Rovers want Wycombe relegated May 27, 2014 FOOTBALL: Relegated Bristol Rovers are seeking legal advice, believing they should be reinstated to League Two ahead of Wycombe Wanderers, who were last week punished for breaching third party ownership rules over the sale of Matt Phillips to Blackpool.
Charlton name Peeters new boss May 27, 2014 FOOTBALL: Charlton last night appointed 40-year-old Bob Peeters as their new manager. The former Millwall striker succeeds Belgian compatriot Jose Riga at the Championship club.
Scotland targeted for match fixing May 27, 2014 FOOTBALL: The Scottish Football Association have revealed they are liaising with the National Crime Agency over a threat to fix tonight’s friendly with Nigeria at Craven Cottage.
Pressure builds on Nick Clegg while Nigel Farage targets Westminster seats for 2015 May 27, 2014 SENIOR Liberal Democrats were forced to defend battered leader Nick Clegg against calls for his resignation yesterday, after a drubbing in the local and European elections that saw all but one of the party’s Members of European Parliament (MEPs) lose their seats. An exhausted-looking Clegg said his party’s massive losses were “heartbreaking” but insisted that [...]
TSB plans to offer bonus shares to long-term investors May 27, 2014 NEW HIGH street bank TSB is expected to try to attract more long-term investors by offering a bonus for those shareholders who stick with the business. The lender is being sold off by Lloyds, and the details of the stock market flotation could be announced as soon as today. It wants the initial public offering [...]
Ukip aims for further wins as the big three struggle May 27, 2014 ■ Farage says Ukip could take top spot in June by-election ■ Vince Cable defends Clegg over calls for him to be replaced ■ Ed Miliband admits Labour has further to go in winning support UKIP has momentum heading into the Newark by-election next month, Nigel Farage claimed yesterday, as he eyes a breakthrough in [...]
Why it’s hard to be optimistic about the future of UK politics May 27, 2014 COMPARE and contrast: when Nigel Farage balanced a pint of beer on his head yesterday, the stunt was seen as another PR triumph reinforcing his carefully constructed image as a happy go lucky, popular hero thumbing his nose at establishment convention. But when William Hague, then Tory leader, infamously claimed in 2000 that he used [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 27 May 2014 May 27, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Apple readies “smart home” platform Apple is readying a new software platform that would turn the iPhone into a remote control for lights, security systems and other household appliances, as part of a move into the “internet of things”. Apple plans to take on rivals Google and Samsung and make a “big play” [...]
Major victories for anti-EU and left wing blocs May 27, 2014 ANTI-EU parties saw their vote share soar in many European countries in this weekend’s elections, with the hard left also picking up votes across the bloc. Nearly a third of the seats in the parliament will be taken up by anti-EU parties, according to think tank Open Europe. The share of MEPs that the think [...]
London to lead UK growth for years to come May 27, 2014 THE CAPITAL will keep on booming over the next five years, economists predicted today, leading the UK’s spreading recovery. The positive forecast came amid a raft of strong data, with a survey from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) which showed services firms are more upbeat than at any time since 1998. Households are now [...]
