Rail worker strike talks resume April 12, 2010 Network Rail and the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have resumed talks to resolve disputes between rail maintenance workers and management. Strikes were called off last week after an emergency High Court injunction was granted to Network Rail following a legal challenge to the union’s ballot. RMT’s officials will also meet this week to [...]
Eurostar strikes to hit services as Allianz stalks October 17, 2010 TRAVELLERS bound for Brussels face chaos today after Eurostar was forced to axe train services due to industrial action on the Belgian railways. The cross-Channel train operator said it would fail to run any services between the UK and the Belgian capital due to a 24-hour walkout by Belgian rail workers. The strike started last [...]
French step up strikes in pensions row October 17, 2010 FRENCH truck drivers vowed to block key roads from last night and rail unions announced new strikes from today, putting fresh pressure on President Nicolas Sarkozy over his unpopular pension reform. New action by truckers and rail workers, continuing strikes by refinery workers and the threat of more street marches in the drive to force [...]
French step up strikes in pensions row October 17, 2010 FRENCH truck drivers vowed to block key roads from last night and rail unions announced new strikes from today, putting fresh pressure on President Nicolas Sarkozy over his unpopular pension reform. New action by truckers and rail workers, continuing strikes by refinery workers and the threat of more street marches in the drive to force [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 5, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES JAGUAR TO INVEST £5BN Jaguar Land Rover is investing £5bn over the next five years to catch up on quality with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi – the three German companies that dominate the luxury end of the automotive business globally. The money will be spent mainly on product development and new equipment at [...]
HENDON, LONDON April 14, 2011 DOWNAGE, NEAR PARSON STREET Price: £1.35m This five-bedroomed detached family home stretches across 3,030 sq ft and three floors. It has a landscaped garden, two separate garages and a long driveway with space for more than one car. Contact: Aston Chase on 020 8455 3538 or go to www.astonchase.com TENTERDEN GROVE Price: £699,950 This mews [...]
WORLD’S FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA HEDGE FUND TO TRADE FROM TWEETS March 17, 2011 WORD has reached The Capitalist of an unconventional new approach to trading: using Twitter to predict swings in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The method is the brainchild of 28-year-old City trader Paul Hawtin and his brother Simon, whose new hedge fund, set to launch in April as a spin-off of their family-run investment boutique [...]
WORLD’S FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA HEDGE FUND TO TRADE FROM TWEETS March 17, 2011 WORD has reached The Capitalist of an unconventional new approach to trading: using Twitter to predict swings in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The method is the brainchild of 28-year-old City trader Paul Hawtin and his brother Simon, whose new hedge fund, set to launch in April as a spin-off of their family-run investment boutique [...]
Station plans for Crossrail are unveiled November 18, 2010 LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled new station designs for Crossrail. Johnson showed pictures of eight new Crossrail stations, five of which are underneath Central London. The stations feature wide platforms, escalators and lifts to ease congestion. All stations will also have step-free access to platforms. Speaking at the event, Johnson said that Crossrail will [...]
Sarkozy calls in the cops October 20, 2010 FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday moved to wrest control back from strikers who have brought the country to its knees. He said yesterday he has ordered police to clear access to fuel depots after workers protesting about changes to the retirement age blocked access with human chains and piles of burning tyres. All 12 of [...]