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royal mail profits rise as privatisation beckons
Scotsman
9 min. ago

Royal Mail profits rise as privatisation beckons

THE proposed £3 billion sale of the world's oldest postal service drew nearer today as operating profits at Royal Mail more than doubled last year. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills confirmed that it...

 
sse reports higher profits despite snow disruption
BBC
22 min. ago

SSE reports higher profits despite snow disruption

Energy supplier SSE has reported a rise in annual profits despite disruption from bad weather and a fine from regulators. The company reported adjusted pre-tax profits of £1.4bn for the 12 months to the end of March,...

 
rolls-royce wins engine order from u.s. lessor cit
Reuters
26 min. ago

Rolls-Royce wins engine order from U.S. lessor CIT

The Trent XWB, specifically designed for the Airbus A350, is the fastest selling Trent engine ever, with more than 1,200 already sold, according to Rolls. The A350 is due to enter service in 2014. Rolls-Royce did not...

 
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Reuters
28 min. ago

UK Mail full-year profit buoyed by e-retail growth

Pretax profit, before exceptional items, rose to 17.8 million pounds from 15.1 million pounds a year earlier. Revenue rose 11 percent to 475.4 million pounds. (Reporting by Richa Naidu in Bangalore; Editing by Roshni...

 
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Reuters
34 min. ago

UK utility SSE posts 5.8 percent profit rise, hikes dividend

The company, the UK's third-largest utility by market cap, said that average UK household gas consumption was up 21 percent and electricity consumption up five percent. (Reporting by Geert De Clercq; editing by...

 
boj holds steady despite bond turmoil, upgrades economic outlook
Reuters
39 min. ago

BOJ holds steady despite bond turmoil, upgrades economic outlook

The central bank upgraded its assessment of the economy, saying it "has started picking up," as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's programme of aggressive fiscal and monetary stimulus has boosted sentiment and a...

 

Politics

 
aberdeen by-election: labour go on offensive
Scotsman
today, 06:18

Aberdeen by-election: Labour go on offensive

Labour will today attack the SNP's record in Aberdeen ahead of a by-election in the city. Voters in the Donside constituency of Aberdeen go to the polls in just over four weeks’ time to elect a successor to the late...

 
john swinney will love edinburgh trams - father
Scotsman
today, 01:41

John Swinney will love Edinburgh trams - father

THE father of finance secretary John Swinney has predicted his tram-sceptic son will be won over once the Edinburgh line opens next year. Ken Swinney, who travelled on the first completed section yesterday, told The...

 
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The Independent
today, 00:19

Paul McCartney lends support to free school in Liverpool

One of the Government’s flagship free schools is to be backed by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and will have the aim of giving primary school children the chance to flourish in the performing arts. The proposal for...

 
scottish independence: scots students could suffer
Scotsman
today, 00:19

Scottish independence: Scots students could suffer

SCOTLAND's universities would be inundated with applications from UK students looking for free tuition should the country become independent, it has been claimed. David Bell, a professor of economics at Stirling...

 
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The Independent
today, 00:19

Ed Miliband warns Google: I’d make you pay more tax

Google is betraying its founding principles by going to extraordinary lengths to avoid paying taxes in Britain, Ed Miliband will tell the company’s chairman today. The Labour leader is due to address company...

 
iraq violence grows with fresh wave of car bombings
Scotsman
today, 00:05

Iraq violence grows with fresh wave of car bombings

AT LEAST 13 people have been killed in new bomb attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of bombings across the country left about 70 people dead. Two car bombs went off in the northern town of Tuz Khurmato, a device...

 

World News

 
world bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in africa's great lakes
Reuters
19 min. ago

World Bank pledges $1 billion to aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes

He is travelling with the U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. (Writing by Pascal Fletcher; Editing by Ed Cropley)

 
close shaves on everest: technology and success
Guardian
36 min. ago

Close Shaves on Everest: technology and success

Depending on the oxygen system you're using, a clean shave on Everest might save your life... Photograph: Richard Drury/Getty Images For the want of a nail the shoe was lost For the want of the shoe the horse was...

 
guatemala: efrain rios montt trial to be restarted
Scotsman
53 min. ago

Guatemala: Efrain Rios Montt trial to be restarted

Guatemala's top court has annulled the conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity of former military leader Efrain Rios Montt. The constitutional court ruled the trial should restart from the point where it...

 
parents withdraw from inquiry into death of u.s. engineer shane todd
Reuters
55 min. ago

Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd

In a statement issued through their lawyers, Rick and Mary Todd said they had lost confidence in the system investigating the death of their 31-year-old son, Shane, who was found hanging in his Singapore apartment...

 
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Reuters
today, 07:14

STOCKS NEWS SINGAPORE-Earnings seen improving in H2 - Citi

"Within our coverage universe, flat aggregate EPS (earnings per share) trends this year are expected to grow into 8 percent aggregate EPS growth in 2014," Citi said in a report. "Investors are now...

 
south sudan initiative aims to keep young girls in primary school
Guardian
today, 07:02

South Sudan initiative aims to keep young girls in primary school

Pia Philip Michael and Bridget Nagomoro visited the UK to discuss the challenges to girls' education in South Sudan. Photograph: Leapfrog Public Relations Bridget Nagomoro used to get up at five in the morning to...

 

Sport

 
stokes finally finds his feet after stumbling through the potholes
The Herald
1 min. ago

Stokes finally finds his feet after stumbling through the potholes

Yet he has found a satisfaction at Celtic Park with an extended contract the best riposte to the controversies that have dogged his life. The Republic of Ireland striker is blunt about indiscretions that have scarred...

 
sergio garcia apologises for 'racist' tiger woods fried chicken dinner invite
The Herald
1 min. ago

Sergio Garcia apologises for 'racist' Tiger Woods fried chicken dinner invite

Garcia, who has been involved in a public row with Woods since the Players Championships at Sawgrass this month, was on stage with the rest of the victorious Ryder Cup team, including captain Jose Maria Olazabal.

 
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The Week
7 min. ago

Man City to launch new MLS football franchise in New York

THE Sky Blues have sunk their teeth into the Big Apple in partnership with baseball giants the New York Yankees. The two famous sporting institutions have teamed up to form a new Major League Soccer franchise called...

 
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Daily Mail
11 min. ago

United take on Chelsea for Saint Shaw as Moyes lines up first signings

David Moyes will rival Chelsea in the battle to sign 17-year-old Luke Shaw this summer.The Southampton left back is on Moyes's shortlist as the new Manchester United manager attempts to put his own stamp on the squad...

 
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Daily Mail
11 min. ago

I'll serve him fried chicken: Garcia forced to apologise after joke about Woods triggers fresh race storm

Sergio Garcia was at the centre of a race storm after making an insulting comment about Tiger Woods at the European Tour Player of the Year awards.The Spaniard was on stage with the rest of his Ryder Cup team-mates...

 
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The Week
13 min. ago

Luiz Suarez 'not for sale' says Liverpool boss Rodgers

LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has told the Daily Mirror that Luiz Suarez will be going nowhere next season. Rodgers is bracing himself for any number of approaches for the controversial striker over the summer -...

 
 
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