LONDON, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP reports billings up 5.0% and revenue up 6.8% in its Interim Results 2015 Reported billings up 5.0% at £23.156 billion, up 5.0% in constant currency Reported revenue up 6.8% at £5.839 billion in sterling, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Marketing, United Kingdom
Not for audiences in the US and Canada LONDON, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — This week, epgonline.org, the website for healthcare professionals, welcomes the launch of a free symptomatic asthma Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity, available at epgonline.org/symptomatic-asthma/cme/. Accredited by the … Read the full press release
The cost of buying a home for first-time buyers is £670 a year lower than renting, according to new research by Halifax. EDINBURGH, 25-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The average monthly costs associated with buying1 a three bedroom house in the UK for … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged cost of buying a home, Craig McKinlay, Halifax
Fund established to help farmers concerned about a potential delay to crucial 2015 EU payments, normally received in December each year Support will be offered to the Group’s farming customers in the event of Basic Payment Scheme payments being paid … Read the full press release
Attitudes towards the current financial situation fall as perceptions about people’s personal financial situation and Britain’s employment situation both drop However, July saw falls in year on year essential spending, with a continuing decline in water bills Ahead of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Claire Garrod, Lloyds Bank, Lloyds Bank Spending Power Report, Patrick Foley
GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fear of weight gain is one reason smokers give for not kicking the habit, but new research suggests heavy smokers are more likely to develop pot bellies. Scientists at the University of Glasgow found that … Read the full press release
GLASGOW, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The repeated emergence of the Bluetongue virus (BTV) amongst European livestock in recent decades has been shaped by its ability to re-assort its genes, a study has found. The virus infects ruminant animals such as … Read the full press release
Loughborough MSc student Aditi Chauhan has this week added to India’s sporting history by signing for East London side West Ham United Ladies. The significance of this sees the Indian goalkeeper, coming from a country that doesn’t have a domestic … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged Aditi Chauhan, East London, Loughborough MSc, West Ham United Ladies
Berezniki, Russia, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Uralkali (LSE: URKA; the Company), one of the world’s largest potash producers, noting media reports that it is considering a buyback of its securities, which may lead to de-listing of its global depositary receipts (“GDRs”) representing its common shares on the London … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Russia, United Kingdom
Tagged GDRs, London Stock Exchange, Uralkali
LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has today (20 August 2015) announced the appointment of Geraldine Quirk as a Partner in its Insurance practice to enhance its non-contentious insurance and financial services regulatory expertise. … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Law, United Kingdom
Tagged Berwin Leighton Paisner, BLP, Geraldine Quirk, International law firm
LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The design of all-weather lifeboats is being reviewed as part of a study led by Newcastle University and the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) with support from Lloyds’ Register. The four-year project will help … Read the full press release
LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Commenting on today’s ONS Retail Sales figures, Richard Lowe, Head of Retail & Wholesale at Barclays, said: “Retailers should be pleased with today’s ONS retail sales figures. The heatwave at the start of July gave … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, ONS Retail, Richard Lowe
Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan’s recent visit to Entrepreneurial Spark gave him the chance to see one of the accelerator’s biggest funding successes to date as a start-up secured a $1 million (£644,000) investment. EDINBURGH, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Entrepreneurial Spark, Mark Bradley, Ross McEwan, Royal Bank of Scotland
Scotland’s squads are banking on success after RBS CEO Ross McEwan dropped in to watch them prepare for their attempts to win the Homeless World Cup. EDINBURGH, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday RBS CEO Ross McEwan was a guest of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Society, Sports, United Kingdom
Tagged David Duke, RBS, Ross McEwan, Scottish Homeless World Cup, Street Soccer Scotland
IFC issued bond to fund India’s Yes Bank’s investments in climate change projects Listing raises 3.15 billion rupees – £31million IFC and Yes Bank open trading on London Stock Exchange LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — London Stock Exchange today welcomes … Read the full press release
38 young people successfully ‘graduate’ as Prudential apprentices in 2015 Graduation ceremonies held across the UK – in London, Reading and Stirling £4.1 million committed to extending the Prudential apprenticeship programme until 2018 LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential apprentices … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Insurance, United Kingdom
Tagged apprentices graduated, Cathy Lewis, Harminder Matharu, Prudential, training programme
LONDON, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Almost a quarter of people heading off on a driving holiday (23%) do not research the rules of the road for the country they’re visiting, before their trip – according to car insurer Aviva. More … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Insurance, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, car insurer, driving holiday
The average amount of pocket money paid to kids is £6.20 per week Only 59% of kids are expected to undertake chores in return for their allowance – down from 65% in 2014 Fewer girls (53%) are being asked to … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged average pocket money, Giles Martin, Halifax
The number of people with dementia – both new cases and total numbers with the disease – appears to be stabilising in some Western European countries despite populations ageing, in direct contrast to the ‘dementia epidemic’ reported in some recent … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Cambridge Institute of Public Health, dementia, Professor Carol Brayne, Yu-tzu Wu
ŠKODA takes first place in the J.D Power Dependability Study in Great Britain Top overall score for ŠKODA; every ŠKODA model better than the average score; ŠKODA Fabia in third place in the small car category Respondents to the survey … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged J.D. Power’s 2015 Dependability Study, ŠKODA, ŠKODA Superb Combi
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