Sunday Times Rich List: Michael Moritz hits Wales top spot

Cardiff-born billionaire Michael Moritz is Wales' richest person, according to an annual survey. He has overtaken billionaire entrepreneur Sir Terry Matthews to gain the top spot of The Sunday Times Rich List....

Sir Terry Leahy: we must put the heart back into our high streets

I’d like to highlight three changes in particular that need to happen: (1) We need to stop the steady rise in car park charges, which deters shoppers from venturing out. Many people rely on the car to shop....

Sir Chris Hoy retires, assured of his place in British history

The debate over who is the greatest British Olympian will perhaps never be settled but one thing is certain - Sir Chris Hoy retires as one of the towering figures in this country's sporting history. Not only...

Smurfit Kappa fire: Crews tackle paper mill blaze

Tens of thousands of tonnes of cardboard is on fire at a paper mill in Birmingham, UK. Twenty fire crews remain at the Smurfit Kappa plant, a mill for recycled packaging, in Nechells. More than 70 firefighters are...

Tesco Confirms US Exit And Profit Fall

Tesco writes off more than £2.5bn and ends major store expansion amid efforts to breathe new life into its appeal in the UK. Tesco has confirmed its first fall in annual profits for 20 years and writedowns...

Baroness Thatcher's Funeral Procession Begins

With central London on lockdown ahead of her ceremonial funeral, the former prime minister starts her final journey. Baroness Thatcher's coffin is being moved from Westminster as the funeral procession for one...

Caste discrimination: Campaigners vow to fight for legislation

Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight for legislation after MPs voted against banning caste discrimination. Hundreds protested outside Parliament on Tuesday afternoon as the House of Commons debated the...

Newcastle 'Appalled' By Derby Day Violence

Newcastle United say they will impose "immediate lifetime bans" on anyone involved in the clashes after their defeat to Sunderland. Some 29 supporters were arrested as violence erupted in the city...

Measles: Letters Sent To South Wales Schools

Schools in South Wales are sending out letters of consent to parents so their children can be vaccinated against measles. So far there have been near 700 confirmed cases of the disease and that number is expected...

Millwall fans clashed with police at Wembley semi-final

Millwall fans have been slammed after they began fighting with each other during the second half of their 2-0 defeat by Wigan. Police have arrested 14 men after shocking crowd violence wrecked Saturday's FA...

Obama’s 2014 Budget Proposal: Tax, Spend, Elect — and Borrow

http://economicrisis.com/obamas-2014-budget-proposal-tax-spend-elect-and-borrow/4611 Obama’s 2014 Budget Proposal: Tax, Spend, Elect — and Borrow President Obama’s recently released fiscal 2014 budget proposal would continue near-record level deficits despite tax...

Running or Walking: What’s the Health Difference?

Running or Walking: What’s the Health Difference? Do you know someone who is a runner? Perhaps it’s you who hits the pavement in the early hours of the morning to get some jogging in. Runners will tell you that this is the best form of exercise. You’re not just...

BBC denies deceiving students in undercover North Korea trip

The BBC hits back at criticism from the London School of Economics which claims an undercover Panorama reporter put a group of its students at risk on a trip to North Korea. John Sweeney, a reporter for the...

Battle over Maggie pop songs

Sales of Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead have soared since the former Prime Minister’s death on Monday, aged 87. But supporters of Baroness Thatcher are now hoping to propel a rival song, the Notsensibles’s...

BBC In Ding Dong Over Anti-Thatcher Song No 1 on iTunes

The BBC's Ben Cooper said there had been "emotional arguments on both sides of the fence," whether to play the 1939 song, Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, which mocks the death of Margaret Thatcher during...

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