England chiefs abandon Hope August 20, 2013 FOOTBALL: Long-serving Hope Powell, 46, has been sacked as manager of the England women’s team after 15 years in charge.
Cameron would welcome fracking in his back yard August 19, 2013 DAVID Cameron would welcome fracking for shale gas in his Oxfordshire constituency, his spokesman confirmed yesterday – as protests against the controversial technique hit the City for the first time. Campaigners yesterday superglued themselves together outside the High Holborn offices of PR firm Bell Pottinger, while co-ordinated groups broke into the Lichfield head office of drilling [...]
City investors finalise plans for RBS branch bid August 19, 2013 ONE OF the bidders vying for a shot at winning a portfolio of RBS branches is expected to submit a formal offer for the network this morning, after listing on the London stock market to fund the deal. W&G Investments, headed up by former Tesco finance chief Andy Higginson and backed by institutions including Schroders [...]
Gender pay gap crisis as men get higher bonuses August 19, 2013 MEN EARNED bonuses twice as large as their female peers last year amid a widening chasm in the gender pay gap, a survey out today finds. Male managers were paid an average bonus of £6,442 last year versus £3,029 for women, figures from the Chartered Management Institute show. At directorship level the pay gap is [...]
BT Sport has a mountain to climb in its bid to beat BSkyB August 19, 2013 A COUPLE of friends of mine have spent most of their summer putting together what is certain to be an entertaining and enlightening show for Sky Arts called Portrait Artist of the Year. Presented by the comedian Frank Skinner, the series involves members of the public painting portraits of celebrities, including the actress Juliet Stevenson. [...]
Fed taper looms over emerging market disorder August 19, 2013 EMERGING markets took another hit yesterday, with fears that this week’s minutes from the Federal Reserve will hint at the beginning of a reduction in the country’s quantitative easing programme. India’s rupee plummeted to an historical low of 62.73 to the dollar, and the country’s stock exchange fell by 1.69 per cent. Indian ten-year bond [...]
Gibraltar action not ruled out August 19, 2013 DOWNING Street has refused to rule out taking action against Spain over a dispute in Gibraltar, while tensions rise with the arrival of British warships in the territory. A number of UK ships, including HMS Westminster, sailed into the port in a scheduled visit, only a day after around 40 commercial Spanish ships entered Gibraltar’s [...]
Strawberry fine for Tesco August 19, 2013 TESCO was fined £300,000 yesterday for misleading customers over a “half price” promotion for strawberries in the summer of 2011. The case, brought by Birmingham City Council, relates to the price of a 400g punnet of strawberries at stores in 2011. They were marked at half price longer than the original price – breaching the [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 20 August 2013 August 19, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES US top trade official presses Japan The top US trade official Michael Froman pressed Japan to open up its car and insurance markets as transpacific trade talks reach a critical stage, with negotiators trying to seal a deal by the end of the year. Race for Africa investment tax deals The surge in [...]
Shares rise as City backs new M&S campaign August 19, 2013 SHARES in Marks & Spencer edged higher yesterday as the City backed the retailer’s new high profile autumn campaign, although some analysts warned that a failure to convert it into sales could deal a blow to chief executive Marc Bolland’s hopes of survival. Shore Capital analyst Clive Black said the campaign – featuring a host [...]
