Saudi Arabia arrests 88 men in al-Qaeda cell for planning attacks abroad September 2, 2014 A Saudi security official confirmed today that police have arrested 88 men suspected of plotting to carry out attacks both inside and outside the kingdom. They are thought to be part of an al-Qaeda ring “on the verge of carrying out operations” according to the country's interior ministry. Three of the men are [...]
Mike Ashley retains House of Fraser stake as Nanjing Xinjiekou sale goes through September 2, 2014 The sale of department store House of Fraser to Chinese conglomerate Nanjing Xinjiekou has gone through today – with Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley retaining his 11 per cent stake. The deal values the business at around £480m – probably more than it would have valued at, had chairman Don McCarthy gone through with [...]
Scottish independence: One chart showing how the vote is swinging towards Yes September 2, 2014 Support for Scottish independence is at its highest ever according to YouGov, just two weeks ahead of Scots heading to the polls. The Yes campaign has gained momentum with a significant boost from Alex Salmond's last performance in the televised debate on independence. The No campaign's lead has been reduced to the narrowest ever. Over [...]
Transfer window 2014 in graphs: Manchester United spend 19pc of all Premier League money, Arsenal break net spend record and Chelsea have most outgoings September 2, 2014 The 2014 summer transfer window saw Premier League clubs spend more money than ever before as they forked out a record £889m on 163 players. The colossal transfer outlay not only dwarfs previous summer spends, but has already broken the record for total Premier League expenditure in a single season – with the January window [...]
Police warn against “absolute carnage” as Scots go to the polls September 2, 2014 The Scottish Police Federation has issued a statement warning both sides of the Scottish independence referendum to play nice “in response to the suggestion of absolute carnage in and around polling stations on September 18”. The much-anticipated referendum has seen polls narrow to such a degree that the Yes campaign is just six points [...]
Student movement launches global campaign to end the war on drugs September 2, 2014 Students for Liberty (SFL), the world's largest libertarian student organisation, has launched a campaign highlighting the failure of the war on drugs. Over the course of this month, the organisation will release videos, infographics and other materials in 18 different languages throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Africa arguing that the prohibition of drugs [...]
New iPhone 6: Hands-on video shows bigger, thinner screen compared to iPhone5 September 2, 2014 A week to the day until Apple's big launch event, the biggest leak about the new iPhone 6 so far has surfaced – a video of the smartphone in someone's hands. The 3:36 minute video, discovered by 9to5mac and published by Russian YouTuber Rozetked, appears to show the fully-formed iPhone 6 in comparison with the current iPhone [...]
Date for the diary: George Osborne reveals when he will make his Autumn Statement September 2, 2014 George Osborne today announced he will deliver his Autumn Statement on December 3. Since Osborne took the helm at the Treasury, the Autumn Statment has slowly crept later in the year. While Gordon Brown, who delivered the first Autumn Statement in 1997, preferred to use his as a sort of summary of the state of [...]
Google is the media brand you love to hate most September 2, 2014 The media is full of celebs, politicians and high profile figures we love to hate – and it is no different in the media industry, with that highest of profile brand Google being ranked as most loved and disliked in a recent survey. The tech giant topped a poll of nearly 800 media professionals, [...]
Co-operative Group sells cash security arm Sunwin for £41.5m September 2, 2014 Alright, for a corporate deal it is hardly a princely sum – but the Co-operative Group has taken another step along the road to filling its £1.5bn capital hole by selling its Sunwin Services Group to Cardtronics for £41.5m The company, which transports and provides security for cash and has 1,500 workers and 14 regional [...]