George Osborne to challenge proposed financial transaction tax in court
Chancellor appeals to European court of justice over plan for worldwide euro levy put forward by 11 EU countries Britain is mounting a legal challenge to plans by 11 European nations to adopt a new...
View ArticleAddison Lee sells majority stake to US firm Carlyle Group
London minicab firm worth £300m to expand services in UK and international cities Addison Lee, London's biggest minicab firm, which carries some 10 million passengers each year, is setting its sights...
View ArticleMallorca rescue draw at home to Europe hopefuls Rayo
Mallorca rescue draw at home to Europe hopefuls Rayo Reported by FourFourTwo 3 hours ago.
View ArticleThe future according to Mr Google
Eric Schmidt is worth $8.2bn, he runs one of the most powerful companies in the world – and he knows what you're going to do next. Google's executive chairman tells all I am face to face with the man...
View ArticleGerman MEP rails at his country's 'hypocrisy' over economic crisis
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis accuses Berlin of bullying EU's poorer members and criticises Merkel's handling of eurozone crisis Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, an MEP with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP), the junior...
View ArticleTo stay in Europe, vote Conservative
Confronted with this logical paradox, Timothy Garton Ash says politicians would likely react with snorts of denial Reported by FT.com 19 hours ago.
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Europe's whiplash capital: Compensation culture makes British twice as likely...
Eight out of ten UK personal injury claims following road accidents are for neck injuries – making it the ‘fraud of choice’ for many. Reported by MailOnline 22 hours ago.
View ArticleLexus GS 300h: Shanghai motor show 2013
Lexus has revealed the second hybrid model in the GS range - the GS 300h The Lexus GS 300h has made its world debut at the Shanghai motor show this morning. It will go on sale in all major global...
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Plymouth business community preparing for Herald Business Awards
This is Plymouth -- THE great and good of Plymouth's business community will gather for this year's Herald Business Awards. The ceremony, which is one of the showpiece events of the year for the...
View ArticleClubs picks of the week
Phase One Electronic Music And Arts Festival | Pleasure Principle | Dimensions Festival Launch | Below The Line | NTS 2nd Birthday *Phase One Electronic Music And Arts Festival, Carrick-on-Shannon* The...
View ArticleAudi braces for stagnation in Europe, hopes for China growth-CEO
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Germany's Audi is bracing for long stagnation in Europe, though trusts that continued growth in China will help offset slumping auto demand in its core region, its CEO said on...
View ArticleMixed Olympic blessings as fewer overseas tourists spend £16m more
This is Cornwall -- London Editor The number of overseas tourists visiting the Westcountry fell during Olympic year, raising questions over the economic legacy of the London Games beyond the capital....
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Defra minister calls for protection of red squirrel
This is Cornwall -- One of the country's most high-profile figures for the environment has spoken of the need to protect a nationally endangered species as he visited the Westcountry. Environment...
View ArticleWater meters disgust residents of Tunbridge Wells
Compulsory water metres are sending bills rocketing, and residents aren't happy The disgusted of Tunbridge Wells are becoming even more disgusting and maybe even a little bit smelly. Residents of the...
View ArticleMG Icon Concept: Shanghai motor show 2013
Compact SUV concept, designed to rival the Nissan Juke, could reach production The MG Icon concept could make production as the sporting SUV in the firm's model range, it has been revealed at the...
View ArticleBeating the European champions in waiting sums up a successful Gloucester...
This is Gloucestershire -- GLOUCESTER 28 SARACENS 23 SUBDUING and overcoming the Heineken Cup champions-elect can now come to define Gloucester's season, believes impressed Nigel Davies. The Gloucester...
View ArticleGermany and Spain put best on display for Champions League semi-finals
A mixture of national styles for Bayern and Barça and Dortmund and Real has put them at the forefront of European football It is tempting to read a great deal into the swaggeringly four-square...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher: the woman, the legend … and the myths
Far from being a time of economic miracles, growth in the 80s was no better than it was in the 70s: and inflation was conquered only by the effects of a long and damaging recession In The Man Who Shot...
View ArticleScottish football can be great again, given time | Kevin McKenna
While the present team flounders, our young players offer hope The real home of football on television these past few weeks has not been at Sky Sports (except on a Saturday afternoon when the...
View ArticlePicture special: The history of BMW's electric concept cars
BMW is set to revolutionise the EV market with the i3 this summer. Here we celebrate the origins and development of electric BMWs The first electric BMW appeared at the 1972 Munich Olympic games. A...
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