These are the 20 London streets where estate agents are making the most money June 9, 2015 It turns out London’s streets really are paved with gold – for estate agents, anyway, who have earn £10m in fees for sales in London’s 20 most expensive roads over the past 18 months. According to research from website HouseSimple, 80 properties sold in the top 20 prime locations sold for an average of £5.3m, [...]
Oscar Pistorius out on probation in August June 8, 2015 Oscar Pistorius will be out of prison on probation on 21 August. According to reports, South Africa’s Correctional Services Department has put in a recommendation that the athlete, jailed for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, be released under a South African law allowing release under "correctional supervision" after serving a sixth of his [...]
EU referendum: 40pc increase in campaign budget limit angers Eurosceptics as Barack Obama again voices support for Yes vote June 8, 2015 David Cameron has angered Eurosceptics with plans to raise the campaign spending limits for the EU referendum by 40 per cent. According to The Times, he amount the “lead” organisation in each campaign will be permitted to spend will hit £7m, up from £5m, while the total for each campaign would be £35m, up from [...]
Flying bee grounds Flybe plane: Flight BE384 travelling from Southampton to Dublin faced a two-hour delay after insect got stuck in instrument June 8, 2015 In what sounds like the premise of a Samuel L. Jackson b-movie, a bee has caused a Flybe plane to abort its flight. This wasn’t bad plot line, however: passengers on Flybe flight BE384 travelling from Southampton to Dublin on Friday faced a two-hour delay in their plans after the flight was turned around just [...]
EU referendum: Is the UK the most Eurosceptic country in Europe and where can David Cameron find support for reform? June 8, 2015 The UK’s position in Europe is looking ever more tenuous, as the UK gears up for an EU referendum before the end of 2017. Greece is currently flirting with an exit and sentiment across the continent has been affected by the crisis, while the UK is famously divided on the issue. So is the UK [...]
George Osborne to call for an end to ‘banker bashing’ June 6, 2015 George Osborne is set to call an end to so-called banker bashing in a speech at Mansion House next week. The chancellor’s speech is seen as something of an olive branch to the City, after he laid out an election pledge to raise the bank levy. Read more: Bank levy here to stay forever, says Osborne [...]
Nigel Farage fires the starting gun for the EU referendum No campaign June 6, 2015 Nigel Farage has put himself forward as a potential leader of the No campaign in the EU referendum. While Farage’s charisma may make him seem an obvious candidate, many No supporters will see him as too polarising and unlikely to appeal strongly to moderate or undecided voters. Douglas Carswell, Ukip’s only sitting MP, said he [...]
FIFA bribery scandal: David Cameron to bring corruption into centre stage at G7 summit June 6, 2015 David Cameron will tell other G7 leaders the FIFA scandal is evidence of a need for international and co-ordinated action on corruption. Read more: Disgraced Fifa exec Chuck Blazer showed off meeting Vladimir Putin and Miss Universe in a weird and wonderful blog Cameron will say that there has been an air of taboo around accusing [...]
Netflix to debut in Italy and Portugal in October June 6, 2015 Netflix is to take to the stage in Italy and Portugal this October, to add to the more than 50 countries where it is already available. In an announcement this Saturday in California Netflix made the big reveal, just days after it announced the service would soon be available in Spain. In March, the company [...]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to meet Vladimir Putin on 18 June, as fears grow Greece could break Ukraine sanctions June 6, 2015 Greece last night played a new card in the tense stand-off with its creditors and turned to Russia for help, reigniting fears the country could break EU sanctions over Ukraine. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said the austerity measures leveled at his country were “absurd.” He said the Eurozone and the IMF – Greece’s creditors [...]
