An air hostess helped land an Air Canada jet carrying 146 passengers after the co-pilot had an apparent mental breakdown over the Atlantic Ocean. The plane, bound for Heathrow from Toronto, diverted to Shannon in Ireland after the flight officer ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Bookmakers are facing the prospect of tax hikes in Chancellor Alistair Darling's pre-budget report, following the lead of Ireland, as the Treasury looks to generate much-needed revenue. Darling may target gambling machines, which ...
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LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - European shares traded higher at midday on Friday after hitting 5-1/2-year lows in the previous session, as a rise in crude and metals prices helped commodities stocks and banks rose on hopes of further interest rate cuts ...
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More than 30,000 retail jobs were at risk last night as Woolworths fought to avoid collapse and the fashion discount chain MK One crashed into administration for the second time in a year. Woolworths' future was hanging in the balance after its ...
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GERMANY weren’t the only losers of this week’s friendly in Berlin. There were at least eight England players sitting at home who also missed out. Fabio Capello has come up with the perfect solution to the eternal club v country row — forget ...
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Bank of Ireland revealed yesterday that it had received a number of "unsolicited approaches" from prospective bidders looking to take stakes in Ireland's biggest bank by assets. The news sent the bank's shares up 24 per cent to €1.25 (£1.06). The ...
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