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Letters to the editor February 6, 2013 Labour’s record [Re: Why Labour is the natural party of small business and entrepreneurs, Wednesday] While Chuka Umunna’s vision for small business is admirable, his ideas smack of the same old political rhetoric. Half-baked measures and ill thought-out plans are hardly sufficient to mend the problems facing British business. A temporary VAT cut will not [...]
Hit the right note this Valentine’s weekend February 6, 2013 THE concept of Valentine’s Day as a time for lovers to express their romantic desires has, contrary to the cries of the cynics, been around since at least the Middle Ages. The tradition of sending flowers and hand-written letters has been around ever since, albeit with the intervention of the ubiquitous greetings card. These days [...]
Don’t get hacked off February 6, 2013 Online villains are the scourge of leading international firms and home internet users alike. We suggest ways to make sure you Drug lords and gun-toting terrorists used to top governments’ “most wanted” lists. Now, the face of international crime has changed – and it’s wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. This week hackers have been in [...]
RBS in Libor rigging shame February 6, 2013 RBS has been fined £390m ($612m) by US and UK regulators for rigging the Libor interest rate benchmark. The bank will pay $325m to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, $150m to the US Department of Justice and £875m to the Financial Services Authority. More than a dozen traders at RBS offices in London, Singapore and [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown lifts FTSE 100 February 6, 2013 The FTSE 100 pushed back over the 6,300 level this morning, as investment manager Hargreaves Lansdown topped the index, rising more than seven per cent. This morning the company reported robust growth, with revenue up almost a quarter in the six months to December and pre-tax profit up 30 per cent over the period. “Customer [...]
Liberty Global strikes £15bn deal with Virgin Media February 6, 2013 Liberty Global struck a deal late last night to acquire pay-TV operator Virgin Media in a $23.3bn (£15bn) cash and shares deal. The companies announced the deal late last night, following Virgin Media’s confirmation yesterday that it had been approached by John Malone’s Liberty Global. The deal will give Liberty entry to one of Europe’s [...]
RBS braces itself for “significant” Libor penalties February 6, 2013 RBS said this morning that it expected to pay “significant penalties” to settle regulatory probes into interest rate fixing. The high-street bank, with is 82 per cent owned by the taxpayer, this morning confirmed that it was in “late-stage settlement discussions” with US and UK regulators. No settlements have yet been agreed, although RBS said [...]
House prices edge down in January February 6, 2013 UK house prices inched down 0.2 per cent in January following rises in November and December, according to the latest Halifax house price index. On an annual basis, house values rose by 1.3 per cent, marking the first rise in 27 months, according to the lender. “Market activity has also improved with sales in 2012 [...]
Flybe and Ryanair agree new airline deal February 6, 2013 Low-cost carrier Flybe has agreed to partner with Ryanair to create Flybe Ireland if Ryanair’s takeover of Aer Lingus is green-lit. Flybe said this morning that it had reached agreement with Ryanair over the possible transfer of a number of aircraft and operating routes as part of a remedy package to win approval from the [...]
STK does a belter of a rib eye – if you can stand the club atmosphere February 6, 2013 Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie once said: “All vowels are fascist, man, everyone knows that”. It’s a sentiment that obviously chimed with the owners of US steakhouse chain STK, which has just arrived at the ME London hotel. This isn’t just any old steakhouse, though. Oh no, this is a “female friendly” steakhouse. Female friendly. [...]
