Hosts Germany are going into Euro 2024 with the aim of lifting the trophy, coach Julian Nagelsmann has said. Germany have had poor results at recent big events and over most of 2023 but Nagelsmann appears to have managed a turnaround when they beat Fra…
AGF calls for strong internal controls to curb financial mismanagement
The AGF urged the managers to uphold the highest ethical standards in their work and actions as treasury professionals. Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has advised treasury managers to guard against corruption, fraud a…
WH Smith’s ‘one-stop shop’ travel destination pays off as it plots more store openings
By Anna Wise, PA Business Reporter & Lawrence Matheson WH Smith’s strategic pivot to become a “one-stop shop” for travel essentials is paying massive dividends, with the firm planning to open multiple new stores in train stations, airports, and healthc…
Macron demands greater European independence in wide-ranging speech
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to take steps towards greater independence, economic strength and dealing with its own security. In the face of military threats, industrial competition from the US and China and a questioning of de…
Russia arrests former world chess champion Garry Kasparov on foreign agent and terrorist charges
By Anders Anglesey Russia has arrested Garry Kasparov and charged him in connection with foreign agent and terrorist charges – much to the former chess champion’s amusement. The city court in Syktyvkar, the largest city in Russia’s northwestern Komi re…
Harvey Weinstein’s sex crime conviction overturned by New York appeals court
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned Thursday morning by New York’s highest court. The New York Court of Appeals ruled 4-3 that the trial judge who presided over the foundational case of the #MeToo era made a cr…
Harvey Weinstein’s sex crime conviction overturned by New York appeals court
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges was overturned Thursday morning by New York’s highest court. The New York Court of Appeals ruled 4-3 that the trial judge who presided over the foundational case of the #MeToo era made a cr…
Auto parts supplier Continental agrees to pay €100m in diesel scandal
Prosecutors in Germany have imposed a fine of €100 million ($107 million) on automotive supplier Continental in connection with the major diesel engine emissions manipulation scandal that rocked Germany’s automotive industry. Continental and other corp…
Germany braced for 500,000 England and Scotland fans as Euro 2024 tickets sell out
By John Cross German authorities are expecting a staggering 500,000 football fans to descend on their country from the UK this summer. That estimate has been made with 350,000 England supporters and 150,000 following Scotland at the Euros in Germany. I…
20mph speed limit U-turn will ‘leave our system in chaos’ after drivers call for complete ban in Wales
Drivers in Wales have been warned that the proposed removal of all 20mph zones is “merely a promise of a review” rather than concrete plans. Earlier this week, Transport Secretary Ken Skates addressed the Senedd about the continuation of 20mph speed li…