British economy in modest recovery central bank governor

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 ...

Windies begin preparation for Champions Trophy

The West Indies will kick off preparations for next month's Champions Trophy in England when they embark on a five-day camp at the High Performance Centre (HPC) at the 3Ws Oval starting here Monday. The sessions will be overseen by West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson with assistant coach Tony Radford and the HPC's Andre Coley, also involved in the squad's preparation. The players are expected ...

Fergie stunned Man U players staff with Dont call me boss again final order

Sir Alex Ferguson had stunned Manchester United players after he reportedly told them not to call him 'Boss' again, as his final order. The Scot ended his 26-year Old Trafford reign with a thrilling 5-5 draw against West Bromich Albion and will be succeeded by outgoing Everton boss David Moyes, The Sun reports. Making the quip to players and backroom staff at Old Trafford, Ferguson joked that ...

Looted Irish treasures recovered in England

They include three 'gun money' coins, the emergency war money coined by James II from 1689-91 to pay his forces to fight William of Orange.The items, including a Bronze Age axe and spearhead and hundreds of medieval coins, will go on display today, then be stored for research.They were recovered after a tip-off from ...

Rafsanjani may be out of Irans elections as Guardian Council vets older candidates

Rafsanjani, who is seen by many as too old to run Iran yet again. AFP Photo The overseers of the upcoming Iranian election have said that they will ban those who are "physically weak" from running, which is a former Iranian president. "A person who is able to work only a few hours a day can't be approved," Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman of the Guardian Council said on ...