Provides the latest RSS feeds for UK Markets News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page London Mercury.com http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/cat/a6470658fef1b31c/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:58 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:43:58 -0400 30 Foreigners residing in London are set to outnumber Brits within 20 years, a new study has revealed. According to the research, the number of residents born overseas has risen by 54 per cent in ten years, while Brits in the capital have reduced by one per cent, the Sun reported. The study found that if the rate of change stays the same, then in 2031 London will have 7.11 million foreign ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629213/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:40:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629213/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Three men have been arrested after a fracas outside a gurdwara in the city of Norwich in England. Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of public disorder offences and taken to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre and a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and taken to Great Yarmouth for questioning after the brawl involving 10 worshippers outside the gurdwara on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626031/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:03 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626031/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview that Britain's economy had achieved "only a modest recovery". "We are seeing a recovery. It's only a modest recovery, and we certainly can't be satisfied with it," the outgoing central bank governor King said in an interview with the Sky News' Murnaghan programme Sunday. "We will need to do more to use up the spare capacity and ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626027/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626027/scat/a6470658fef1b31c KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian billionaire industrialist Viktor Pinchuk is suing two of his compatriots in London's High Court, saying they failed to hand over an iron ore business for which he paid $143 million (94 million pounds).The Krivy Rih Iron Ore Combine is one of Ukraine's top ten iron ore producers and made a net profit of about $100 million last year.Pinchuk, a son-in-law of ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631922/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 08:42:26 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631922/scat/a6470658fef1b31c ne of the most significant catalysts for the architectural development of Santa Barbara was a massive earthquake which struck at 6:42 a.m. on June 29, 1925. The earthquake destroyed or damaged many commercial buildings in Santa Barbara's business district, most of which were built of un-reinforced masonry. Unlike the commercial buildings, the vast majority of the residential structures in ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631946/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:18 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631946/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Raheem Sterling had a charge of common assault dropped on Monday after a witness failed to turn up to court.Sterling, 18, did not have to appear ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214632802/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 08:33:50 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214632802/scat/a6470658fef1b31c * Income from extra charges surges 20 pct* FY net 569 mln eur vs f'cast 558 mln in company poll* Warns profit growth may be flat in year ahead* Shares up more than 9 pct, hit record ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631945/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 08:07:57 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631945/scat/a6470658fef1b31c During the Eid holiday last year, Dubai malls opened around the clock for two days of the four-day weekend, with consumers flocking to the world's biggest shopping centre, the Dubai Mall, above. Sarah Dea / The ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214630862/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 07:43:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214630862/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Irish alternative telecoms operator Digiweb has purchased UK-based Viatel for an undisclosed sum, creating an enlarged pan-European group with revenues ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631413/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:25 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631413/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Raheem Sterling made his Liverpool debut against Wigan on March 24, 2012 Sterling was charged with common assault over an alleged incident in the Toxteth area of the city on November 2 last year.The 18-year-old, who denied the charge, was scheduled to appear at Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.However, the case was dismissed when prosecutor Rob Jones failed to ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214630965/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 07:28:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214630965/scat/a6470658fef1b31c By Jason Lange and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631658/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 07:21:41 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214631658/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Representatives from 55 Irish based companies will join Dublin Chamber of Commerce on a two day business mission to London tomorrow. The visit will be the Chamber’s largest ever international business mission and it will include briefings from UK business leaders and a networking reception at the House of Commons, hosted by Tourism ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629978/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:43:38 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629978/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Stuart Driver QC, defending, said he welcomed the move and added: "Raheem Sterling has always insisted that he has done nothing wrong."A Liverpool FC spokesman said the club would not be releasing a statement as the incident was a personal matter.It is understood Mr Rodgers accompanied Sterling in a personal capacity to offer ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629891/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:41:09 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629891/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Liverpool and England footballer Raheem Sterling had a charge of common assault dropped today after a witness failed to turn up to court.Sterling, 18, did not have to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court and the case was dismissed when prosecutor Rob Jones offered no evidence.The Jamaican-born Premier League star had been accused of assaulting a woman in Toxteth, Liverpool, last ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629602/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:19:58 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629602/scat/a6470658fef1b31c After the London Olympic Games, the Olympic Park will be transformed into one of the largest urban parks created in Europe for more than 150 years. The new park will be connected to the tidal Thames Estuary to the south and the Hertfordshire countryside to the north. The canals and waterways of the River Lea will be cleaned and widened, and the natural floodplains of the area will be restored to ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629333/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629333/scat/a6470658fef1b31c British Embassy in China established a countdown clock at the ambassador's residence here on Wednesday to mark the one-year countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games. "The final countdown will begin. An exciting year of outstanding sporting and cultural events in Britain will set the stage for the greatest (sport) show on earth next summer," said ambassador Sebastian Wood. Zuo ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629837/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:44 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629837/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese swimmers have claimed obvious improvement and aim to make breakthroughs at the 2012 London Olympic Games. China won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals three years ago at the Beijing Games, and they moved up to take four golds and two silvers at the 2009 Rome world championships. The Chinese team are taking part in the 14th FINA World ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629938/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:23 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629938/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Chinese divers are happy with 16 full Olympic berths from the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships here in Shanghai, but they never dream of a clean gold sweep in London, team manager Zhou Jihong said here on Wednesday. Chinese divers swept a record of 10 golds medals on offer from the worlds, opening a new era in the diving history during the eight-day diving competition from July. 16-24. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629939/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214629939/scat/a6470658fef1b31c LONDON – Banks led U.K. stocks higher in an upbeat session on Monday, while resource firms added pressure after oil and metals prices showed broad-based losses.The FTSE 100 index added 0.2% to 6,737.26, building on gains from Friday, when the index climbed to the highest closing level since October 2007.Shares of budget airline EasyJet PLC jumped 4.6%, after peer firm Ryanair Holdings PLC ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214628417/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 05:27:27 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214628417/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Societe Generale Asset Management (SGAM) has sold its London subsidiary (SGAM UK) to GLG Partners, Inc. SGAM UK currently manages $8.2bn worth of assets, equating to around 2.5 per cent of overall assets managed by SGAM. The transaction will see SGAM UK shares sold to GLG, and is expected to be finalised in the first half of 2009, subject to regulatory approval. GLG intends to ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626839/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 04:22:18 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626839/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Aggregated figures show that July 2008 set a record in trading of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange markets, with 140,452 trades amounting to a highest ever total of €8.8bn (£7.0bn). The average daily value traded was €383.2 million, an increase of 141 per cent year on year, and the total amount traded was an increase of 152 per cent. ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626878/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:50 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626878/scat/a6470658fef1b31c The hall housing African stands was constantly crowded during the World Trade Market (WTM) in London this week. Tasteful stands and modern design showed visitors a new a confident image of African ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214627254/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 04:19:18 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214627254/scat/a6470658fef1b31c LONDON, May 20 (Itar-Tass) - Russian wine companies will present their products at the London International Wine Fair 2013 that is opening on Monday. It will last until May ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626087/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 03:54:21 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626087/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon May 20, 2013 2:33am ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626611/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 02:33:28 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214626611/scat/a6470658fef1b31c LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 2:16am EDT LONDON May 20 (Reuters) - Great Portland Estates PLC : * Secures major pre-let at new fetter lane, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214625739/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 02:16:43 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214625739/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Hezbollah fighters of a contested city Monday after some of the civil war's most intense fighting. The opposition Syrian National Coalition warned of an "impending massacre" and called for an emergency Arab League session after the Syrian and Hezbollah fighters pushed into parts of the western Syrian city of Qusayr, the hub of an important supply route for rebels fighting Syrian ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214624692/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 01:44:59 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214624692/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Kitted out in his cycling gear, First Minister Peter Robinson looked quite the wheelman as he hit the pedals to support GAA star Joe Brolly's drive to raise organ donation ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214623674/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Mon, 20 May 2013 00:20:36 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214623674/scat/a6470658fef1b31c blanketed: A cloud of smoke hovers over the capital city yesterday caused by a fire at the Beetham Landfill Site which ignited on Friday. --Photo: STEPHEN ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214623113/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 23:40:51 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214623113/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Bank of England Governor Mervyn King praised his successor but stressed his opposition to a change he is expected to make - signalling how long interest rates will remain low. (Yui ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214621162/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 21:02:09 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214621162/scat/a6470658fef1b31c The English capital’s official promotional organisation, London & Partners, has revealed a focused strategy to work closer with both the domestic and international travel trade bodies. In London, tourism accounted for £10.08 billion in receipts last year; with this in mind London’s tourism bureau has devised a new approach to aid the industry in continuing this strong ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214621430/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 20:53:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214621430/scat/a6470658fef1b31c PARIS, London and Barcelona are being put up as inspiration for a project to revitalise Magill. Burnside and Campbelltown councils are working on a joint project to make Magill an artistic and cultural hub and thriving shopping destination. The project is the pilot for the Federal Government's Liveable Cities program. The councils engaged consultants Complete Urban to create a vision for the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214625603/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 20:43:32 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214625603/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Visiting pitcher Dan Haren and local naysayers came out the worse Sunday at Petco Park, where those who might've once preferred that the veteran right-hander ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214620184/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:22:50 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214620184/scat/a6470658fef1b31c By William James LONDON | Sun May 19, 2013 7:01pm EDT LONDON May 20 (Reuters) - The cost of protecting Scottish savers would prove difficult to bear if the country broke away from the rest of the UK, a study by Britain's finance ministry said on Monday. The findings come in the latest paper from the British government on how independence would impact the country. On Sunday the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214620829/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 19:01:00 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214620829/scat/a6470658fef1b31c SYDNEY'S property market has stepped up to the world stage with inner city prices topping those in Manhattan, Paris and London and uninhabitable hovels in the inner west fetching up to ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214618709/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 16:33:42 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214618709/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Taqa , is exploring the possibility of a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange as a potential option to improve the liquidity of its shares and open up to foreign investors. The move, complementing its current listing on ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214615662/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 11:47:02 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214615662/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Chelsea claim Roman Abramovich would be prepared to splash out over 30million for Rooney and match his 250,000-a-week United salary. It is believed Abramovich is determined not to be outbid by Paris Saint-Germain for Rooney and will blow any interest from Arsenal out of the ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214614653/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 10:04:26 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214614653/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Syrian forces launched an attack Sunday on the rebel-held city of Qusayr, killing at least 13 people, opposition leaders and state-run media said. The airstrikes came after months of fighting on the outskirts of the city in Homs province near the Lebanese border, ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214614513/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 08:45:07 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214614513/scat/a6470658fef1b31c RED BOILING SPRINGS, TENN. - Derek and Sherry Head live down a gravel driveway that forks in two directions. The short path goes to their small white home, and the other runs up the hill to the Clementsville Cemetery. They buried two of their children there last year. Beneath black headstones, they first buried their 407-pound son, Adam, 15, and then their daughter, Tamara, who suffered from ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214613934/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 08:25:34 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214613934/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun May 19, 2013 7:27am EDT * Says decisions must still be taken month-by-month * Carney expected to introduce long-term guidance * King warns housing plan must be temporary * Recovery still needs help, banks on the mend By William Schomberg LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214613838/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 07:27:46 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214613838/scat/a6470658fef1b31c It is perhaps too much to expect the Conservative-led government in Britain to lead any initiatives on Europe, given the orgy of self-destruction in the party over whether Britain should stay in the European Union. But insofar as David Cameron manages to get some respite from the madness, he should introduce a strategy to enhance the City of London as ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214613503/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:57:38 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214613503/scat/a6470658fef1b31c The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214612507/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 04:45:24 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214612507/scat/a6470658fef1b31c FORT WAYNE – Kayana Craig, a second-grader at Thurgood Marshall Leadership Academy, crossed her arms across her “Drama Queen” T-shirt and drew her lips into a pout as she hopped out of her dad’s car Saturday to pick up trash around Fort Wayne Urban League’s campus on Hanna Street.The 9-year-old is more of a morning person, so Thurgood kindergarten teacher Felicia Farr helped her warm up ... http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214611924/scat/a6470658fef1b31c Sun, 19 May 2013 03:12:53 -0400 http://www.londonmercury.com/index.php/sid/214611924/scat/a6470658fef1b31c