Travel firms take hit as Ebola fear fails to recede – London Report October 8, 2014 BRITAIN’S main equity index fell yesterday as worries about Ebola reaching Europe hurt travel firms and telecoms tester Spirent Communications became the latest UK company to warn on profits. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed 13.34 points lower, or 0.2 per cent, at 6,482.24 points, taking its fall from a 14-and-a-half–year high hit last month [...]
Wall St soars as Fed dampens fears over hike – New York Report October 8, 2014 US STOCKS soared yesterday, with major indexes posting their biggest one-day jumps of 2014 after the Federal Reserve reassured investors that its first interest rate hike would not come until it deemed the economy could withstand it. The Fed’s less aggressive posture lit a fire under US stocks, which had struggled in recent days, and [...]
The FA could be moving England out of Wembley October 8, 2014 Everyone has to fly the nest at some point. England could be moving out of "the home of football" as the FA contemplate taking the national football team on the road. With England's game against San Marino on Thursday expected to attract the lowest attendance for a competitive international since the stadium reopened, [...]
London Wasps: How much will it cost fans to get to the Ricoh Arena? October 8, 2014 Wasps Rugby Football Club have secured their future for years to come after securing a new home at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry – that’s according to their CEO Nick Eastwood. Having purchased 50 per cent of the 32,000 capacity stadium, Eastwood said Wasps “have finally achieved the security that this club has craved [...]
Britain climbs to fifth place for women on boards October 8, 2014 The UK is a world leader in female representation on boards, with women making up a quarter of board roles. On a continent-wide basis, Europe comes out on top, with 20 per cent of directors at major European companies being women, a substantial increase from the 15.6 per cent two years ago. European companies now [...]
God Only Knows Vs Perfect Day: With One Direction, Pharrell and Chris Martin on board, which BBC Children in Need song has more star power? October 8, 2014 Throw together an all star cast of singers and musicians, from the newly famous to musical legends, sprinkle in a boyband and a rock star or two, and you have the latest song created by the BBC to raise money for Children in Need. The new version of the Beach Boys song, God Only Knows, [...]
USAF military plane F-15 crash-lands in Lincolnshire field October 8, 2014 A US military plane thought to be an F15 has crash-landed in a field in Lincolnshire this afternoon. A Lincolnshire Police statement said some members of the public had alerted them to the incident, which happened near Broadgate, Weston Hills, at 3:30pm today. The statement said the pilot had “escaped with only a [...]
Kurdish protesters march on Downing Street, plan St Pancras demo this evening October 8, 2014 Anti-Islamic State protesters have taken to London's streets yet again, in demonstration against the terrorist group as it attacks Kurdish town Kobani – and the lack of support from Turkey. Protesters have marched on Downing Street and are planning another demonstration outside St Pancras this evening, according to the Facebook page of Soas' Kurdish [...]
Bundesliga chief suggests Premier League has “too much money”, says a game abroad wouldn’t be fair to fans October 8, 2014 The chief executive of the Bundesliga, Christian Seifert, has suggested the Premier League has “too much money” and this is preventing it from long-term development in players and infrastructure. In explaining the links between the Bundesliga’s growth and the triumph of the Germany national team at the World Cup, Seifert pointed to the league's [...]
This is how urban London became one of the world’s megacities in 100 years- in one gif October 8, 2014 London’s population has grown by more than three million, expanding the capital’s urban centre further than ever over the last century. In 1914, London was a modern bustling city being shaken up by the Suffragette movement – and halfway through the year, its men started taking up arms in the First World War. The City [...]