Second track gold for Trott October 20, 2013 BRITISH cycling star Laura Trott won a second gold medal at the European Track Championships last night. Trott, who claimed two golds in last year’s Olympic Games, was declared victorious in the omnium yesterday despite ending level with Kirsten Wild of the Netherlands, on 15 points. The 21-year-old Brit was found to have a better [...]
Sykes claims World Superbike Championship October 20, 2013 BRITAIN’S Tom Sykes sealed the World Superbike Championship in Spain yesterday, coming third in the opening race of the final round. The 28-year-old, who races for the Kawasaki team, said the emotion of the occasion was overwhelming. “I was shedding a few tears on the slowing down lap, I was shaking,” Sykes said. “I’m absolutely [...]
Lorenzo closes in on Marquez October 20, 2013 MOTORSPORT: The MotoGP world championship could go down to the wire after rankings leader Marc Marquez was disqualified from yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix. The race was won by Marquez’s fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo who now trails his countryman by just 18 points with two races to go. Marquez’s punishment was for failing to pit in [...]
Burton takes gold in Glasgow October 20, 2013 JUDO: Britain’s Euan Burton won gold in the -100kg category at the European Judo Open in Glasgow last night, defeating fellow Briton Ben Fletcher. The 34-year-old Scot has moved up a weight level since crashing out of last year’s -81kg at the Olympic Games. He is a key medal hope for next year’s Commonwealth Games.
New Libor claims hit Barclays October 17, 2013 BARCLAYS’ Libor crisis came back to haunt the bank yesterday as senior managers were accused of knowing that traders tried to manipulate the key inter-bank lending rate. In a Court of Appeal hearing lawyers claimed board-level managers knew of the manipulation, but still let borrowers take out products based on Libor. Guardian Care Homes (GCH) [...]
British Gas blames regulation for 9pc hike in energy bills October 17, 2013 THE UK’S energy debate was ignited again yesterday, after British Gas said it would be raising customers’ bills by 9.2 per cent from 23 November – adding £104 on to the average annual dual fuel bill – and blamed the government’s green initiatives for almost half of the increase. Centrica, which owns the big six [...]
Irish bank puts Royal Exchange up for sale with £75m price tag October 17, 2013 THE ROYAL Exchange looks set to change hands after its Irish owners put it up for sale with a £75m price tag. The iconic site above Bank station is being sold off by The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, which said yesterday it has hired property advisers CBRE to market the 450-year-old building. The Royal Exchange [...]
Goldman slashes pay on weak quarter for markets October 17, 2013 GOLDMAN Sachs slashed pay in the third quarter, the investment bank announced yesterday, as profits slid in the three-month period. The bank saw profits slip two per cent to $1.43bn (£886m), largely as a result of weak market activity. The fall in earnings was blamed on both the effect of the Federal Reserve considering slowing [...]
The real reason why energy prices are spiralling out of control October 17, 2013 LIKE most readers, I have had my run-ins with energy companies. One especially pushy door to door salesperson once tried to forcefully convince me that I needed to sign up to his firm because I had just moved into a new home. Fortunately, I wasn’t naïve enough to succumb to his lies but many others [...]
Back to work for government workers in US October 17, 2013 US GOVERNMENT workers are returning to work after a deal was reached to lift the state’s debt ceiling and thereby end the shutdown – a move that sent the S&P 500 to a record high last night. Weeks of feuding between the Democrat and Republican parties in Washington DC came to an end just hours before the [...]
