EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron says “economy is paramount” as he makes last ditch plea to older voters June 21, 2016 In a last ditch appeal for votes to remain in the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron has said that staying in Europe is "above all about our economy". In a direct appeal to British voters in a speech outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said: "[The economy] will be stronger if we stay; it will be [...]
EU referendum: Putin would be smiling at Brexit as opponents would love a Leave vote, says William Hague June 21, 2016 Vladimir Putin would allow "himself a thin but satisfied smile" if the UK votes to the leave the EU, a former foreign secretary has warned. William Hague has warned that Brexit would be a big boost for the UK's opponents, who would love to "cause mischief" in the event of Leave vote. "Away from the [...]
EU referendum: Stock markets and currencies poised for unprecedented volatility before Brexit vote June 20, 2016 Financial markets are bracing themselves for one of the most volatile weeks of trading in living memory ahead of the EU referendum. Analysts said this week could unleash “chaos” on the stock markets, with volatility already sky-high and indexes across the world bouncing up and down on the slightest whiff of referendum news. Sterling, meanwhile, [...]
Hold on to your hats: Markets brace for referendum turmoil June 20, 2016 Financial markets are braced for one of the most volatile weeks of trading since the height of the financial crisis in 2008. As referendum campaigning resumes following its suspension after the horrific murder of MP Jo Cox last Thursday, analysts said this week could unleash “chaos” on already volatile stock markets. Ranko Berich, head of analysis [...]
Euro 2016 betting: Wounded Welsh look ready to bounce back and make history June 19, 2016 Wales can book their place in the last 16 by beating Russia in Toulouse on Monday evening. In fact, even a draw should be good enough for Chris Coleman’s men to prolong their stay in the tournament. Only a last-gasp Daniel Sturridge winner prevented them from earning a point against England last Thursday and it [...]
Mercedes blame F1 rules after Lewis Hamilton thwarted by technical problem in Baku June 19, 2016 Mercedes blamed Formula One’s radio regulations after a technical problem dented Briton Lewis Hamilton’s title hopes at the European Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan on Sunday. Hamilton vented his frustration to the team as he battled with the settings on his car and, although Mercedes engineers knew how to fix the problem, F1 rules prevented [...]
EU referendum: Russian President claims David Cameron tried to blackmail the European Union June 18, 2016 Vladimir Putin has accused David Cameron of trying to "blackmail" the European Union to scare the bloc into granting him concessions ahead of the 23 June referendum. The Russian president, who foreign secretary Philip Hammond said was the only world leader that supported Brexit, added he could not understand why David Cameron was letting the public have a say [...]
Olympics 2016: Russian athletes banned from competing in Rio de Janeiro by IAAF June 17, 2016 Russia's athletics team will be barred from competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, after failing to convince the sport's governing body it had sufficiently dealt with doping amongst its athletes. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has refused to lift the suspension imposed on Russia following revelations of a state-sponsored doping [...]
European Union extends sanctions against Russian-annexed Crimea June 17, 2016 The European Union has paved the way to extend its sanctions programme against Russia today, announcing the ban on doing business with the Russian-annexed parts of Crimea will stay in place for another year. Sanctions were imposed on Russia in the aftermath of its invasion of Crimea and the ensuing instability in Ukraine. Today's decision bans all [...]
It’s happening: A robot escaped from its lab and made break for freedom June 17, 2016 I, Robot? More like bye, robot: an automaton made a bid for freedom yesterday, escaping from its lab – only to cause a traffic jam. The BBC reported a “Promobot” at a research lab in the Russian town of Perm went on an adventure after an engineer forgot to close a gate. The robot made it about [...]