Here’s what MPs will be debating in the House of Commons today August 29, 2013 The UK parliament is about to start its debate on Syria. Here is the motion for today: The Prime Minister The Deputy Prime Minister Secretary William Hague Secretary Theresa May Secretary Philip Hammond Mr Dominic Grieve This House: Deplores the use of chemical weapons in Syria on 21 August 2013 by the Assad regime, which [...]
Moyes backs video panel to stamp out dive cheats September 16, 2013 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes has called for retrospective punishment for simulation and admitted he may not be able to stop winger Ashley Young from diving again. Young was booked for going to ground against Crystal Palace on Saturday, the latest in a series of diving controversies to embroil the England international since his move [...]
Suarez poised to return for Reds against rivals Manchester United August 28, 2013 LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez could make his comeback from a 10-match ban against Manchester United, after the bitter rivals were drawn together in the third round of the Capital One Cup last night. The Reds needed extra-time to see off League One strugglers Notts County 4-2 on Tuesday night and will now take on the [...]
Blues reserves good enough to knock out Gunners, says Schurrle October 28, 2013 CHELSEA winger Andre Schurrle insists they can overcome Arsenal in tonight’s Capital One Cup even if manager Jose Mourinho sees through his threat to make wholesale changes for the London derby. Mourinho has railed at the scheduling of the fixture, little more than 48 hours after their Premier League clash with title rivals Manchester City, [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 2 October 2013 October 1, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Euro banks undervalued Europe’s banks are just as strong as US rivals and are being unjustly undervalued by investors, according to the vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB) – the man in charge of setting up safety testing of the Eurozone’s banking system. Vitor Constancio’s comments come as the ECB prepares for [...]
The wartime story of the Old Lady and the Nazi gold July 30, 2013 THE BANK of England helped Nazi Germany sell looted Czechoslovakian gold in the early stages of the second world war, historical documents released by the central bank on its website revealed yesterday. Senior figures at the institution sanctioned a transfer of stolen Czech gold worth £5.6m at the time to Germany’s Reichsbank on 21 March [...]
Villas-Boas in Chelsea taunt and parting shot at Bale August 28, 2013 AGGRIEVED Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas took a swipe at forward Gareth Bale yesterday after the star failed to report for training for the second consecutive morning. Spurs concluded a deal to sign Bale’s replacement Erik Lamela yesterday, with Roma confirming a fee of €30m plus a further €5m in add-ons had been agreed, paving the [...]
Report says NHS culture to blame for healthcare failures August 6, 2013 THE NHS requires “wide systemic change” to ensure it is a world-class healthcare system, according to a major report released yesterday that says individual staff should not be blamed for care failings. Professor Don Berwick, a US academic who has advised President Obama, was commissioned by David Cameron to examine NHS England following a series [...]
EU adds to sanctions against Iran October 15, 2012 EU governments agreed further sanctions against Iran’s banking, shipping and industrial sectors yesterday, cranking up pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into serious negotiations on its nuclear plans. The move by EU foreign ministers reflected mounting concerns over Iran’s nuclear intentions and Israeli threats to attack Iran atomic installations if a mix [...]
Standard Chartered gets close to settling Iran sanction claims October 30, 2012 STANDARD Chartered saw profits rise in the third quarter, according to its update published yesterday, although its progress was slowed by the cost of settling claims made by US regulators that it broke sanctions against Iran. The emerging market specialist recorded “high single-digit” profit growth, knocking its hopes of upping profits by 10 per cent [...]