Posts Tagged ‘confirm’

Financial Policy Committee to be up and running by autumn

Following an announcement by Chancellor George Osborne last month, the Government has today confirmed that the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) should be operational by autumn.
In his Mansion House speech last month, Mr Osborne said the Government was launching the FPC in order to regulate financial services and markets.
The proposals came after the coalition Government [...]

Ryanair to charge £1 to spend a penny

Budget airline Ryanair has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to charge passengers £1 or €1 to use the toilet.
The no-frills airline said all onboard toilets will become coin-operated, while the airline is also slashing the number toilets, meaning there may be only one toilet on planes carrying almost 200 passengers.
The airline already [...]

PM calls general election for 6 May

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has today confirmed the general election will take place in exactly one month’s time – on 6 May.
The move was widely expected and the PM made the announcement outside Downing Street, following a 20-minute meeting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace to seek the dissolution of Parliament.
Mr Brown will now face [...]

The Times and Sunday Times to charge for online access from June

The Times and Sunday Times newspapers will start charging to access their online news content in June, owner News International (NI) confirmed today.
Rebekah Brooks, NI chief executive, said: “This is a crucial step towards making the business of news an economically exciting proposition. We are proud of our journalism and unashamed to say that we [...]

Coventry and Stroud confirm merger deal

Earlier this month, it was reported that Coventry Building Society was in merger talks with its smaller rival, the Stroud & Swindon.
Today, however, the talks have been confirmed and the merger will bring together the country’s third and eleventh largest building societies.
The merger, which is subject to approval by the members of Stroud & Swindon [...]