Inditex to open more shops as profits edge up
ZARA-owner Inditex is to ramp up spending on new stores this year after currency movements outside of Europe and refurbishment costs dented full-year profits. The Spanish clothing giant, which also...
View ArticleRLPC-Banks seek to reduce exposure to Russian loans
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Western lenders are attempting to offload Russian loans on Europe's secondary loan market to reduce exposure to the region as nervousness grows after Russia's seizure of......
View ArticleVW budget brand to launch in 2016
German media reports new brand has finally received approval Volkswagen's new budget brand will get board approval this summer, according to German media reports. The project has long proved difficult...
View ArticlePeter Ashman
Lawyer and activist whose work on human rights helped lead to the decriminalisation of homosexuality across Europe The human rights lawyer Peter Ashman, who has died from pancreatic cancer aged 63,...
View ArticleUkraine crisis: David Cameron urges 'clear message' for Russia at EU summit
Arriving for an EU summit expected to agree new sanctions against Moscow, David Cameron says Europe needs to send a "clear and united" message to Russia over its annexation of the Crimea...
View ArticleRussia looks to sell energy beyond Europe
Russia has outlined plans to increase oil and gas exports to Asia Pacific by 2035 as it looks to reduce its dependence on European demand Reported by FT.com 9 hours ago.
View ArticleRugby World Cup: Uruguay's Teros hold few terrors for improving Eagles |...
You won't get them to admit it, but the US should book a place in England by beating their south American challengers On Saturday in Montevideo the US Eagles and Uruguay play the first of two games...
View ArticleTed Baker reports burgeoning sales in US and Canada
Fashion label's full-year global sales rise more than a quarter to £322m, with 38% growth in North America Ted Baker hailed its transformation into a "global lifestyle brand" as the eccentric fashion...
View ArticleTheresa May warns Yahoo that its move to Dublin is a security worry
Internet firm is known to be unhappy about snooping and would be under no obligation to hand over material under Irish laws Theresa May summoned the internet giant Yahoo for an urgent meeting on...
View ArticleKletzki: Violin Concerto; Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No 2; Lutoslawski:...
Davidovici/Royal PO/Nowak (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) First rate though Robert Davidovici's performances of Szymanowski's Second Violin Concerto and the violin-and-orchestra version of Lutosławski's...
View ArticleThe significance of Ukraine on the geopolitical chessboard | @guardianletters
In order to put the current crisis in Crimea in perspective, I would refer people to a very interesting book that I am sure John Kerry, William Hague and, no doubt, President Putin have read. It is The...
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Wayne Rooney: Chelsea are playing the best football in Europe but Manchester...
Wayne Rooney believes Chelsea are playing the best football in the country as Manchester United head in to a derby game next Tuesday with neighbours City. Reported by MailOnline 5 hours ago.
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Wintry showers and cold temperatures forecast for Devon on first...
As people across Devon have enjoyed the spring weather this week forecasters are warning of wintry showers and cold temperatures this weekend. The region is set for and a cold and windy weekend with...
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Breast cancer deaths plunge: British fall is the fastest in Europe in the...
The drop of up to 41 per cent was hailed as ‘spectacular’ and will be an enormous morale-booster for women fighting the disease who now have their best chance of beating it. Reported by MailOnline 3...
View ArticleNew vaccine against meningitis B set to be made available on NHS
Bexsero was licensed in Europe in January last year but there had been a lack of evidence surrounding its effectiveness A new vaccine against the deadly disease meningitis B is set be made available...
View ArticleDavid Cameron: 2018 World Cup bid process was 'sorted' in advance
• Cameron adds to renewed criticism of World Cup vote • Fifa executives being interviewed by ethics investigator David Cameron believes the result of the 2018 World Cup bidding process was "sorted" in...
View ArticleProfits rise at Premier Farnell
Premier Farnell, a distributor of electronic devices and components, has reported an 8.4 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profit, helped by higher-than-expected sales in China, India and eastern...
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Bullet train firm's move to UK will create 1,600 jobs in three years:...
Hitachi Rail Global is targeting lucrative rail contracts here, including the controversial £50billion HS2 project, as well as pitting itself against Alstom, maker of the Eurostar, for work in Europe....
View ArticleCalifornia major target for cyber-criminals, attorney general says
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California has become a major U.S. target of cyber crimes committed by outlaw groups with ties to Eastern Europe, China and Africa, according to a report by state Attorney...
View ArticleTwo thirds of EU firms would repatriate jobs if regulations were simpler
A snapshot of major companies across the EU has found that the trend for placing operations abroad is waning Almost a quarter of European companies plan to repatriate their foreign operations in the...
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