocklebank, the chief executive of industry group Walpole, said bosses were concerned over the 'increasingly challenging international trade landscape'. She said: 'The threat of tariffs and the increase in other non-tariff barriers to trade means that brands have to run to stand still.' Ms Brocklebank urged Rachel Reeves to help put British businesses on a 'firmer footing' with tax credits and new protections in her Spring Statement on March 26. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
