German and French ministers call for greater European economic integration June 3, 2015 German and French politicians have called for a eurozone treasury with a finance chief, tax-raising powers and pooled debt liabilities. In an article published by the Guardian and other European newspapers, Germany's vice-chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, and France's economics minister, Emmanuel Macron, call for greater integration of the eurozone. The ministers, belonging to Europe's two biggest [...]
Fifa crisis: Chuck Blazer admits accepting bribes for 1998 and 2010 World Cups June 3, 2015 Chuck Blazer, a former Fifa official, has admitted that he accepted bribes for World Cup bids. In his guilty plea in a secret 2013 hearing in New York, Blazer said that he and others on Fifa's executive committee accepted bribes for the 2010 and 1998 World Cups. Read more: US investigation includes 2018 and 2022 [...]
Andy Burnham calls for separate Labour pro-European Union campaign June 3, 2015 Andy Burnham, frontrunner to succeed Ed Miliband, will propose that Labour sets up a separate campaign to keep Britain in the European Union. The shadow health secretary, who is currently favourite to take over as Labour leader, believes that one of the factors in Labour's crushing defeat in Scotland was their campaigning alongside the Tories [...]
Labour leadership race: Jeremyn Corbyn stands as left-wing candidate June 3, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn has joined the race for the Labour leadership on a "clear anti-austerity platform", becoming the left-wing candidate vying to succeed Ed Miliband. He becomes the fifth candidate in the race, joining favourite Andy Burnham, along with Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Mary Creagh. Each candidate needs 35 MPs' support in order to be [...]
Fifa scandal: US investigation includes 2018 and 2022 World Cups June 3, 2015 The FBI's investigation of Fifa, the world's football governing body, involves scrutiny of how it awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 competition to Qatar. A US official confirmed that the awards to host the next two global competitions would form part of the probe that led to Sepp Blatter's resignation as [...]
London rail engineers threaten to walk out over industrial relations and rota row June 3, 2015 Strike action could hit London as engineers on Southern Rail are balloted for action over breakdown in industrial relations. Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union confirmed that it will ballot over 200 200 engineering members on Southern Rail’s train operations. It said that representatives had been raising concerns "over a number of issues" with Southern [...]
Travel chaos expected for commuters as train derailment leaves London Bridge trains cancelled June 3, 2015 Delays are expected at London Bridge station as commuters travel home, following the derailment of a freight train at Charlton. While all lines are now reopened, National Rail has warned that trains between London Bridge and Charlton via Greenwich will be disrupted – with no trains on the route until at least 18:00. Other delays [...]
Greenhouse gas emissions fall as energy sector’s pollution drops by a third June 3, 2015 The UK's greenhouse gas emissions reached their lowest level in decades, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. In 2013, the UK emitted a total 643.1m tonnes of greenhouse gases, down two per cent on 2012's level. This was down on 24.5 per cent on 1991's high of 852.2m tonnes. The [...]
Labour leadership race: MPs’ 10 per cent pay rise rejected by Andy Burnham, Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper June 3, 2015 The three frontrunners in the Labour leadership race have rejected plans for a 10 per cent increase in MPs' pay, putting pressure on David Cameron to block the raise. Liz Kendall, Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham have all rejected the pay rise. Burnham, the favourite to succeed Ed Miliband, announced his decision on Twitter – [...]
Local councils own 580 restaurants, 378 pubs and 174 hotels – among other assets June 2, 2015 Councils across the country are sitting on millions of pounds of assets as their portfolios include an impressive array of property – including 378 pubs and 174 hotels. Freedom of information requests sent by the Taxpayers' Alliance show that local councils also own golf courses, shopping centres and a cheese factory. Despite austerity measures being [...]
