Europol has warned that militants from so-called Islamic State (IS) will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as they face defeat in the Middle East. The European police force says more foreign fighters will try to come back to Europe, and “several dozen” capable of attacks could already ... Read More »
Later today, Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will deliver his first ever first Autumn Statement. It’s not an enviable task, as over the last few months he’ll have been lobbied hard – and pulled in different directions – by his colleagues across Whitehall. “Infrastructure investment” looks set to ... Read More »
The pensions regulator is currently giving evidence to MPs on, among other things, BHS. Ahead of the meeting, the chairman of the House of Commons work and pensions committee Frank Field wrote to the regulator asking if Sir Philip Green’s superyacht and other assets could be seized to help plug ... Read More »
India’s gold demand could fall as much as 24 percent in 2016 to the lowest level in seven years due to higher prices and increased smuggling as the government seeks to bring transparency to bullion purchases, the World Gold Council (WGC) said. Lower demand from the world’s No.2 gold consumer ... Read More »
Falling consumer demand and a halving of central bank purchases resulted in a 10 percent drop in gold buying in the third quarter, data from the World Gold Council showed on Tuesday, despite a rise in investment. Added to a 4 percent rise in supply, that pushed the overall quarterly ... Read More »
No matter how many times you drive past the Hoover Building, on the A40 in West London, you just can’t help marvelling at the size and colours of this magnificent structure. Originally, the red-white-and-blue edifice, with its huge sweep of lawn at the front, looked like the home of a ... Read More »
Former Chelsea midfielder Deco has told the London Evening Standard that John Terry should return to the side as he is “a true captain” and “one of the best I have ever played with.” Terry, 35, suffered an ankle injury in Sept. 11’s 2-2 draw with Swansea but was an ... Read More »
The minutes of the Indian central bank’s maiden monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, released on Tuesday, showed that broad concerns over economic growth and relief from the pullback in inflation, spurred the bank’s recent rate cut decision. The minutes from the 2-day meeting on October 3-4, which saw all six ... Read More »
REFUGEES’ RIGHT TO EDUCATION An enabling policy and legislative environment guarantees access to education for refugees: The Ministry of National Education (MoNE) is responsible for ensuring that all refugee children enjoy access to schools and has taken steps to remove administrative barriers to enrolment. Refugee/asylum-seeker children registered with the authorities ... Read More »
Japanese manufacturers’ confidence bounced from a three-year low, while sentiment in the services sector hit its lowest since 2013 when the central bank began bold monetary stimulus, a Reuters poll showed, underscoring a fragile economic recovery. The monthly Reuters Tankan, which tracks the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) quarterly tankan survey, ... Read More »
Sept 16 – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times First-half profits have plunged by nearly 15 percent at the John Lewis Partnership Plc after it had to absorb ... Read More »
A steel industry plan to change its pension scheme and allow the sale of Tata’s British operations is likely to be scrapped in favour of a fix that avoids a political row, government and industry sources told Reuters. Tata in March put its British steel operations up for sale, saying ... Read More »
