US jobs figures calm index – New York Report September 3, 2015 WALL STREET ended slightly higher yesterday as investors, on edge after recent turmoil in China’s markets, looked towards a key US jobs report that may figure in the Federal Reserve’s decision about when to lift interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.14 per cent to 16,374.76 and the S&P 500 gained 0.12 per [...]
London is the beating heart of UK philanthropy: Long may it continue September 3, 2015 As Londoners, we should be proud of our city’s philanthropic heritage. Last year, the UK donated £10.6bn to charity – a total larger than the size of Liverpool’s economy – and London is at the centre of this philanthropy. But what does this mean? Private philanthropy has always played a crucial part in [...]
Blame lack of reform for Eurozone unemployment remaining so high September 3, 2015 We received good news on European unemployment this week. The total number unemployed in the Eurozone and across the EU has continued to fall. The Eurozone unemployment rate has dropped below 11 per cent for the first time since early 2012. And the overall EU jobless rate is down to 9.5 per cent, its [...]
EU migrant crisis: Accepting more refugees is not just the right thing to do – it’d be good for us too September 3, 2015 Most people think that we have a duty to help refugees fleeing totalitarianism or war, wherever they come from. Our sense of duty, however, is tempered by concerns that taking too many refugees will harm us, or that some are merely economic migrants. But these costs are overstated. Though, in general, the evidence [...]
As the migrant crisis intensifies, is this the beginning of the end of Europe’s Schengen Area? September 3, 2015 Alan Mendoza, executive director of the Henry Jackson Society, says Yes As with many of the European Union’s practices, institutions and ambitions, the Schengen Agreement is fraying in the face of circumstances vastly different to those it was drawn up to cater for back in 1985. The abolition of internal border controls was only ever [...]
SSE Women’s Invitational 2015: Golf event to target women September 3, 2015 Tour stars Laura Davies and Melissa Reid and acclaimed author Matthew Syed are among the attractions at a new golf and business event uniquely targeted at women. The SSE Women’s Invitational at Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire, this month aims to open up corporate golf days – traditionally seen as male-only territory – to a more diverse [...]
Blow for goal-shy Gunners as Welbeck ruled out for months September 3, 2015 Arsenal are facing a striker shortage just days after failing to add forward reinforcements in the transfer window, with Danny Welbeck ruled out until the end of the year. Read more: Injured Arsenal players have missed 1,931 games since 2008 Welbeck, who has been sidelined since April, will remain out of action “for a [...]
Burgess unfazed by Carling criticism on World Cup selection September 3, 2015 RUGBY league convert Sam Burgess insists he is at ease with criticism from Will Carling after revealing the former England captain and fellow centre had contacted him to explain his scathing judgement. Carling said last week that head coach Stuart Lancaster had made a mistake by including Burgess in his 31-man squad for this month’s [...]
Gabrial’s Star will have Koukash beaming in Old Borough Cup September 3, 2015 For all the trouble that Dr Marwan Koukash is having with his Salford City Reds, GABRIAL’S STAR might be able to put a smile on his face in the Old Borough Cup (2.35pm) at Haydock tomorrow. After a cracking, and slightly unlucky, run in the Betway Chester Cup in May, he failed to worry the [...]
Ireland to dish out another beating to lowly Gibraltar September 3, 2015 GIBRALTAR’S first appearance in an international qualifying campaign has yielded six defeats from six and the poorest goal difference of any side in the competition. They have lost half of their games 7-0 and, this evening, Republic of Ireland will be looking to repeat their win by that scoreline as they cling onto the hope [...]
