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Scotsman
16 min. ago

John Lewis enjoys 8.8 per cent sales increase

FAVOURABLE weather conditions saw John Lewis enjoy an 8.8 per cent increase in sales last week, with its Glasgow store among its best performers. While its Tamworth store in Staffordshire saw the biggest increase – of...

 
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Scotsman
16 min. ago

3i to boost fee income after Barclays fund deal

PRIVATE equity group 3i is to take over the European infrastructure fund management business of Barclays bank to boost its fee income from public-private partnerships and energy investment projects. 3i Group, which...

 
omega in placing to fund hiv technology production
Scotsman
16 min. ago

Omega in placing to fund HIV technology production

SHARES in medical testing kit maker Omega Diagnostics jumped 5 per cent after the Alva-based firm unveiled an over-subscribed share placing to fund the production of its HIV-Aids technology. The Aim-quoted company is...

 
bankia sells city national bank of florida for $883 million
Reuters
29 min. ago

Bankia sells City National Bank of Florida for $883 million

Bankia must sell assets and close branches under the terms of its 24.5 billion euro bailout, which was brokered by Spain after it became clear the bank could not cope with losses from a 2008 property and construction...

 
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Reuters
56 min. ago

U.S. durable goods orders point to factory resilience

New orders for durable goods, which range from toasters to aircraft, increased 3.3 percent last month, the Commerce Department said on Friday. The data was the latest to show the U.S. economy exhibiting surprising...

 
exclusive - dbrs to rate all euro zone sovereigns by year-end
Reuters
59 min. ago

Exclusive - DBRS to rate all euro zone sovereigns by year-end

The move is part of a larger push at DBRS to rate more sovereigns, from the current 26 to closer to 50, including a broader expansion in Asia. "Our immediate target is to ensure that we have the whole euro zone...

 

Politics

 
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The Independent
1 min. ago

Tory minister will be left holding the baby – but don’t tell Vince Cable

While legislation to encourage fathers to take a bigger share in the care of very young children is being prepared, the youngest Tory minister in the relevant department is going to practise what the government...

 
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The Independent
1 min. ago

Andy McSmith's Diary: The Professor’s backing Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund (‘They’ll win 3-1,’...

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
48 min. ago

Not just a bunch of 'swivel-eyed' idiots: The true Tories who want a new direction

There are Tory heartlands and there is Shefford, a small town in the middle of Bedfordshire, in the middle of England, at the centre of one of the safest Conservative seats on the electoral map. “There’s a saying...

 
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The Independent
today, 19:40

Pressure grows on Government to outlaw ‘zero hours’ contracts as it is revealed Parliament uses them too

The Government is under pressure to outlaw “zero hours” contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or pay. Conservative ministers have been accused of using the contracts...

 
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The Independent
today, 19:12

Lord Oakeshott calls for an end to 'standby' job contracts as it is revealed Parliament uses them too

The Government is under pressure to outlaw “zero hours” contracts in which workers are put on standby without a guaranteed minimum amount of work or pay. Conservative ministers have been accused of using the contracts...

 
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The Independent
today, 18:37

Andrew Grice: It was the right speech for David Cameron. It came from Nick Clegg

After two weeks of chaotic government, the politician said: “It's time to get back to governing; providing the leadership and focus the people of Britain deserve in these difficult times… Our priorities must be...

 

World News

 
google advertising under investigation in us
Guardian
29 min. ago

Google advertising under investigation in US

The US trade regulator is understood to be looking at whether DoubleClick is being used to muscle clients into buying adverts on other Google advertising platforms. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters The US federal trade...

 
obama condemns military sexual harassment in navy academy speech
Guardian
45 min. ago

Obama condemns military sexual harassment in Navy Academy speech

Barack Obama delivers the commencement address for the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA President Barack Obama on Friday urged US Naval Academy graduates to remember...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

Don't let talks over two-state solution drift, warns Hague

William Hague has warned the Israelis and Palestinians that the prospect of a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict is slipping away and that the region faces a bleak future if the latest US-sponsored push...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

Assad regime agrees to attend first peace conference with rebels

The Syrian government will attend a US and Russian-sponsored peace conference next month, despite President Bashar al-Assad publicly doubting the prospects of success for such a meeting. The presence of...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

Fighting has turned Tripoli, Lebanon, into a battleground – and brought the Syrian war home

Mazen Zred was one of the 30 lucky ones yesterday morning. He doesn’t feel it, strapped up in his bed at the Nini Hospital, swathed in bandages, two bottles of painkillers pumping into him. He was driving his...

 
woolwich attack: when killers strike, should we listen to what they say?
Guardian
56 min. ago

Woolwich attack: When killers strike, should we listen to what they say?

A policewoman in Woolwich looks at flowers left by members of the public where the soldier Lee Rigby was killed. Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA The killers got their bloody hands on the front page first, but...

 

Sport

 
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The Independent
3 min. ago

Champions League Final: Can Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund stop the Bayern Munich machine?

If you were seeking the distillation of the confidence playing for Bayern Munich breeds in its players, especially this recent gilded generation of Germans, then watching Philipp Lahm and Thomas Müller face questions...

 
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Daily Mirror
13 min. ago

United We Stand podcast: Andy Mitten chats with some of the UWS writers

Andy Mitten speaks to four United We Stand contributors for the last podcast of the season. Steve Armstrong, Vance, Remo, Mad Cyril and Rob Mager talk about the trip to West Brom, where only one of them had a ticket....

 
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The Independent
21 min. ago

Champions League final: Biggest German invasion since the Fifth Century as Bayern Munich face Borussia...

Regardless of the outcome of Saturday’s European Champions League final at Wembley, no-one will be able to deny that the Germans have finally mounted a second successful invasion of the UK. It will be the largest...

 
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Daily Mirror
58 min. ago

Monaco Grand Prix: 30 classic F1 race posters from 1930 to 2011

View gallery " " " " " " " " " " Monaco Grand Prix Posters View gallery   The Formula One circus descends on the tiny principality of Monaco this weekend for the...

 
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Daily Mirror
58 min. ago

Manchester United coaches Steele and Phelan depart as Moyes looks to bring in his staff

Manchester United have confirmed the departures of assistant manager Mike Phelan and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele, paving the way for former goalkeeping coach Chris Woods to join the club, in a surprise move. Moyes...

 
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Daily Mirror
58 min. ago

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers' footballer son and teammates cleared of sexual assault

The son of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and three pals wept yesterday after being cleared of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room. Anton Rodgers, 20, and Brighton teammates Lewis Dunk, 21,...

 
 
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