Wimbledon 2015: Fightback fires Heather Watson towards Serena meeting June 30, 2015 British No1 Heather Watson insisted that her faith wavered only momentarily despite having to save three match points before powering past France’s Caroline Garcia in her truncated Wimbledon opener yesterday. Read more: Andy Murray leads British charge to round two Restarting at 1-6, 6-3 after bad light stopped play on Monday evening, the 23-year-old [...]
Forget chauvinism: It’s good to be a woman in business June 29, 2015 Almost every week, another story portrays the City as a bastion of chauvinism, where women are underpaid and undervalued, dominated by macho males and discriminated against. In almost 20 years, I have never seen this happen. I have never been overlooked for a job, promotion or pay rise because I was a woman. My salary [...]
Sepp Blatter hints he could stay on as Fifa president June 26, 2015 Fifa president Sepp Blatter has channeled the spirit of a post-election Nigel Farage by hinting he is not yet ready to stand down as Fifa president. Read more: Swiss authorities ready to quiz Sepp Blatter over Fifa World Cup bids The 79-year-old was expected to call time on his 17-year reign at the head of football's [...]
Nato might up its nuclear weapon development in the face of Russian threats June 25, 2015 Nato is reviewing its nuclear weapons policy in response to escalating tensions with Russia over the situation in Ukraine. Read more: The UK is building a new Royal Navy ship to defend against “Russian aggression”, says defence secretary Michael Fallon At a ministerial meeting in Brussels yesterday, sources from the organisation said they were [...]
Private investors can plug London’s infrastructure gap – if we allow them to June 24, 2015 London's infrastructure is struggling to cope. Not only are our roads, rail and tube systems in need of a major upgrade (some of which is already underway), but we need new homes, better broadband provision and mobile reception, and more schools and colleges to train the businessmen and women of the future. According to [...]
French minister Emmanuel Macron warns David Cameron over EU treaty change June 24, 2015 Ahead of a trip to discuss his key priorities for renegotiation with fellow leaders, David Cameron has received yet another warning, this time from the French economy minister Emmanuel Macron, who told him he cannot create an “à la carte” European Union. "I don't understand how it's possible to say 'we, the UK, want to [...]
EU ministers agree to extend economic sanctions against Russia until January 2016 June 22, 2015 The European Union has decided to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, imposed due to the country’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Meeting in Luxembourg, EU foreign ministers are upholding economic sanctions to make Russia comply with the Minsk ceasefire accord, which was signed with Ukraine in February. #EU extended economic [...]
As they sign a gas pipeline deal, should Europe fear closer links between Greece and Russia? June 21, 2015 John Lough, associate fellow in Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia programme, says Yes. Russia wants to build the gas pipeline to reduce its dependency on gas transit through Ukraine – around 50 per cent of its gas exports to Europe pass through Ukraine. Greece is assisting Russia in its endeavour, and contributing to weakening Ukraine’s [...]
Michael Fallon: UK will commit 1,000 troops to Nato rapid response force for further three years June 21, 2015 The defence secretary Michael Fallon has promised to commit UK troops to Nato's rapid response force for a further three years to fight threats from Russia and elsewhere Ahead of a meeting of Nato defence ministers due to be held in Brussels this week, Fallon promised support of 1,000 troops every year to Nato's new task [...]
Greece crisis: European Central Bank offers Greece another liquidity lifeline June 19, 2015 Stocks in Athens were up as much as two per cent this afternoon, after the European Central Bank (ECB) offered a lifeline to Greece this afternoon, increasing the amount of emergency liquidity its banks can draw on for the second time this week. Read more: Countdown to Grexit: The key dates that could save Greece before [...]