Greek crisis: Four questions we still need answers to June 23, 2015 European stocks rallied again this morning, after it appeared negotiations between Greece and its creditors went well last night, with European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker saying he's "convinced" a deal will happen this week. But only the next act will show whether this was always going to be a Greek tragedy, or whether it was [...]
Lloyds Banking Group share price dips as government slashes its stake June 23, 2015 Shares in Lloyds Banking Group dipped to 86.9p this morning after it emerged the government had cut its stake in the bailed-out bank to less than 17 per cent. This could be among the final tranches of shares sold to institutional investors: chancellor George Osborne has said the government was planning to wrap up its current [...]
Greek crisis: Athens stocks bounce as Greece outlines offer and Dijsselbloem calls new reform proposals a welcome step in a positive direction June 22, 2015 Stocks in Athens were nine per cent higher in the late afternoon, despite the fact Eurozone finance ministers failed to reach an agreement on Greece. A Euro summit meeting was too late to find a deal, but hope not lost. Greece has apparently ceded ground on several of the main sticking points that had prevented [...]
Commuters’ mornings brightened up after London Bridge was transformed into a glorious rainbow road June 22, 2015 Commuters walking over a decidedly rain-soaked London Bridge had their morning brightened up after it was transformed into a glorious rainbow of colours. The "rainbow brick road", which spans the full 300 metres of London Bridge, was created by BBC Radio 1 presenter Gemma Cairney on behalf of Spark Your City, which bills itself as [...]
Cyclist dies after being hit by tipper truck outside Bank of England June 22, 2015 A female cyclist died during the morning rush hour after being hit by a tipper truck outside the Bank of England. The junction was closed to all traffic after the cyclist was hit just before 9am. Twitter users posted photographs of the scene. One user called the scene "horribly familiar". https://twitter.com/Londonnatter/status/612900792685735936 After paramedics were on [...]
Here’s how Royal Mail wants to turn itself around: Targeted junk mail based on your online shopping June 22, 2015 It hasn't been an easy few months for Royal Mail since it went public – but now the company has a secret weapon: targeted junk mail based on your online shopping habits. The company has already begun a "secret pilot" with a large UK retailer, the Daily Mail reported, with mail sent to households if they so much [...]
Police launch investigation into the link between body found on Richmond roof and Heathrow stowaway June 20, 2015 Police have launched an investigation into the link between the death of a man found on a roof in Richmond and a stowaway discovered on a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow. Scotland Yard confirmed that police had been called at 9.35am on Thursday to Kew Road in Richmond where officers found the body of [...]
Heinz gets saucy as ketchup QR code links to German porn site June 19, 2015 Techies at Heinz were left red-faced a German customer complained that a QR code printed on one of its ketchup bottles had taken him to a porn site. "Your ketchup is not for young people," said Daniel Korell on Heinz' Facebook page, alongside a picture of a ketchup bottle next to a phone displaying a [...]
How will a Grexit affect the euro? Analysts give their view June 19, 2015 As negotiators from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and just about every country with an interest try to maintain civil tongues over negotiating tables, things are looking increasingly bleak for Greece's continued participation in the euro. Read more: Countdown to Grexit – the key dates that could save Greece And yet, so [...]
It turns out getting into a pickle is actually good for you June 19, 2015 Those of you who carefully pick the gherkins out of your burgers, beware: it turns out eating pickles can actually make you less anxious. According to a study to be published in the journal Psychiatry Research, young adults who ate more fermented foods – including gherkins, sauerkraut and pickled onions – had "reduced social anxiety". The effect [...]
