Red Rose will be made to work hard in nerve-racking Auckland decider September 29, 2011 ENGLAND vs SCOTLAND Saturday – 8.30am ITV 1 SCOTLAND would love nothing more than to spoil England’s party when the adversaries renew their rivalry in Auckland tomorrow morning. England’s fate is in their own hands and Martin Johnson recognises a win would guarantee top spot in Pool B. In contrast, the Scots’ chances are hanging [...]
North London bragging rights can go to Redknapp’s Tottenham September 29, 2011 TOTTENHAM fans would have feared the worst when their team was hammered 5-1 by Manchester City at White Hart Lane last month, but they have since won three straight Premier League contests and will be looking to add to Arsenal’s woes on Sunday. Spurs have lost just one of their last six league clashes against [...]
Germany votes for Eurozone crisis plan September 29, 2011 Germany’s parliament approved new powers for the euro zone’s crisis fund but it was not clear if Angela Merkel got enough votes from her coalition to silence rebels worried about funding a series of bailouts of countries like Greece. Support from the opposition meant there had been no doubt Germany would okay new powers for [...]
Mortgage approvals up September 29, 2011 The number of new mortgages approved, but not yet lent, for home buyers in August rose to its highest level since December 2009, according to figures from the Bank of England. It said 52,410 mortgages were approved last month. That was nearly three thousand more than in July, and the highest number since December 2009. [...]
Thomas Cook ditches dividend payments September 29, 2011 Thomas Cook expects to reach an agreement with its lending banks by the end of October to relax the criteria for a key test of its financial health due in December, finance director Paul Hollingworth said. “I think we should have an agreement by the end of October. If things are getting tighter what we [...]
LSE trading steady as Rolet eyes growth September 29, 2011 The London Stock Exchange said its main share trading activity was flat by value of trades and up by number of orders for the past six months, with chief executive Xavier Rolet citing fixed income and clearing as particular growth areas. The exchange said its British share trading was £5bn a day, on a par [...]
NBNK confirms bid for Lloyds branches September 29, 2011 New British bank venture NBNK has submitted a second-round bid for some 630 Lloyds bank branches, NBNK confirmed which sources saying it could be worth £1.5bn. The auction — codenamed “Project Verde” — offers a chance to create Britain’s seventh-biggest bank in one fell swoop. The sale includes 4.6 percent of personal current accounts and [...]
Why a Tobin tax would be a disaster September 29, 2011 VERY strange. That is the only way that the coalition’s half-hearted, let’s have our cake and eat it, position on the Tobin tax can be described. The Treasury is rightly opposed to the European Union’s plan – but it actually supports a Tobin tax in principle, as long as it is implemented globally and not [...]
PRINCESS LAUNCHES OUR APPEAL FOR AFRICA September 29, 2011 CITY LEADERS met royalty at The Savoy on Tuesday night, at a dinner to mark a new partnership between City A.M. and an African microfinance charity that aims to improve the lives of thousands. Guest of honour was HRH The Princess Royal, a patron of the Opportunity International (OI) charity, who told guests including Vallares [...]
City take decisive action and suspend Tevez until further notice September 28, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY have suspended striker Carlos Tevez until further notice after the Argentina international refused to take to the field as a second-half substitute in Tuesday’s Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich. The decision was taken following a telephone conference involving senior staff, including the club’s chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak. A statement read: “Manchester City can [...]
