News archive from Wednesday, 18 April 2012, page 7
Fewer attack victims treated in A&E
PLANS to dual the A1 between Felton and Morpeth could be scuppered if a scheme to build a holiday complex is given the go-ahead. D-day for bid to build cattle barn News Local News District News Regional News National News Business Businesses News...
Cairn drops £3.5m Sir Bill Gammell pay-off
CAIRN Energy has drawn a line under a controversial £3.5 million share award for its chairman Sir Bill Gammell, after the company confirmed he will not be paid anything extra following discussions with shareholders. In January the firm withdrew...
MOST IMPROVED TACKLES CLASSIC TEST
MOST IMPROVED aims to show the gamble on him for the 2000 Guineas is worth the money. He faces 12 rivals tomorrow as he sets out on the Classic path in the Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes at Newmarket. Brian Meehan's charge finished a narrow...
Watchdog set to investigate peer over lobbying for Cayman Islands
Parliamentary standards authorities are set to investigate whether a former Conservative minister who sits as a peer while simultaneously lobbying on behalf of a Caribbean tax haven has broken House of Lord rules. Labour yesterday wrote to the...
Tanker drivers to decide on deal
Leaders of fuel tanker drivers will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to accept a deal aimed at averting strikes. Around 60 representatives of drivers at seven haulage firms will discuss proposals drawn up during six days of negotiations at the...
Long-term unemployment on the rise
Almost a million people will have been out of work for more than a year by the end of 2012, according to new research. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank said another 107,000 people will join the ranks of the long-term...
FLYING HIGH IN BOOMING ECONOMIES
The latter especially has always been a tough nut to crack for UK companies. MBA has been blazing a trail there since 2008, having sealed a multi- million-pound deal with Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, one of the world's largest aircraft producers....
London 'ready to welcome the world'
PLANS to dual the A1 between Felton and Morpeth could be scuppered if a scheme to build a holiday complex is given the go-ahead. D-day for bid to build cattle barn News Local News District News Regional News National News Business Businesses News...
Fewer attack victims treated in A&E
The number of violent attacks needing hospital treatment fell by 4% last year. An estimated 307,998 people were admitted to accident and emergency units for violence-related injuries last year, some 10,879 fewer than in 2010, according to data...
Fewer attack victims treated in A&E
The number of violent attacks needing hospital treatment fell by 4% last year. An estimated 307,998 people were admitted to accident and emergency units for violence-related injuries last year, some 10,879 fewer than in 2010, according to data...
Violence is no way to care
From: Phil Green, Radlyn Park, West End Avenue, Harrogate. I AM an 80-year-old who grew up during the Second World War and enjoyed the exploits of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. Why have we now reached the stage where all American television is violent?...
Bourses bounce on wave of positive news
A WAVE of positive news - including an upgrade to global economic growth forecasts and a successful Spanish debt auction - swept across European markets yesterday, triggering the biggest one-day gain for the Footsie in the past fortnight. France’s Cac...
OVERTURN PRIMED FOR PUNCHESTOWN
DONALD McCAIN is keeping an eye on the ground at Punchestown ahead of Overturn's planned run at next week's Festival meeting. The eight-year-old is primed to tackle the Grade One Rabobank Champion Hurdle on Friday week after his excellent second in...
London 'ready to welcome the world'
London 2012 organisers say they are ready to welcome the world to the Olympics in 100 days' time. A series of events have been planned to highlight the landmark as the countdown to the Games begins in earnest. London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton...
Fewer attack victims treated in A&E
The number of violent attacks needing hospital treatment fell by 4% last year. An estimated 307,998 people were admitted to accident and emergency units for violence-related injuries last year, some 10,879 fewer than in 2010, according to data...
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