Iraq tourism eyes growth in London TravelDailyNews On its first visit to a European travel fair in more than a decade, Iraq will be attending World Travel Market in London with its partner Dunira Strategy to investigate market development opportunities. Led by the Tourism Board of Iraq, the delegation will also participate in the World Tourism Organ...
John Cusack: 'I like to take risks' The Observer | I am waiting to enter 's London hotel room when I'm approached by a dainty blond ice pick of a woman. My heart sinks. Every journalist knows that being taken aside by an actor's personal publicist is Number Two on the official list of Things Likely To Spoil An Interview. (Number One is the non-app...
Man held after tonnes of illegal e-waste are exported to Africa The Independent | The director of a British waste export company suspected of illegally shipping defunct televisions and electronic goods to Africa has been arrested after a joint investigation by The Independent and Sky News. | The 49-year-old man, a Nigerian natio...
The taxman cometh The Guardian | In the 60s, the Isle of Man recast itself as an offshore tax haven. How will the Manx 'nation' react now that status is under threat? | Of all the ways to think about the Isle of Man – haven, motorbike race course, former birching capital of west...
Job hunting: By hook or by crook The Guardian | Scam job websites may promise lots of work, but all they want is your money. Tony Levene explains how his graduate son almost fell for one such scheme, and how to spot one yourself | Oliver Mernick-Levene was plagued by scam job websites. Photograp...
Holy cow, what's Chrissie's beef? The Times | Sitting on the floor of a cattleshed, at the business end of a cow, Chrissie Hynde is trying to get to grips with a set of udders. "Are there four of them?" she shouts above the Hare Krishna devotional music blaring out of a CD player in the corner...
Iraq tourism eyes growth in London TravelDailyNews On its first visit to a European travel fair in more than a decade, Iraq will be attending World Travel Market in London with its partner Dunira Strategy to investigate market development opportunities. Led by the Tourism Board of Iraq, the delegatio...
HSE lead safety policy may be harming 100,000 UK workers The Guardian | Legal limit of 60 microgrammes of lead per decilitre leaves huge numbers of scrap and demolition workers at risk, experts say | Many scrap yards in the UK have not had their workers tested for lead poisoning. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images | T...
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Museums 'boosted by staycation' BBC News | UK museums and art galleries have seen a rise in visitor numbers due to the recession but face financial worries, a new study has revealed. | Two-thirds of cultural institutions ...
Afghans mull post-poll options Al Jazeera | Afghan analysts fear their country's nascent democracy is no longer threatened only by the Taliban insurgency, but also by allegations of electoral fraud following the Augus...
A £39bn handout – and the great British banking sell-off begins The Guardian | • RBS and Lloyds forced to relinquish prized assets | • Tories accuse Darling of 'new world record' bailout | The have accused the government of creating a "new world record" for bank bailouts as another £39bn of taxpayers' money was injected ...
Alistair Darling on Britain's new banking bailout - LIVE The Guardian | Live coverage of today's on the UK banking sector including Alistair Darling's statement to MPs | 2.33pm: Over in parliament, Alistair Darling and his team are perched on the government front bench ready for Treasury questions. We are expecting a s...
Britain's new banking bailout - LIVE The Guardian | 12.17pm: Shadow chancellor George Osborne has given his verdict on the bailout. In short, he's not impressed - and questions whether the changes will actually benefit the public: | A year ago the government injected £37bn into the banking system a...
Delhi, Mumbai to join world's richest cities list Indian Express | India's financial hub Mumbai and political capital Delhi are likely to witness a significant jump in economic growth along with other emerging markets and make it to the league of the world's wealthiest cities by 2025, a report says. | "New York, London and Paris may trip off the tongue as the world's top cities in terms of wealth but over the ne...
BA to cut tenth of jobs after losing £292m in disastrous summer The Times | British Airways plans to cut its workforce by more than a tenth as it struggles with mounting losses. The airline said yesterday that 4,900 jobs would be lost - about 12 per cent of staff - by March. | This is 1,200 higher than the target BA set this year and comes after it announced a £292 million loss in the six months to September 30. | Analys...
