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Reuters
15 min. ago

News Corp to take charge of up to $1.4 billion this quarter

The company said the goodwill impairment charge was primarily for its Australia newspapers though it gave no more details. It also said it expected reduced cash flows in the future. The charge will be taken in the...

 
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Scotsman
59 min. ago

Manchester Utd tackle debt with lower interest loan

ENGLISH Premier League winner Manchester United has now trimmed £10 million off the annual interest bill on its debt through a refinancing arranged by Bank of America. The move could free up more cash to help new team...

 
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Scotsman
59 min. ago

News Corporation board approve plans to split

THE board of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation yesterday approved plans to split the conglomerate into separate entertainment and publishing businesses. The group set 28 June as the target date for completing the...

 
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Scotsman
59 min. ago

Valeant ‘nearing’ £6bn Bausch & Lomb deal

CANADA'S Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is understood to be nearing a deal to acquire US eye care company Bausch & Lomb (B&L) in a $9 billion (£6bn) deal. Private equity owner Warburg Pincus is expected...

 
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Scotsman
59 min. ago

Waterlogic agrees acquisition of Cool Clear Water

WATERLOGIC, the Aim-quoted maker of water dispensers, is poised to break into the Australian market after agreeing the A$60 million (£38.4m) acquisition of Cool Clear Water (CCW). The firm said CCW, which has more...

 
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Scotsman
59 min. ago

SSE and RWE npower get offshore wind farm go-ahead

SSE and RWE npower have been given the go-ahead for a £1 billion offshore wind farm. Galloper, a 50:50 joint venture between the two utilities, has received development consent from the UK government for the...

 

Politics

 
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The Independent
53 min. ago

The Conversation: Natalie Bennett, Green Party leader

You were born, raised and schooled in Australia and worked in Thailand – how did you find yourself leading the Green Party of England and Wales? If you'd told me five years ago that this was where I'd be now I would...

 
the scotsman cartoon - 25/05/13
Scotsman
55 min. ago

The Scotsman cartoon - 25/05/13

The EDL is the subject of today's cartoon Illustration by Brian Adcock

 
gerry hassan: not social justice paradise we claim
Scotsman
55 min. ago

Gerry Hassan: Not social justice paradise we claim

THERE was a revealing exchange on Newsnight Scotland this week which got to the heart of the matter of the substance (or lack of) in much of the independence debate. Asked to elucidate on what social justice measures...

 
alf young: power about more than mechanics
Scotsman
55 min. ago

Alf Young: Power about more than mechanics

WHEN Scotland's First Minister stood before a group of workers in a Falkirk factory on Tuesday to launch his government's economic case for independence, Alex Salmond used a well-worn phrase. To realise Scotland’s...

 
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The Independent
yesterday, 23:44

Diary: The Professor’s backing Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund (‘They’ll win 3-1,’ he says)

Bayern or Borussia? It’s time to take sides. Surely Gisela Stuart, the Bavaria-born Labour MP, can offer expert guidance on which team the neutrals should support in the all-German Champions League Final clash at...

 
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The Independent
yesterday, 21:17

Did MI5 blunder over Woolwich 'killers'? We will never know

The full story of whether MI5 blundered by failing to act on suspicions about the suspected Woolwich killers – which is to be investigated by MPs and peers – will never be shared with the public. The Intelligence and...

 

World News

 
woolwich suspect's friend arrested after appearing on newsnight
Guardian
8 sec. ago

Woolwich suspect's friend arrested after appearing on Newsnight

Abu Nusaybah: 'I believe that certain events that happened to [Adebolajo] recently had an impact in shaping the changes.' Photograph: BBC A friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of the men suspected of killing Drummer Lee...

 
former korean ‘sex slaves’ target osaka’s mayor
Scotsman
26 min. ago

Former Korean ‘sex slaves’ target Osaka’s mayor

TWO former Korean sex slaves demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor yesterday, cancelling a clear-the-air meeting after the official defended
Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of...

 
top 10 budget hotels, b&bs and hostels in portland, oregon
Guardian
38 min. ago

Top 10 budget hotels, B&Bs and hostels in Portland, Oregon

Portland's 80-room Jupiter Hotel is part kitsch motel, part cool designer pad Jupiter HotelThis mid-century motor inn has been turned into a boutique hotel in the heart of Portland – think classic motel with...

 
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The Independent
40 min. ago

Death becomes her: Meet the very modern mortician who champions 'cool' funerals

Before we begin our interview, I ask Caitlin Doughty to take me somewhere meaningful: a place that she loves, or to which she has some deep spiritual or biographical connection. It's a sunny day, like a lot of days in...

 
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The Independent
40 min. ago

Postcard from... Milan

  Even the mighty Scala is bowing to the effects of the recession. This week its general manager, Stéphane Lissner, announced that the famous Milan opera house would put on three fewer operas than usual in its next...

 
syrian factions closer to us-russia brokered talks
Scotsman
53 min. ago

Syrian factions closer to US-Russia brokered talks

THE Syrian government has agreed to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, the Russian foreign ministry said yesterday in what was the first sign that president...

 

Sport

 
paul lambert tells christian benteke to get real over aston villa quit claims
Daily Star
1 min. ago

PAUL LAMBERT TELLS CHRISTIAN BENTEKE TO GET REAL OVER ASTON VILLA QUIT CLAIMS

ASTON VILLA boss Paul Lambert has told Christian Benteke to get real after the hitman claimed he could quit the club this summer. The £20,000-a-week striker is attracting interest from Tottenham, Manchester City,...

 
england held back against new zealand as rain stops play
Daily Star
6 min. ago

ENGLAND HELD BACK AGAINST NEW ZEALAND AS RAIN STOPS PLAY

ENGLAND were left kicking their heels yesterday as the first day of the second Test against New Zealand was washed out. England skipper Alastair Cook did not even make it out to the middle for the toss with...

 
eddie hearn backs carl froch to go down as one of boxing's greats
Daily Star
7 min. ago

EDDIE HEARN BACKS CARL FROCH TO GO DOWN AS ONE OF BOXING'S GREATS

PROMOTER Eddie Hearn is convinced that Carl Froch is just one fight away from becoming one of world boxing's all-time greats. Froch has his megabucks rematch with Mikkel Kessler at the O2 Arena in London tonight and...

 
george groves says carl froch is running scared
Daily Star
12 min. ago

GEORGE GROVES SAYS CARL FROCH IS RUNNING SCARED

GEORGE GROVES claims Carl Froch is running scared from a domestic dust-up. The Commonwealth super- middleweight champion fights Uruguay's Noe Gonzalez Alcoba tonight before Froch meets Mikkel Kessler. But the build-up...

 
english rookie eddie pepperell two shots off the lead at wentworth
Daily Star
14 min. ago

ENGLISH ROOKIE EDDIE PEPPERELL TWO SHOTS OFF THE LEAD AT WENTWORTH

EDDIE PEPPERELL was a spectator at Wentworth when Luke Donald won his second BMW PGA Championship in a row. Twelve months on, the English rookie is two shots off the halfway lead in the European Tour's £4m flagship...

 
lewis hamilton: monaco the coolest race in the world
Daily Star
18 min. ago

LEWIS HAMILTON: MONACO THE COOLEST RACE IN THE WORLD

LEWIS HAMILTON yesterday branded the Monaco Grand Prix the ‘coolest' race in the world after the event came in for stinging criticism from former F1 ace Ralf Schumacher. Schumacher, brother of seven-time world...

 
 
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