Sports & Recreation

King George VI Chase won fifth time by Kauto Star »

There was history in the making today at Kempton Park racecourse when the King George VI Chase was won for the fifth time by Kauto Star. Ruby Walsh was…

Dec 26 2011 / No Comment / Read More »

England cricketer Basil D’Oliveira dies »

One of England’s most favourite, gifted and probably most respected cricketers Basil D’Oliveira died on Saturday after many years of battling against Parkinson’s disease. He was aged…

Nov 19 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
Featured News

Bonus rejected by chairman of RBS »

A 5.17 million shares reward worth £1.4 million which was due to be received next month has been rejected…

Jan 28 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Book sales boom for War Horse »

The six times Oscar nominated film version of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse has had a…

Jan 27 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Bonus Payout of £963,000 for RBS boss »

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) announced today that they were going to payout a £963,000 performance bonus to…

Jan 26 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Record quarterly profits for Apple »

Sales of over 37 million iPhones, over double the amount that were sold in the last three months of…

Jan 25 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Finance

Benefit cap plan suffers defeat in Lords »

The proposed government plan to introduce a £26,000 household benefit cap has suffered a defeat in the House of Lords when it was voted on today. The Rt Rev John Packer had put down an amendment which would exclude child benefit from being…

Jan 23 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Benefits cap plan in present form opposed by Lord Ashdown »

The governments proposed plan to bring in a benefit cap to restrict the amount of money a single household could receive has come under more opposition and Lord Ashdown the former Liberal Democrat leader has said that he will vote against it in its…

Jan 22 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Government could face ‘hugely complex’ problems with reform of child benefits »

The governments proposed plans to withdraw child benefits from any family with a higher-rate taxpayer could become a tax on marriage said the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG)  and would quite possibly be “hugely complex”. The plans were announced initially by the…

Jan 19 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Health

UK diets lack fruit and vegetables »

In a study carried out by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) it suggests that despite the widely available advice on nutrition in…

Jan 15 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
Sports & Recreation

King George VI Chase won fifth time by Kauto Star

There was history in the making today at Kempton Park racecourse when the King George VI Chase was won for the fifth time by Kauto Star. Ruby Walsh was riding the popular 11-year-old in a…

Dec 26 2011 / Read More »
Finance

Benefit cap plan suffers defeat in Lords

The proposed government plan to introduce a £26,000 household benefit cap has suffered a defeat in the House of Lords when it was voted on today. The Rt Rev John Packer had put down an…

Jan 23 2012 / Read More »
Business

Bonus rejected by chairman of RBS

A 5.17 million shares reward worth £1.4 million which was due to be received next month has been rejected by Sir Philip Hampton the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman who told the remuneration committee…

Jan 28 2012 / Read More »
Health

UK diets lack fruit and vegetables

In a study carried out by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) it suggests that despite the widely available advice on nutrition in the UK most Britons do not eat a sufficient amount…

Jan 15 2012 / Read More »
Technology

Double broadband speed for Virgin Media customers

Beginning in February customers of Virgin Media will see the speed of their broadband doubling and the companies top speed service being increased to 120Mbps from the present 100Mbps. Over four million users will benefit from…

Jan 12 2012 / Read More »
Entertainment

Book sales boom for War Horse

The six times Oscar nominated film version of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse has had a dramatic effect on the sales of the book as more copies were sold in the…

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »
Travel

Rail fare rises take effect in 2012

The consumer group watchdog Passenger Focus have said that many rail commuters will now be preparing themselves for up to 11 per cent fare rises as they go back to work after their Christmas holidays. The…

Jan 2 2012 / Read More »
Shopping

Shops report generally weak Christmas trade

Although there was a “dazzling” final week of shopping being done by customers the week before Christmas and UK retail sales had risen by 2.2 per cent in December overall sales for traders had been…

Jan 10 2012 / Read More »

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