Fifa: No revote on Qatar World Cup 2022 or Russia World Cup 2018 May 27, 2015 Fifa insists the World Cups in Qatar and Russia will go ahead as planned even after 10 officials were questioned by Swiss police on suspicion of criminal activity in the allocation of the tournament. American and Swiss authorities sensationally swarmed upon football's governing body this morning, with the latter's investigation surrounding alleged corruption in the [...]
Police question Fifa officials on Qatar 2022 and Russia 2018 World Cup voting May 27, 2015 Swiss police are questioning 10 Fifa officials over the controversial award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. Electronic data and documents were seized from Fifa's Zurich headquarters on Wednesday morning, after six Fifa officials were arrested on behalf of a separate investigation from the US Department of Justice. Swiss [...]
Fifa officials arrested in Zurich on corruption charges ahead of presidential vote May 27, 2015 A number of top Fifa officials have been arrested in Zurich on corruption charges brought by the United States Justice Department. More than a dozen plain clothed Swiss policeman swept into the five star Baur au Lac hotel in the early hours of the morning, where several officials were believed to be staying ahead of this [...]
Taking off: London City airport’s £16m lounge revamp May 26, 2015 London City airport, a favourite with travellers who abhor long check-in queues, snaking lines for security checks and yearn for a respite from traditional public lounges, is giving a £16m revamp to its western pier which houses 70 per cent of the departure gates. New shops, restaurants and watering holes, quiet areas with mobile-device charging [...]
Households and small firms confident about UK growth May 25, 2015 SMALL businesses are increasingly confident in the state of the UK economy, according to a study out yesterday from insurance firm Zurich, as the recovery becomes increasingly entrenched. And although consumer confidence slipped a touch in the run up to the General Election, Lloyds Bank figures show households aided by falling energy bills, brought on [...]
Forex-rigging fines: Legal troubles continue to brew despite FX settlement May 20, 2015 European banks embroiled in the FX-rigging scandal saw their shares rise yesterday after regulatory fines came in lower than unexpected, despite further legal woes looming on the horizon in UK courts. FTSE-listed Barclays rose 3.37 per cent and RBS increased 1.78 per cent, while in Zurich UBS ended the day 3.23 per cent higher [...]
Wider appeal isn’t what a dying Labour should worry about – it’s core voters May 19, 2015 Could Labour disappear? The party has been a prominent feature of British politics for a century, but could we now see it just vanish? There is a clear historical precedent. In 1906, the Liberal Party won 399 seats in the House of Commons. It was a great, reforming government, which laid the foundations of [...]
The glamorous world of Ivan Massow: Everything you need to know about London’s latest Mayoral candidate May 18, 2015 London's Mayoral election just got interesting, after entrepreneur Ivan Massow announced his intention to run as Conservative candidate in the vote, due to take place next year. There's no doubt London likes its leader to have bags of character (see: "Boris Johnson cheerfully dangling off a zipwire") – and Massow has character a-plenty. Here's everything [...]
Liverpool star Steven Gerrard heads for a different Galaxy May 12, 2015 LIVERPOOL captain and midfield star Steven Gerrard and his wife Alex are preparing for a short break before he kicks off his US career with LA Galaxy this summer. Gerrard, 34, who has collected 114 caps for England over a glittering career, started in the Liverpool youth team at the age of nine, and plays [...]
City Moves for 05 May 2015 | Who’s switching jobs May 4, 2015 Lloyds Bank Kash Ahmad has been appointed managing director for mid markets in Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking’s global transaction banking division. He previously worked at Barclays Bank for 21 years years, latterly as managing director of inward business for its global corporates division. Mayer Brown The law firm has announced the appointment of David Harrison [...]