Celtic get green light for safe standing June 9, 2015 CELTIC are set to become the first Scottish club to introduce a safe-standing area. The Scottish Premier League champions have been granted permission to install so-called rail seating for up to 2,600 spectators in time for the 2016-17 season. Standing areas are still illegal in England, despite their popularity in Europe.
Rugby’s evangelist Brett Gosper sets sights on conquering new territories to grow sport’s appeal June 9, 2015 At the risk of taking hyperbole to new heights, it will be the biggest shock in the history of international sport if anyone other the usual suspects (you know who they are) find themselves in the final of this year’s Rugby World Cup. But the rugby playing field is changing and the likes of Samoa, [...]
Countdown to World Cup begins as trophy set to go nationwide June 9, 2015 THE countdown to the Rugby World Cup enters a new phase today when a nationwide trophy tour is launched to mark 100 days to go before the start of the tournament. Starting at Twickenham Stadium, the Webb Ellis Cup will travel through Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales before returning to England ahead [...]
Lancaster handed brown World Cup lift June 9, 2015 ENGLAND head coach Stuart Lancaster has been handed a major World Cup boost after full-back Mike Brown was cleared of concussion symptoms and passed fit to return to non-contact training, 100 days before the start of the tournament. The 29-year-old has not played since England’s Six Nations victory against France at Twickenham in March.
Alexis Tsipras faces backlash as bankers insist euro would not be harmed by Grexit June 8, 2015 World leaders piled pressure on Greece yesterday by calling for the indebted country to accept unpopular reforms, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras striking an increasingly isolated figure. From the picturesque alpine resort that played host to this week’s G7 meeting, US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted that Greece must accept tough [...]
EU in/out referendum: David Cameron climbs down on vote rules for ministers June 8, 2015 Any progress made at the G7 summit in Germany was overshadowed by Prime Minister David Cameron’s insistence yesterday that his comments on the forthcoming in/out referendum on Britain’s European Union membership had been “misinterpreted”. Over the weekend, Cameron was asked if he would allow government ministers a so-called “free vote” in the in/out referendum on [...]
Banks hoping for levy freeze June 8, 2015 BRITAIN’S banks hope George Osborne may begin to adopt a warmer tone to the sector at his Mansion House speech tomorrow. Lenders do not expect the chancellor to stop bank bashing, as he introduced the bank levy and hiked it nine times, but they do hope for a softening in his tone. HSBC boss Stuart [...]
SNP rejects new Treasury cuts June 8, 2015 THE SCOTTISH government rejected the Treasury’s proposed in-year budget cuts yesterday. Following a meeting in London with chancellor George Osborne and chief secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands, Scottish deputy first minister John Swinney said the proposed £107m cut for Scotland was “too bitter a pill to swallow”. It is understood that the Scottish government [...]
Unions confirm Tata Steel strike set for 22 June June 8, 2015 THE UK is set to face its first national steel strike in 30 years later this month. Unions have confirmed that Tata Steel workers will strike on 22 June, over an ongoing dispute connected to pensions. Last week, Tata sent an open letter to employees explaining that the pension scheme had a shortfall of over [...]
