BA and Unite in new talks January 7, 2010 BRITISH Airways will hold talks with union leaders representing cabin crew this week, in a bid to avoid potentially crippling industrial action. Unite is already balloting its members for a second strike after a planned 12-day action over the Christmas period was ruled illegal by a High Court judge. Discussions will revolve around planned changes [...]
BA and Unite in new talks January 6, 2010 BRITISH Airways will hold talks with union leaders representing cabin crew this week, in a bid to avoid potentially crippling industrial action. Unite is already balloting its members for a second strike after a planned 12-day action over the Christmas period was ruled illegal by a High Court judge. Discussions will revolve around planned changes [...]
Unleash your inner Borg this summer May 24, 2010 OF ALL sports, tennis is surely the one best enjoyed in summer, or the few weeks of the year when the sun deigns us worthy of a few rays. Who wants to dust off their racket to play indoors or under grey skies on some unforgiving-to-the-knees all-weather court? Very few people, if our dearth of [...]
Pompey bid to cut deal over winding-up hearing February 9, 2010 DESPERATE Portsmouth appeared to lurch closer to becoming the first top flight club to go into administration last night when talks with HM Revenue and Customs were believed to have broken down. The south coast outfit is expected to ask for an adjournment when they appear in the High Court this morning to face a [...]
Murray puts on a royal show June 24, 2010 ANDY MURRAY put on a regal show in front of the Queen to cruise into the third round at Wimbledon yesterday. The British No1 delivered a well-rehearsed bow to Her Majesty, who was visiting the All England Club for the first time in 33 years. And he gave her a performance to remember as he [...]
Florida lawyer sentenced to 50 years for $1bn fraud June 9, 2010 SOUTH Florida Ponzi scheme mastermind Scott Rothstein was sentenced to 50 years in prison yesterday for an investment fraud that bilked clients out of more than $1bn. The sentence was more than the 40 years federal prosecutors had recommended for Rothstein, a disbarred lawyer who pleaded guilty to racketeering and fraud conspiracy charges in January. [...]
Calls for Voda chair’s head July 21, 2010 A powerful investor group has called for the head of veteran Vodafone chairman Sir John Bond. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTTP), which has a 0.42 per cent stake in the telecoms giant, has demanded a radical shake-up at board level and says it will vote against his re-election. Though the OTTP stopped short of [...]
BMI investor goes to high court May 20, 2009 The controlling shareholder of business airline BMI, Sir Michael Bishop, is going to the high court to try and force through a takeover of the group by German carrier Lufthansa. Bishop launched legal proceedings yesterday, saying his group had done everything required of it to complete a £350m buyout by Lufthansa. The move came after [...]
Supreme Nadal thrashes Berdych to scoop second Wimbledon crown July 4, 2010 WORLD No1 Rafael Nadal joked after claiming his second Wimbledon singles title that he might fly to South Africa to watch his native Spain play in Sunday’s World Cup final. They are not there yet – they face a daunting semi-final with Germany on Wednesday – but if they can muster a performance of the [...]
Robson goes down fighting to Jankovic June 21, 2010 TALENTED British teenager Laura Robson shows she has the stomach for a fight after putting on a promising display against world No4 Jelena Jankovic on Centre Court. The 16-year-old former junior champion was handed a wildcard for the main draw after rising to 234 in the world rankings. And she showed just why she is [...]