UK could face £1bn EU fines January 19, 2011 A SERIES of catastrophic failures has left Britain facing up to £1bn in fines related to its handling of the European Union agricultural scheme, in which EU funds are given to member states to support their farming industries. The National Audit Office (NAO), which signs off on financial statements compiled by the finance ministry, said [...]
Hackers to target Games January 19, 2011 LONDON’S Olympic Games is certain to come under attack from cyber terrorists, the man in charge of IT and telecommunications for next year’s extravaganza has warned. Gerry Pennell, chief information officer for 2012, says malicious individuals or groups are sure to try to sabotage the Games by hacking into its networks. “We will get cyber-attacked, [...]
UK economy has hit turbulence again January 19, 2011 AFTER a run of good news, the UK economy has hit choppy waters once more, though hopefully conditions will soon improve again. Growth bounced back between February and October 2010. Since then, manufacturing has remained buoyant; but services have slowed, especially in December (the snow was bad). Construction is slowing. The services sector purchasing managers [...]
Ex-BOA boss Clegg favours Spurs bid January 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM’S bid for the Olympic Stadium has been boosted after one of the key figures involved in securing the Games called it “madness” to consider West Ham over Spurs. However, Simon Clegg, the former chief executive of the British Olympic Association, criticised Tottenham for proposing to revamp Crystal Palace rather than deliver an athletics legacy [...]
What the other papers say this morning January 19, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES MOD FACES FRESH CRISIS OVER ITS FUNDING Senior figures in the Ministry of Defence are warning of a possible reopening of last October’s Strategic Defence and Security Review because the MoD lacks the funds needed to provide the military capability demanded by the government for 2020. The department has discovered that it needs [...]
Armitage charge could add to Johnson’s Six Nations headache January 19, 2011 ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson faces yet another selection headache ahead of the Six Nations campaign after the RFU charged Delon Armitage with misconduct. Johnson, who is alrerady without four of his squad, may now have to contend without London Irish’s Armitage, who will attend a hearing today for an alleged offence which took place after [...]
Liverpool chairman vows to spend big January 19, 2011 Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has promised to give Kenny Dalglish the funds to bring big name players to Anfield. “I don’t want to get the wage bill down, I want it to increase and we have the resources to do that – I just think we ought to be performing at a better level,” Werner [...]
Sunderland deny interest in Keane January 19, 2011 TOTTENHAM striker Robbie Keane will not be replacing Darren Bent at The Stadium of Light, according to Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn. Quinn, who played alongside Keane for the Republic of Ireland, said “Robbie works well off a big physical player but we don’t have that. Robbie doesn’t quite suit us.” Sunderland are, however, said to [...]
Chelsea ready to increase Luiz offer January 19, 2011 CHELSEA are prepared to up their offer for a third time in a bid to land Benfica’s Brazil defender David Luiz. The champions have already had two bids rejected, with Portuguese club, who received £17m in the summer from the Blues for the services of Ramires, holding out for £25m. Meanwhile, defenders Jose Bosingwa and [...]
Sky News could be sold January 19, 2011 News Corp could be prepared to dispose of Sky News or other assets to smooth its path to taking full control of BSkyB, it emerged last night. Rupert Murdoch’s media group has approached the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the body responsible for approving the takeover of BSkyB, with a range of options [...]
