Air Hostess Helps Land Air Canada Plane After Co-Pilot Breaks Down - HULIQ.com

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 ...

Borrowing reported to trigger deferred tax rises - International Herald Tribune

LONDON : British annual public borrowing is set to climb towards 120 billion pounds over the next two years, forcing the finance minister to announce plans for deferred tax rises and public spending curbs in his pre-budget report, the Financial Times ...

Banks and commodities help lift European stock markets - Daily Times

LONDON: 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. At 1132 GMT ...

Capello puts meaning into meaningless friendly - Guardian Unlimited

In football the conflict of interest between club and country drags on like the hundred years war. The heartening 2-1 win over Germany which Fabio Capello's irregulars achieved in Berlin on Wednesday night may have further convinced the nation that ...

Private equity targets Bank of Ireland - The Independent

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 ...

Fallow deer stalking in Ireland - Financial Times

“As quietly as you can,” he whispered in my ear, “climb over the gate and then crawl up to the side of the bridge.” I climbed and straddled the gate, as you should, nearest to the hinge. My companion Ion Hamilton, my assigned stalker for the ...

Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland mixes talent with tenacity ... - Daily Telegraph

Talent and tenacity: Stephen Ireland, seen here evading the challenge of Bolton's Gavin McCann, has fought hard to make his mark on Manchester City's first team Photo: GETTY IMAGES Never mind Robinho, the £32.5 million man, or indeed the oil-rich ...