Banks will be hit by a 50 per cent tax on bonus pay-outs, Alistair Darling, the chancellor, said in his pre-Budget report, in a move that will inflame bankers but is likely to be welcomed by the general public.The first £25,000 of bonuses will be ex
Banks will be hit by a 50 per cent tax on bonus pay-outs, Alistair Darling, the chancellor, said in his pre-Budget report, in a move that will inflame bankers but is likely to be welcomed by the general public.The first £25,000 of bonuses will be ex
LONDON - Staff and players at Manchester City have undergone tests for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, after two players were discovered with the illness, it was reported Wednesday. Slovakian winger Vladimir Weiss was ordered to stay at home instead
CSKA Moscow could be thrown out of the Champions League after players Aleksei Berezutsky and Sergei Ignashevich tested positive for a banned substance.They failed a doping test on 3 November after the 3-3 draw at Manchester United and have been prov
White-van man’s declining demand for commercial vehicles is still depressing revenues at Northgate, the van and car rental group said on Tuesday. However, the company said that in spite of falling turnover, there had been some pick-up in utilisation
Omega Insurance Holdings, a Lloyd’s of London insurer, revealed that Invesco, its leading shareholder, has demanded a string of board changes as part of a growing spat over the direction and management of the company.Invesco, which holds 29 per cent
Heavy fog came to Clyde's rescue for the second time in their Scottish Cup third round tie with Livingston.The match had to be abandoned after 54 minutes with Livingston leading 2-1 thanks to a Robbie Winters double. Livi were leading 1-0 when the o
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