Risk aversion drives FTSE down through 5,400
Source: International Business Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 05:47:06 -0700 | business-news
The top share index dropped through the 5,400 level for the first-time since mid-December 2011 in early deals on Wednesday, driven by falls in risk-sensitive banks and commodity stocks...Greek elections which could lead the country to exit the euro zone....
Xavi-Like Scholes Would Shine In Any Tournament
Source: International Business Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 02:21:43 -0700 | sports-news
Ryan Giggs has compared Paul Scholes to Spain star Xavi, with the Manchester United stalwart insisting his teammate would be a useful member of the England squad should he be chosen for the Euros. "In any team in any tournament...
Today's media stories from the papers
Source: The Guardian
Pudsey :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 01:40:16 -0700 | entertainment-news
P21 BBC receives complaints over foie gras on cooking programme...The Channel 5 owner is aiming to cash in on Pudsey-mania in the wake of his Britain's Got Talent win. Pudsey has been put top of a wish list to appear...
How Rebekah Brooks wrote the headlines in today's newspapers
Source: The Guardian
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 03:10:58 -0700 | political-news
If Rebekah Brooks was angry when speaking to the press yesterday, then her mood may have been improved somewhat by today's newspaper coverage. Her decision to speak out set the news agenda, with most front page headlines reflecting her response...
Mortgage lending 'jumps in March'
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 03:38:31 -0700 | business-news
There was a big rise in mortgage lending in March, as the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers came to an end, lenders have said. The Council of Mortgage Lenders said 51,200 new mortgage loans were granted to home buyers,...
Blue Peter and other children's shows to be ditched from BBC1
Source: Guardian Unlimited
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 05:29:08 -0700 | entertainment-news
I'd keep the funding for BBC4 and scrap BBC1...All the most popular series are shown there first (take the hugely successful Horrible Histories, for example, and Blue Peter itself) and then repeated on BBC One later. Kids known their way...
Wilshere Hits Back At Former Gunner
Source: International Business Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 05:16:28 -0700 | sports-news
And as the club celebrated their achievement, Nasri couldn't help but have a go at Arsenal and their fans, saying they should 'move on with their lives' and 'celebrate their third place finish'. And in an interview with Talksport ,...
FSA to ban BGC senior exec Verrier
Source: International Business Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 02:54:55 -0700 | political-news
In light of the High Court 's findings about Verrier's conduct, we have concluded that he is not fit and proper to be in the UK financial services industry." A London High Court judge found BGC guilty in 2010 of...
ISPs told to come clean on broadband speeds
Source: Guardian Unlimited
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 03:07:22 -0700 | technology-news
Broadband companies are failing to offer a speed quote to potential customers in 41% of their sales calls. Photograph: Alamy Broadband companies are failing to offer a speed quote to potential customers in 41% of their sales calls, in breach...
Treasury urges decision on Greece
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 05:36:17 -0700 | political-news
Treasury urges Eurozone decision on Greece There has been speculation over Greece's membership of the euro Eurozone leaders must make a decision on Greece, a Treasury source has told the BBC. The comment comes amid mounting frustration within government that...
Apps Rush: Morton Subotnick's Pitch Painter, Apptivity Hot Wheels, Solitaire by Backflip, Songify, ...
Source: The Guardian
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 03:34:30 -0700 | technology-news
Mattel has followed in the wheel-tracks of Disney's Cars 2 AppMates , releasing an iPad app that involves placing a toy car with special contact points onto the tablet, then driving around virtual environments...Pad Games like Paper Toss and NinJump...
EU's Barnier urges binding shareholder vote on pay
Source: International Business Times
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 02:55:11 -0700 | business-news
Shareholders should have the power to curb bosses' pay and set caps on executive bonuses, the European Union's top regulatory official said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on banks and companies over excessive management pay deals. The plan from Michel...
AUDIO: Why do people invest in gilts?
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 02:53:02 -0700 | business-news
Yields on UK government bonds, also known as gilts, hit record lows this week. Gilts provide safety but they also mean you generally get a low return, especially low at the moment. If you were to buy a 10-year bond...
England's French connection
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 02:26:20 -0700 | sports-news
Paris St-Germain's training complex has become a melting pot of different languages and cultures since the club was purchased by the Qatar Sports Investment group last year. Now owned by Qataris, PSG have an Italian manager in Carlo Ancelotti, a...
Leicester sign duo from Man Utd
Source: BBC
Portsmouth :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-05-16 02:26:18 -0700 | sports-news
International Leicester buy Man Utd's Ritchie De Laet & Matthew James Leicester City have signed Ritchie De Laet and Matthew James from Manchester United on three-year contracts. Undisclosed fees have been agreed for the pair, who City boss Nigel Pearson...
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