Tourism can save the UK economy TravelDailyNews The 120 delegates at the Tourism Society 2009 Annual Conference unanimously agreed that the tourism industry has the potential to save the UK economy. The conference included presentations from different regions and sectors of the industry, kicking off with a keynote speech from Nigel Leacock MTS, M...
M&S Sales Start to Stabilize Wall Street Journal By LILLY VITOROVICH | LONDON -- Marks & Spencer Group PLC on Wednesday reported a smaller-than-expected fall in fiscal first-quarter U.K. sales, helped by warmer weather, price reductions and a focus on less-expensive product offerings, and said consumer confidence seems to be stabilizing. Getty...
Tourism can save the UK economy TravelDailyNews The 120 delegates at the Tourism Society 2009 Annual Conference unanimously agreed that the tourism industry has the potential to save the UK economy. The conference included presentations from different regions and sectors of the industry, kicking o...
Woolworths.co.uk success ... Gordon Ramsay slumps ... Luxembourg tax pact The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Housing market: The worst of the slump in house prices may have passed as expectations of future conditions in the market among buyers and sellers improve, David Miles, the newest extern...
Advice bureaux volunteers offer equally good service Islington Tribune | • CAMDEN Citizens Advice Bureaux provides a vital service to Camden's communities, helping with over 22,000 problems each year. | We are determined to continue to do so in the best possible way. | Tom Foot's articles on Camden CAB (June 18 and...
British Gas new jobs ... Shaftesbury rights issue ... Dow Chemical job cuts ... The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Manufacturing output: The CIPS/Markit purchasing managers' index rose to 47 during June, from 45.4 in May, the highest reading since May 2008. The gauge of manufacturing output rose to 5...
Ryanair Looks to Cut Costs Wall Street Journal By ERIC JONES | LONDON -- Ryanair Holdings PLC plans to ban checked luggage, eliminate airport check-in and offer online gambling on its planes in a move to lower costs and boost p...
RBS shareholders angry about new CEO pay deal The Times Of India | Text: LONDON: Shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland PLC reacted angrily on Monday to a prospective pay deal for the new chi...
National Express gives up on money-losing London-Edinburgh rail franchise Hartford Courant (AP) — National Express Group PLC said Wednesday that it will give up its money-losing franchise to operate passenger service on the London-Edinburgh rail line, blaming the recession. | The company also braced for a fight with the government to...
National Express gives up on money-losing London-Edinburgh rail franchise Newsday | (AP) — National Express Group PLC said Wednesday that it will give up its money-losing franchise to operate passenger service on the London-Edinburgh rail line, blaming the recession. | The company also braced for a fight with the government ...
Jackson death hurts some parts of London economy Denver Post | Click photo to enlargeA makeshift shrine for Michael Jackson is seen outside the O2 arena in southeast London, Tuesday, June 30, 2009, where he was scheduled to play 50 shows from July 2009. Now that the reality of Michael Jackson's death has sunk ...
The Eurosceptic illusion The Guardian | Britain's Eurosceptics need to come clean. The media and political class have a right to be sceptical about the EU, even hostile to it. But they also have an obligation to be honest about the economic implications of a retreat from full membership of the union. | Their failure to do so is dishonest and poses a serious risk to Britain's prosperity...
DVD sales slump challenges Hollywood The Times | Harry Potter has tackled some tough opponents in his short, but action-packed life. Dragons, ogres, a basilisk, the Dark Lord Voldermort, Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. Next week he will be at it again, casting his spell over cinema audiences with the London premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. But while box office success looks al...
