The Stormont Parliament building, where the Northern Ireland Assembly sits, is seen in Belfast, Northern Ireland March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville BELFAST Northern Ireland’s main political parties will resume talks on Monday… Read More
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Credit Suisse faces tax probes in multiple countries
Credit Suisse has been targeted in sweeping tax investigations launched in the UK, France and the Netherlands, setting back Switzerland’s attempts to clean up its image as a tax haven. The Swiss… Read More
Are trigger warnings more harmful than taboo subjects?
Trigger warning: this article or section, or pages it links to, contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. Twenty-first-century moral imperative, box-ticking caveat, or the sinister… Read More
‘Phased approach’ – How to read EU Brexit guidelines
EU Council President Donald Tusk holds British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit letter, which was delivered by Britain’s permanent representative to the European Union Tim Barrow (not pictured) that gives notice of… Read More
UK launches tax evasion, laundering probe into unnamed global financial institution
LONDON Britain said on Friday it had launched an investigation into suspected tax evasion and money-laundering by an unnamed “global financial institution” and some of its employees. “The first phase of the… Read More
The £60,000 cuppa and other stylish tea sets
An Afternoon Call’ (c1880), a hand-coloured albumen print on card, conveys the importance of the tea ceremony in Japanese culture © Bridgeman Images At next week’s Salone del Mobile design festival in… Read More
VW has fixed fewer than half of UK cars hit by diesel scandal
A VW sign is seen outside a Volkswagen dealership in London, Britain, November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File photo LONDON Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said it has so far fixed fewer than half of the… Read More
UK households run down savings to record low in warning sign for economy
A shopper browses at a vegetable market, in London, Britain February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON, British households ran down their savings to a record low in late 2016 as they sought… Read More
British Canoeing coach suspended after complaint – BBC
A coach at British Canoeing was suspended in December after a formal complaint, the BBC has reported. An independent investigation into the complaint is still underway, the report said. “We can confirm… Read More
EU offers pre-Brexit trade talks, tough on transition
By Alastair Macdonald | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS The European Union is ready to talk to Britain on a future free trade deal before the two sides agree final terms on Brexit, draft EU… Read More
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