Section: The Week (The United Kingdom)
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 2 Oct 2015
Hollande and Putin to discuss Syria air strikes The French and Russian presidents are meeting in Paris today and will discuss Russian air strikes on Syria. The meeting was called to debate the Ukraine crisis but is likely to be overshadowed by Syria after the US claimed that Russia was carrying out “indiscriminate” bombing there. Russia says it...
Thursday September 17
The latest news from The City at 8am, plus a US business update landing at 4pm Investors and economists bet on Fed hold “The market is fed up with the Fed’s continuous delays, and I expect nothing but more disappointment today,” Nour Al-Hammoury, chief market strategist at ADS Securities, told the Financial Times. Equities...
Sir Elton John ‘pranked’ with hoax Vladimir Putin call
Title Elton John Alt Text Elton John Sir Elton, who has long campaigned for gay rights, led to believe he was talking with Russian leader One-Minute Read Thursday, September 17, 2015 – 10:30am …read more Source: The...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 14 Sep 2015
Corbyn gives top job to defeated rival Burnham Jeremy Corbyn, elected Labour leader at the weekend, has named his front bench, with the plum jobs all going to men. Rival candidate Andy Burnham is to be shadow home secretary and Corbyn’s campaign manager John McDonnell is to be shadow chancellor. The other leadership candidates, both women,...
Friday September 4
The latest news from The City at 8am, plus a US business update landing at 4pm Apple and Google agree $415m ‘no poaching’ settlement Apple and Google are among a group of Silicon Valley giants who have agreed to pay a combined $415m to settle a lawsuit over ‘no poaching’ deals in place up to a decade ago. The Daily...
First cases of polio in Europe since 2010 detected in Ukraine
Credits Shah Marai/Getty Alt Text Polio Two children are paralysed after contracting polio because vaccination rates are dangerously low One-Minute Read Thursday, September 3, 2015 – 11:54am …read more Source: The...
Champions League draw: bad news for Arsenal and Man City
Credits Valerie Hache/Getty Alt Text Champions League groups Gunners must face Bayern Munich as unlucky Man City are drawn in the ‘Group of Death’ Reaction Friday, August 28, 2015 – 9:44am …read more Source: The...
Andy Murray adds to burgeoning business empire
Credits Getty Alt Text Andy Murray – Wimbledon British number one has boosted his off-court interests with investments in three start-ups Profile Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 11:12am See related …read more Source: The...
Hamas ‘captures Israeli spy dolphin’
Credits Getty Images Palestinian paper claims Hamas found spy camera and weapon attached to dolphin off the Gaza strip One-Minute Read Thursday, August 20, 2015 – 11:25am See related Ukraine wants its combat dolphins back …read more Source: The...
Five best and five worst cities to live in the world
Credits Scott Barbour/Getty Images Alt Text Melbourne, Australia Report hails cities in Australia and Canada, while those engulfed by conflict are deemed least liveable One-Minute Read Wednesday, August 19, 2015 – 12:13pm See related …read more Source: The...
