British 2012 stars up for awards December 13, 2012 GENERAL: A stunning year for British sportsmen and women has seen them scoop five nominations at the Laureus World Sports Awards. Athletes Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah, Paralympian David Weir, tennis star Andy Murray and Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins, who all won gold at London 2012, have been shortlisted for prizes on March [...]
Hartley to miss Ulster trip with ban December 13, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Northampton and England hooker Dylan Hartley has been banned for two weeks after being cited for foul play during the 25-6 Heineken Cup defeat to Ulster last week. The Saints captain was reported for striking Rory Best and will now miss tomorrow’s return trip to Ulster along with Northampton’s Aviva Premiership clash with [...]
Former rugby star, 25, found dead December 13, 2012 RUGBY UNION: Former Sale Sharks player David Tait was found dead in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after falling from an apartment block. The 25-year-old worked as a corporate finance manager for KPMG after retiring from rugby in 2010 due to persistent injuries. Tait had represented England at Under-20 level.
FTSE 100 down as Eurozone outlines banking supervision rules December 13, 2012 The leading share index was trading around 0.2 per cent down this morning, as Europe finance ministers clinched a deal to give the European Central Bank new powers to supervise Eurozone banks from 2014. Energy services firm Wood Group was the biggest blue chip faller, sinking more than 2.5 per cent in early deals. In [...]
Fracking to resume in the UK December 13, 2012 The government confirmed this morning that fracking would return to the UK with immediate effect. Fracking, the process of exploring shale gas, was temporarily banned in in the UK since last summer, after earth tremors were measured near a drilling site close to Blackpool. Energy secretary Ed Davey this morning said the government was lifting [...]
HMV warns on covenant breach December 13, 2012 High street retailer HMV this morning warned that it was likely it would breach its covenants at the end of January, due to difficult trading conditions. “Current market trading conditions result in material uncertainties facing the business,” the entertainment retailer said in its interim results statement this morning. HMV said it was in “constructive discussions” [...]
Europe agrees ECB as chief bank watchdog December 13, 2012 European ministers clinched a deal this morning to give the European Central Bank (ECB) new powers to supervise Eurozone banks from 2014, paving the way for a banking union. Following marathon talks that finished before dawn this morning, EU finance ministers agreed that at least 150 of the Eurozone’s biggest banks will be directly overseen [...]
BG appoints oil veteran Chris Finlayson as new CEO December 13, 2012 BG Group this morning appointed Chris Finlayson as its new chief executive, to begin his role in January. Finlayson is currently managing director of BG Advance and has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He joined BG Group in 2010 from Shell. Sir Frank Chapman, current head of BG Group, [...]
Fed targets jobs as it doubles QE December 12, 2012 THE US Federal Reserve sailed further into uncharted waters last night, announcing an extra $45bn (£27.9bn) a month of monetary stimulus and an unprecedented plan to keep its ultra-loose policies running until it hits a new employment target. Chairman Ben Bernanke has driven the Fed through an exceptional period of cash creation and quantitative easing [...]
JP’s Dimon: Don’t dictate our salaries December 12, 2012 CAPPING bank bonuses is the wrong way to promote equality, JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon said yesterday, arguing politicians should put more effort into helping the most deprived if they want to make a positive difference. “I don’t like the fact that we have increased inequality in the US. But you’d better be careful if [...]
