285 items found
Fourteen high-ranking Fifa officials – including vice-president Jeffrey Webb – face extradition to the USA as part of an investigation into bribery allegations in world football adding up to $150m.
Heavy rain over the weekend has left at least four dead after mudslides in Switzerland and northern Italy. Recent severe storms have exposed the fragile infrastructure in many parts of Italy.
Swiss voters narrowly back proposals to reintroduce immigration quotas with the European Union – the vote echoes the debate in the UK over the impact of free movement.
GB’s medal hopes dashed in the individual equestrian show-jumping as Nick Skelton comes in fifth place with Steve Guerdat of Switzerland taking gold.
Amid the tumult of re-escalating eurozone crisis, the G7 meets in Marseille on Friday. Just five years ago that would have been seen as a sign for comfort. The finance ministers of the world’s seven most advanced “industrialised” (deindustrialised, surely?) nations meeting to iron out a common cooperative response to the world’s economic problems.
With all the bashing, regulations and the 50% tax bracket Britain’s financiers are on the move and discovering a far more banker-friendly haven in Switzerland.
There has been a 28 per cent increase in the number of British bankers and financial services workers migrating to Switzerland, writes Business Producer Ben King.
The bill is being introduced by Labour MP Kim Ledbeater and she says there will be really strict limits on who would be eligible.
Celebrities often support aid agencies, but by recognising the role of regional powers in Sudan, Macklemore has done something more significant: he has identified the real cause of the suffering and called for action.
Efforts to get fresh peace talks underway to resolve Sudan’s 16-month long war have run into trouble after neither of the warring factions turned up.
Spain are the best team at the European Championships by a mile, but England will win the final because being the best doesn’t mean being victorious.
At least seven people have been killed after storms swept through parts of Switzerland, Northern Italy and France.
It’s possible this will be Gareth Southgate’s final tournament in charge of England, but if he fails to at least increase the level of entertainment for the nation, he’ll be ushered out with the same tone of frustration he was ushered in with.
Today began with concerning climate news – the world just experienced its hottest March on record, according to new data from the EU.
The hours between markets closing on Friday and Monday are the opportunity for major financial moves that would otherwise cause market chaos.