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New law will jail reckless bankers says Cameron
The British government will legislate to ensure reckless bank bosses can be jailed and bonuses can be clawed back, David Cameron has said.The British Prime Minister said he accepted key recommendations in a parliamentary report and promised to act on them.The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards called on the UK government to hold senior bankers personally responsible for malpractice ...
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Threat from dissident republicans severe
The threat from dissident republicans remains severe, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said today.The Minister warned that terror groups pose a risk to the security and existence of the Republic as well as the North."The Garda assessment, shared by the PSNI, in relation to the terrorist threat level in Northern Ireland is that it is regarded as severe," Mr Shatter said."While the ...
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Acting to help Murs find love
Olly Murs wants to turn his hand to acting in a bid to find love.The 'Army of Two' hitmaker - who is currently single - wants to fill the void in his life and thinks he may meet his future partner on set of a romantic-comedy show.The 29-year-old said: "I do a bit of acting when I perform in my videos and I'd like to do more."Maybe if I were a romantic lead, I might meet ...
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Teacher accused of abducting pupil will not give evidence
A teacher in the UK who allegedly abducted a schoolgirl to France will not give evidence in his defence.Jeremy Forrest (aged 30) of Chislehurst Road, Petts Wood, south east London, denies an offence of child abduction at Lewes Crown Court.The trial has heard the pupil was aged 15 when she started a sexual relationship with Forrest after developing a crush on him at Bishop Bell Church of England ...
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Walliams I cant believe I get paid to judge Britains Got Talent
David Walliams "can't believe" he gets paid for being on 'Britain's Got Talent'.The funnyman has so much fun working as a judge on the ITV show - which Hungarian act Attraction won earlier this month - and he puts it down to the chemistry he has with fellow judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.He told The Sun newspaper: "It was a brilliant ...
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UK politician facing new indecent assault allegations
British House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans has been further arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assault. The 55-year-old answered bail today following his arrest in May on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, and was told that he faces the additional allegations.A Lancashire Constabulary spokesman said: "A 55-year-old man from Pendleton in Lancashire has today ...
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Music review Pet Shop Boys bring cornucopia of hits to Londons O2 Arena
Chris Lowe has never revealed much of himself to his audience. As usual, he's on stage behind his keyboards with his signature baseball cap pulled over his forehead and huge bug-eyed sunglasses covering his face. Even better for Lowe - one imagines - the Pet Shop Boys take to the stage for their first London gig in two years behind a giant screen projecting giant ...
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Jobs boost for Larne and Dublin
A Japanese global healthcare company is creating 416 jobs in Northern Ireland.Terumo BCT manufactures products used in the treatment and transfusion of blood at its plant in Larne, Co Antrim. It will expand into research and development (R&D) there for the first time.Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe hailed Northern Ireland as a "treasure trove of challenge, openness and ...
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Cities vying for culture spotlight
Kent , Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Southampton, and Southend-on-Sea.The panel which looked at the bids was chaired by former TV executive Phil Redmond.The winning City Of Culture will be announced in November, with the finalists asked to submit an updated submission by the end of September. The victor can expect a major boost in tourism and investment.Mr Vaizey said: ...
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A Minute With Gemma Arterton on choosing roles new challenges
British actress Gemma Arterton poses for photographers at the British Academy of Film and Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London in this February 10, 2013 file ...
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Shimon Peres feted by celebrities and leaders on 90th birthday – video
Barbra Streisand, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton are among the guests at the 90th birthday of Israel's president, Shimon Peres. Clinton gets a laugh from the crowd by joking that Peres is 'the last living Israeli to have known King David'. Streisand sings Avenu Malkeinu, a traditional Jewish song requested by ...
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Account Director - Entertainment Clients
An exciting Director role across a suite of entertainment clients has arisen at Australia’s leading media agency. You would be joining an enviable account team with a very low churn rate. The person whom was in this role previously has secured a role on the client side. True progression and accountability is on offer here. Your remit would be to lead the client relationship and channel ...
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Ross On Radio Fresh Listen Tampas Top 40 Battle
WFLZ with a mellower version of the assault tactics that WFLZ had deployed successfully against WRBQ (Q105) in the early '90s. Seemingly in no time, WPOI had nudged ahead and WFLZ had replaced longtime morning man M.J. Kelli with Kane. And then the two scenarios diverged. Older-leaning Q105 made an ill-fated decision to go younger against WFLZ, plunging the two stations into a battle that ...
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MGM AEG Building a 20000-Seat Arena on the Las Vegas Strip
Years of talk about building an arena capable of hosting professional sports and big-name concerts yielded an announcement Tuesday that casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG will build a privately financed 20,000-seat indoor venue on the Las Vegas Strip. Construction on the $350 million arena should start next summer on land that MGM Resorts owns between the New ...
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Court approves SBP survival plan despite concerns
The High Court has heard the proposed takeover bid for the Sunday Business Post is lower than hoped for but sufficient to ensure the newspaper's survival.The court has approved the survival plan, which will see EUR750,000 pumped into the business as a rescue scheme for the company.Staff numbers will drop from 74 to 65, while staff will take a 6% wage cut.Mr Justice Peter Kelly had expressed ...
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Shatter renews pledge to restart garda recruitment
The Justice Minister Alan Shatter is renewing his promise to resume garda recruitment, but he admits there is no timeframe for the process.Minister Shatter says he is in negotiations with the Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin to hire new officers on a modest scale and ensure the force stays above 13,000.In April he delayed his plans to begin recruiting again, following the ...
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Unsolicited text messages offered loans to fund social life
"Hi mate. I'm still out in town, just got 1,000 in my account from these guys.."That was one of the text messages promoting a payday lender which have been banned in the UK for suggesting that the loans are suitable for funding a social life.The three messages for firstpaydayloanuk.co.uk also said: "I'm still out in town, just got 850 in my account from these ...
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Teachers accuse Government of smokescreen and spin
The country's largest teaching union has accused the Government of enforcing savage cuts on pupils with special needs.The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (Into) claimed that schools with more than 20 pupils who need resource classes or additional support face losing one of those staff members.The cuts were unveiled by the National Council for Special Education which detailed the ...
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Pardew Im staying put
Alan Pardew has insisted he will remain as Newcastle boss despite the turmoil currently engulfing the club.The 51-year-old has re-affirmed his commitment to the Magpies a day after seeing Joe Kinnear installed above him as director of football and with managing director Derek Llambias having resigned from his post.In the most brief of comments, Pardew told the Chronicle: "I'm staying - ...
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James Reillys family sent arson attack threats over abortion legislation
The Minister for Health James Reilly says threats to burn him and his family out of their home have gone much further than they should have.Minister Reilly has received a letter containing the arson threat over the new abortion legislation.A number of politicians - including the Taoiseach Enda Kenny - have previously spoken out about threats they have received from those opposed to the new Bill ...
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Things looking up for Lions as North passed fit for first Test
British and Irish Lions wing George North has been passed fit to face Australia in Saturday's opening Test at Suncorp Stadium.North limped off with a hamstring injury at half-time of last Tuesday's rout of Combined Country XV and has been battling to recover in time for the series opener against the Wallabies.But assistant coach Rob Howley revealed the tackle-busting 21-year-old, who ...
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Bank of England chief out-voted in swan song meeting
LONDON (AFP) - Bank of England governor Mervyn King called for more easy-money stimulus at his final meeting in June, but was out-voted by fellow policymakers for the fifth month in a row, minutes showed on Wednesday.The details were published shortly before the US Federal Reserve central bank announces its latest position on easy-money stimulus.Former Canadian central bank chief Mark Carney ...
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Sonam Kapoor is not doing any Hollywood project
P Vasu, the actress Sonam Kapoor said on Tuesday that she knows nothing about it. "Nobody has approached me for a Hollywood project," she said, but added that she would love to do films in different languages. "Language has never been a barrier for me. If I get a challenging role, I would be more than willing to work in any language," she said. Kapoor is awaiting the release ...
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City adds new music series in Smothers Park
June 19--Owensboro is creating another free downtown music series in Smothers Park on Thursday and Saturday nights from July 6 through Oct. 12 to give aspiring area entertainers a chance to find an audience. Friday night showcases will be added after Friday After 5 ends its season on Aug. 30. "We have 20-plus dates for people to sign up to perform," Tim Ross, the city's events ...
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Russian lawmakers say anti-piracy bill should protect movies but not music
Russia A Russian Lower House MP suggests to only protect movies and TV series in a new anti-piracy bill claiming that music is much cheaper to create. Aleksey Mitrofanov said he has submitted an amendment to the bill aimed at countering internet piracy. "The bill must only cover movies and TV series - the copyright objects that are expensive to produce," Mitrofanov said at a ...
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