The designer of the duck island caught up in the MPs' expenses row has said the ongoing whiff of scandal could force him out of business.Tory MP Sir Peter Viggers is retiring at the next election, following the revelation that he tried to pay for
LONDON (SE) - Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce was at home awaiting heart surgery as his team let him down, beaten 3-0 at Fulham after having the better of the first half.In Allardyce's place, his assistant Neil McDonald used all three substitutes in
Tiger Woods squandered his overnight three-stroke lead at the Australian Masters after limping home to a par-72 third round in Melbourne.The world number one had a frustrating day of two birdies and as many bogeys, including one on the par-three 11t
ZURICH - Swiss cement giant Holcim said on Wednesday that nine-month profits tumbled 31 percent amid a construction slump in Europe, but was optimistic for prospects in North American and emerging markets. The cement group said in its nine-month ea
LONDON - HSBC forecast that emerging markets will spearhead the economic recovery on Tuesday as the world banking giant said its third-quarter profits were significantly higher compared with a year earlier. In an HSBC trading update, group chief
LONDON - Barclays on Tuesday reported sharp falls for third-quarter net profits as the banking group's bad debts soared. Barclays said in a statement that profit after tax slumped 54 percent to 1.075 billion pounds in the three months to September
MILAN - Italian energy group Enel reported a huge quarterly profits slump on Wednesday and further big bond issues to reduce debt following the purchase of Spanish company Endesa. The group, while standing by a forecast that results would rise for
Simone Perrotta has attempted to calm everyone's nerves ahead of Roma's match on Sunday against Bologna, as the Giallorossi look to end their four-game winless streak. Fans only look at the result. Those of us inside [the club] know that there is no
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