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  • UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending UK urged by IMF to bring forward high value spending

    LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...

  • Overall economy likely to pick up in Q2 says German central bank Overall economy likely to pick up in Q2 says German central bank

    FRANKFURT - Germany's central bank Deutsche Bundesbank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter relying on signals of pick up in industrial orders and likelihood of weather related downturn in construction sector no longer impacting investment sentiments a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. "Overall ...

  • Housing market picking up in UK Housing market picking up in UK

    LONDON - The UK housing market seems to be picking up with gross mortgage lending up 4.3 per cent in April over previous month to 12.1 billion pounds, the highest in over four years, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). The mortgage lending was 21% higher than April 2012, but this data is skewed by the end of the stamp duty concession on 24 March, 2012. Under the stamp duty ...

  • Garda inquiry over creche mistreatment claims

    Gardaí have confirmed they are carrying out an investigation into reports of the mistreatment of children at a creche in north Co Dublin. They are also investigating the alleged mistreatment of children at a childcare facility in south Co Dublin. A separate inquiry is under way by the Health Service Executive's Children and Family Service. It said it has received reports from the ...

  • Active Family Week is jam-packed with fun

    May 22 2013 By David Godsall A WEEK-long of activities are being lined up over Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland for families to enjoy and be active together. Active Family Week starts on Monday (May 27) with Active Together, Active Rutland and Leicester Gets Active 4 Life, supported by Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport, co-ordinating numerous events across the city and counties. This ...

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Open Water

Open Water

After making the biggest splash at last years Sundance Film Festival, Chris KentissOpen Water is being touted as the next great indie-crossover, a Blair Witch-ish thriller made on a meager budget and shot in digital video that nonetheless generates the kinds of white-knuckle chill ... ...

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  • Flybe axes Belfast-Gatwick flights

    Belfast International Airport, is unlikely to retain the City link.In a statement Flybe, which has had to cut around 10% of its workforce, accused Gatwick's owners of trying to squeeze out smaller air carriers with charges and claimed fees had amounted to a 102% rise over the last five years."No business can swallow such a massive increase in such a short period of time and it is with ...

  • State accused over violence against women

    The human rights agency warned of problems around prison conditions for young offenders, violence against women and girls and a lack of clarity over Ireland's abortion ...

  • CIE to discuss fare hikes with National Transport Authority

    CIE is to sit down with the National Transport Authority to discuss fare hikes for next year.Yesterday, the company published its annual report, which showed journeys across Bus ireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail fell to 229 million last year - down by almost three-and-a-half million on 2011.CIE suffered a deficit of more than EUR43m which was offset by pension adjustments and a one-off ...

  • Flybe axes Belfast to Gatwick flights

    Budget airline Flybe today announced it had dropped direct flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.The company confirmed it had sold all of its Gatwick arrival and departure slots to rival Easyjet for 20m (EUR23.4m).The decision to withdraw from its main hub airport will particularly affect Northern Ireland commuters and travellers connecting to other ...

  • 20 jobs go as Britvic shuts Belfast operation

    Britvic will focus on Ballygowan, its Irish water brand.The soft drinks giant announced cost cuts totalling 30m over three years as it reported a 50% surge in pre-tax profits to 37.5m for the 28 weeks to mid-April.It said the cuts aim to improve returns for shareholders and comes ahead of a Competition Commission decision on its merger with Irn-Bru owner AG Barr, expected by July. It will then ...

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