The pound continued on its upward journey against the euro as foreign exchange dealers’ belief in the actions of the Government firmed. Having greeted the Budget favourably, they are now seeing more and more evidence that the Government means business. Strong statements from Chancellor George Osborne both at the Mansion House dinner and the G20 [...]
In what could be the first salvo in a new round of inter-bank promotional battles, Lloyds TSB announce that if you spend £1,500 in the first three months with your Lloyds TSB Airmiles Duo American Express® Card you could get enough Airmiles for two return flights from London to destinations like Paris or Amsterdam. When [...]
Medics at the BMA conference today voted against homeopathic remedies being funded by the NHS. The conference also called for the banning of homeopathic remedies on the NHS and the the removal of all homeopathic remedies for sale as medicines from pharmacies and chemist shops. According to the Nursing Times the vote was overwhelmingly in [...]
At last a car that will not increase traffic pollution or air pollution. The unlikely designer of this paragon of motoring virtue is Gordon Murray the designer of the McLaren Formula One racing car. It is good to know that the modern generation are at last considering their environment and taking notice of the needs [...]
The government’s plans to increase the age at which state pensions commence came under fire today from Michelle Mitchell the Charity Director of Age UK. “The coalition must not make any rash decisions about the future of our pensions system. Before rushing through any increase to state pension age, the government must first reduce the [...]
If you have been investing in Treasuries and Gilts you may find that such investments are less appealing in the future. Yields are likely to decline sharply. No US Treasuries are currently on traders “special” which means that traders are expecting that the global recovery will continue reasonably strongly for the foreseeable future. Leading investment [...]
25 year old Englishman David Horsey won his first European tour event in the BMW International Open last weekend. Horsey started the final round 5 shots off the lead, but roared up the leader board with a final round of 67 which included birdies at two of the last three holes. This was Horsey’s first [...]
A survey of British Medical Association local staff organisations reveals that the Chairmen of local negotiating committees are warning that hospitals are having to cut back already on non-essential procedures. These non-essential procedures would include minor operations like benign skin lesions, hernia operations and varicose veins. There could also be a scaling back of such [...]
This was the day for the champions to show their strengths on Centre Court at Wimbledon and they did not disappoint. Raphael Nadal was too strong for his Czech opponent Tomas Berdych winning 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 and Serena Williams put out her Russian opponent Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2. These are two very powerful champions and [...]
A the new website was launched on June 24th that will allow Internet users to have access to a unique search engine to find ‘how to’ information. http://AllSearch.us is unique because it automatically lists 100′s of the most commonly searched topics and then simply clicking on the the appropriate link, users can find: web, how [...]
