Long wait for American champ ends April 21, 2014 ATHLETICS: Olympic silver medallist Meb Keflezighi became the first American to win the Boston Marathon since 1983 yesterday. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s race in a course record 2:18.57. Last year, three runners were killed and more than 260 injured in bomb explosions.
Simmonds seals European place April 21, 2014 SWIMMING: Winner of six Paralympic medals Ellie Simmonds won 400m freestyle gold on the final day of the British Para-Swimming International in Glasgow, securing qualification to August’s European Championships.
Back to work: Real pay starts rising again after six years of pain April 17, 2014 THE SQUEEZE in real pay-packets that has hit workers over most of the last six years is coming to an end, with earnings finally rising faster than prices. Average total pay rose by 1.7 per cent in the December to February period compared to a year earlier – higher than the latest rate of inflation, [...]
Women in jobs hit a record high April 17, 2014 THE PROPORTION of women employed in the UK has struck another all-time record high, as the workplace gender gap continues to narrow. In the three months to February, the proportion of women aged 16 to 64 in the UK who are employed rose 0.5 percentage points to 67.6 per cent. The figure brings women within [...]
Freelancers and over-50s drive huge rise in employment April 17, 2014 THE RAPID improvement to the UK labour market has been spurred by a surge in the number of freelancers as well as an increasing number of older workers. The five-year low for unemployment announced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) yesterday has been driven particularly by 146,000 new self-employed workers in the three months [...]
UK firms boost marketing budgets to 14 year record April 17, 2014 THE IPA bellwether report, seen as an indicator of the wider economy, today reveals that marketing budgets have seen their biggest upward revision for more than 14 years during the first quarter of 2014. The report’s authors described the findings as: “the most upbeat assessment of business and marketing spend since the survey first started [...]
Britain’s jobs miracle: A case of supply creating its own demand April 17, 2014 BRITAIN has turned into a giant jobs factory. The number of people in work surged by 691,000 over the past year, despite continuing reductions in the public sector’s headcount – that is a 2.3 per cent rise and the highest rate of growth since 1989, a period of extremely strong (and ultimately unsustainable) economic growth. [...]
Nato steps up military activity in east Europe April 17, 2014 DEFENCE organisation Nato has stepped up its military presence in eastern Europe amid concerns that the interim government is losing control of a tense standoff with pro-Russian forces. Secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen confirmed yesterday that additional planes, ships and land vehicles will be deployed to prepare for intervention. “NATO will protect every ally and [...]
Fed regions see growth after weather shock April 17, 2014 YESTERDAY’S Federal Reserve analysis noted an improvement in business conditions since the end of severe weather earlier this year. According to the Fed’s beige book, most regions reported that the economic climate improved between February and early April. Fed chair Janet Yellen reinforced the message that policy would remain loose in a speech yesterday, saying [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 17 April 2014 April 17, 2014 FINACIAL TIMES Knights less likely to cut jobs A group of European academics have concluded that company bosses are less likely to cut jobs to boost profits if they are in line for an honour, for fear of drawing the ire of politicians and the public. The study looked at companies in New Zealand, which [...]
