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Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 06:38 UTC

Barclays first-quarter profit hit by restructuring charge

LONDON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:20am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Barclays (BARC.L) said first-quarter profit fell a quarter from a year ago after a rise in losses in its European business and a ...


Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 06:15 UTC

Lloyds UK branches sale to Co-op collapses: sources

By Steve Slater LONDON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:45am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - The planned sale of more than 600 UK bank branches by Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) to the Co-Operative Group has fallen ...


BBC World News, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

UK Peace Index highlights rate of fall in violent crime

Rates of murder and violent crime have fallen more rapidly in the UK in the past decade than anywhere else in Western Europe, researchers say.


The Sydney Morning Herald, 24.04.13 03:14 UTC

Lives at risk around the world from novelty golf toys sold as 'bomb detectors'

LONDON: When James McCormick told armies, police forces and governments that his bomb detectors worked from deep underwater or a low-flying plane, it might have sounded too good to be true. ...


Reuters - Top News, 24.04.13 01:31 UTC

Michael Jackson wrongful death trial set to get underway Monday

LOS ANGELES | Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:20pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on ...


Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 00:58 UTC

Google buys Wavii for $30 million, mirroring Yahoo's deal

By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO | Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:45pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has acquired Wavii, the Seattle-based startup behind a news summarization app, for roughly $30 million ...


Daily Mail, 23.04.13 22:26 UTC

NHS boss handed £100,000 performance bonus despite claims his hospital was responsible for 2,400 'excess deaths'

PUBLISHED: 19:32 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 22:20 GMT, 23 April 2013 A former health boss was paid £100,000 in 'bonuses' at a hospital that is being investigated for high death rates. Dr Stephen ...


Daily Mail, 23.04.13 19:57 UTC

NHS boss handed £100,000 performance bonus despite claims his hospital was responsible for 500 needless deaths

PUBLISHED: 19:32 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 19:33 GMT, 23 April 2013 A former health boss was paid £100,000 in 'bonuses' at a hospital that is being investigated for high death rates. Dr Stephen ...


NPR, 23.04.13 19:57 UTC

Boston Search Shines Spotlight On Surveillance Cameras

Footage from surveillance cameras along the Boston Marathon route gave the FBI early clues about the bombing suspects. And prosecutors say they'll use some of those images to try to prove their ...


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