Archive For February 2012

Police apologise to Duggan family

on February 29, 2012 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)

Met apologises for failing to tell Duggan’s family that he had been killed in the incident that triggered last summer’s riots The Metropolitan police has apologised to the family […]

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Banks gorge on 530 billion euros of ECB funds

on by Jude Emantsal in Breaking News, Comments (0)

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Banks grabbed 530 billion euros at the European Central Bank’s second offering of cheap three-year funds on Wednesday, fuelling expectations that credit will flow to businesses and […]

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Leveson inquiry: Simon Hughes claims Sun had access to phone records

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Lib Dem MP says he was forced to admit homosexuality after tabloid claimed it had evidence he called a gay chatline Simon Hughes told the Leveson inquiry that he […]

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Dow, S&P hit milestones on confidence, lower oil

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow closed above 13,000 for the first time since May 2008 on Tuesday and the S&P 500 also hit a milestone, as buoyant U.S. consumer […]

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Met failed to tell Simon Hughes extent of phone hacking

on February 28, 2012 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)

Simon Hughes says police had evidence seeming to indicate ‘at least three’ NoW staff asked Mulcaire to access his voicemail Scotland Yard failed to tell a senior Liberal Democrat […]

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Stock futures ease after durable goods data

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock index futures pared gains on Tuesday after data showed orders for long-lasting manufactured goods fell more than expected in January.

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Sun established ‘network of corrupted officials’, Leveson inquiry hears

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Police officer leading investigation into bribery and hacking at News International tells inquiry of ‘culture of illegal payments’ Rupert Murdoch’s flagship tabloid, the Sun, established a “network of corrupted […]

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Consumer debt falls in Q4 on mortgage balances

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. households continued to shave debt in the fourth quarter as mortgage balances declined, while there were tentative signs Americans are increasingly willing to spend, according […]

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Brooks and Coulson ‘were warned about widespread phone hacking in 2006′

on February 27, 2012 by Jude Emantsal in Other News, Comments (0)

• Police source ‘told then Sun editor of around 100 victims’ • Records ‘suggested NI had paid Glenn Mulcaire over £1m’• Email submitted to Leveson inquiry reveals Coulson briefing […]

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Wall Street pulls back from 4-year high

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks extended losses on Monday with the Nasdaq briefly falling 1 percent as investors booked profits from a recent rally that took the market to a […]

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