Haye hints at return to the ring February 11, 2014 BOXING: Retired heavyweight David Haye has not ruled out a return to the ring. Haye quit last year with a shoulder injury, but said yesterday: “I can’t say 100 per cent yes, or 100 per cent no.”
Miseryville: Thames floods worsen February 10, 2014 Evacuations by the Thames as floods continue RESIDENTS in communities along the river Thames have pleaded with the government to send in the army as river levels continued to rise overnight with more rain forecast for the rest of this week. Thames Valley Police declared a major incident in east Berkshire, the Environment Agency warned [...]
Second Tube walkout set to start tonight February 10, 2014 TRANSPORT unions and London Underground negotiators will today make a last-ditch attempt to avoid a second wave of staff walkouts on the Tube, due to start at 9pm. Talks at resolution service Acas broke up last night without a compromise, but both sides have agreed to meet again at 9am. If they fail to find [...]
Millions wiped off UK energy firms as Davey moots Centrica break-up February 10, 2014 A FURTHER £335m was wiped off UK energy firms yesterday, after energy secretary Ed Davey wrote to regulators to ask them to scrutinise gas supply margins, and suggested Centrica could be broken up. Investors knocked £275m off British Gas-owner Centrica, while FTSE 100 peer SSE lost close to £60m. Around £10bn has already been wiped of [...]
Lambert: This is banks’ last chance to behave well February 10, 2014 BANKS must treat customers well or face more regulation, Sir Richard Lambert said yesterday as he unveiled his plans for a new body to raise standards in the industry. He wants banks to publish a wide range of information every year, including customer satisfaction, staff training plans and pay structures. Sir Richard hopes this will [...]
Our clueless establishment needs to pay the price for floods crisis February 10, 2014 WHEN a private company messes up, it rightly gets pilloried. But when the public sector commits a blunder, even an enormous one, it all too often gets away with it. Blame is deflected; few people, if any, lose their jobs; knighthoods are retained; and the flawed dominant ideology is allowed to retain its grip on [...]
Britain takes on Iceland for bailout cash February 10, 2014 BRITAIN’S bank deposit rescue fund is taking an Icelandic fund to court in a bid to recover the cost of saving British depositors in failed lenders from the country. In 2008 Icesave went bust, leaving UK investors in the lurch. The UK bailed them out using the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Although the UK [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 11 February 2014 February 10, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Woodford puts name to new fund Neil Woodford, one of Britain’s most successful fund managers, will pin his own name to his asset management venture, according to Companies House filings. Woodford Investment Management has been set up at the same address at Oakley Capital, the firm Mr Woodford is joining in May after [...]
Swiss start bid to renegotiate Brussels deals February 10, 2014 THE SWISS decision to bring in migration quotas for EU citizens may become a blueprint for negotiations between the UK government and Brussels, commentators said yesterday. Sunday’s referendum was narrowly won by campaigners in favour of further restrictions on immigration, including on migrants from the rest of Europe. The result is likely to provoke a [...]
How to get around during the Tube strike February 10, 2014 BAKERLOO TfL hopes to run trains between Queen’s Park and Elephant & Castle around every six minutes in both directions. Not stopping at Edgware Road, Embankment, Kilburn Park, Lambeth North, Maida Vale, Piccadilly Circus or Regent’s Park. CENTRAL No service would operate through the central area. TfL plans to run trains between Epping and Leytonstone [...]
