Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg’s 5 best quotes from Mobile World Congress March 4, 2015 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been answering audience questions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. From issues surrounding free speech to what it takes for someone to get hired at Facebook Zuckerberg faced a mix of tough and softball questions. Here are the five best quotes from Zuckerberg's answers: 1. Answering what Facebook looks for [...]
Former Virgin exec plots telecoms bid March 4, 2015 THE MAN who engineered Virgin Media’s $24bn (£15bn) blockbuster sale to Liberty Global has unveiled ambitious plans to take advantage of frenzied deal activity in Europe’s telecoms market. Ex-Virgin Media finance boss Eamonn O’Hare’s dramatic come-back, revealed last night, will involve raising cash in London to snap up struggling telecoms assets across the continent. Along [...]
Lord Aschcroft poll of marginal constituencies shows Labour and Tories neck and neck March 4, 2015 Lord Ashcroft has released his latest round of polls of marginal constituencies that could signal the winner of this year's general election. In total, Lord Ashcroft polled four Conservative-Labour marginals and eight Scottish seats. In two of the marginals, Labour was ahead by one point. In the Colne Valley the Tories were up by one [...]
Rangers shares suspended on London Stock Exchange following WH Ireland resignation March 4, 2015 The AIM market has suspended trading of shares in Rangers International Football Club (RIFC). The suspension follows the resignation of the club's nominated adviser (nomad) WH Ireland. Unless Rangers appoints a new nomad within a month the club will be removed from the AIM exchange. WH Ireland was RIFC's fourth nomad in two years. In [...]
London’s worst football fans revealed: Chelsea and Millwall rated bottom of the league March 4, 2015 London boasts some of the best football clubs in the world but the reputations of these institutions are not limited to what happens on the pitch. English football fans gained a reputation for violence from the 1970s and was once dubbed the "English Disease". Since the mid-1980s, efforts by clubs and the government have helped [...]
Has Ukip just abandoned its immigration cap? Nigel Farage rejects “abitrary targets” March 3, 2015 Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said his party will reject "arbitrary targets" on immigration if it holds the balance of power ahead of a major speech on Wednesday. Farage reiterated Ukip's pledge to end what the party call Britain's "open borders" approach to immigration. In an article for the Daily Telegraph, Farage said Ukip will [...]
Ireland passes plain packaging of tobacco law as UK anticipates legal battle March 3, 2015 The Republic of Ireland has become the first country in the EU to pass a law requiring the plain packaging of cigarettes. The bill, which must be signed by the country's President, makes Ireland only the second country in the world to remove branding from tobacco products. The packaging will be dark and plastered with [...]
Ukraine hikes interest rates to 30pc to stem runaway inflation March 3, 2015 Ukraine has hiked interest rates by whopping 10.5 percentage points to 30 per cent. The war-torn country's central banks took the dramatic step to tackle runaway inflation and a weak currency. So far this year Ukraine's currency, the hryvnia, looks set to replicate its position last year as the world's worst performing currency. The hryvnia [...]
Here’s where the UK ranks among the world’s happiest economies March 3, 2015 While many in the UK are still waiting to see a real increase in their living standards after years of stagnating wages, mediocre growth and high taxes things may not be as dreary as they seem. According to Bloomberg's misery index the UK is one of best economies in the world. With plummeting unemployment and [...]
Morrisons ex-treasurer and head of tax Paul Coyle sentenced to prison for insider trading March 3, 2015 The former group treasurer and head of tax at Morrisons has been sentenced to one year in prison for insider trading. The case, which brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), charged Paul Coyle with two counts of insider trading. Coyle was suspended from Morrisons back in January. Coyle pleaded guilty to both counts and [...]
