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Riot Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Assaulting G20 Activist

In City of Westminster magistrates court in London on Monday, Scotland Yard Territorial Support Group (TSG) sergeant, Delroy Smellie, 47, pleaded not guilty to assaulting Nicola Fisher at the G20 protests near the Bank of England on April 2, 2009..
Nov 17, 2009 by  Bob Gordon in Crime

Those Pesky Bank Overdraft Fees Are Finally Going Away

Finally, a change in bank practices that consumers will really benefit from - as of next summer, they will no longer be allowed to charge customers overdraft fees on their accounts.
Nov 15, 2009 by  Joan Firstenberg in Business

Red Tide Getting Deadlier on New England Coast

Last summer's red tide outbreak along the New England coast was the deadliest yet, killing fish and possibly birds, according to a report issued Friday.
Nov 14, 2009 by  Martin Laine in Environment - 2 comments

Palestinian farmers denied access to water in disputed West Bank

Claiming Palestinian farmers are stealing water from the central source shared by both Israelis and Palestinians, Israel has implemented water restrictions on Palestinians in the disputed West Bank.
Nov 14, 2009 by  Michael Krebs in World

British banks for sale in United Kingdom

As two of the largest British banking groups (Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland) are about to sell hundreds of their branches, millions of UK customers will face years of uncertainty.
Nov 11, 2009 by  Maciej Lewandowski in Business

Central Bank in U.K. Expands Money Printing Program

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Bank of England, the central bank in the U.K., voted on Thursday to pump another £25 billion ($41 billion) into the country's economy.
Nov 5, 2009 by  Chris Dade in Business - 1 comment

106 Bank Failures in 2009

First Dupage Bank of Westmont, Illinois became the 106th bank in the U.S. to fail in 2009. That is the highest number since 1992 when 181 closed.
Oct 23, 2009 by  Oscar Brooks in Business

Bank of England Governor Attacks Banks and Regulatory System

Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, has delivered a speech in which he accuses the U.K. banking industry of failing to reform and the U.K. government of failing to have an adequate regulatory system in place.
Oct 21, 2009 by  Chris Dade in Business

Crime Figures for Every Street in England and Wales Now Online

Crime figures for every street in England and Wales are now available in the form of an interactive map, launched on Tuesday by the Home Office.
Oct 20, 2009 by  Chris Dade in Crime - 4 comments

Bank of America Suffers $1 Billion Third Quarter Loss

Bank of America announced on Friday a third quarter net loss of $1 billion, which it attributed to ongoing difficulties within the U.S. and global economies.
Oct 16, 2009 by  Chris Dade in Business

70-year-old man robs a bank with an oxygen mask

It is alleged that a 70-year-old San Diego man, possibly with an oxygen mask, robbed a bank in a Carmel Valley supermarket.
Oct 11, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Crime

Protests in Turkey at IMF, World Bank Annual Meetings

Protesters who attempted to march on the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Istanbul on Tuesday came under fire from Turkish police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons.
Oct 6, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World - 2 comments

Australia first G20 nation to raise interest rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its chief interest rate today by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.25 becoming the first G-20 nation to do so.
Oct 6, 2009 by  Aaron Jefferson in Business - 1 comment

The World Bank could run out of money by end of 2010

As the global economic crisis continues, World Bank President Robert Zoelick said in Istanbul, during an annual meeting between the IMF and World Bank, that it could run out funds within the next twelve months.
Oct 3, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Business - 6 comments

UK has some dirty ambulances transporting patients

When inspectors were checking the East of England Ambulance Service they found dirt and lack of infection control information. The service covers Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
Oct 2, 2009 by  KJ Mullins in Health - 2 comments

World Bank President: Dollar's Reserve Currency Status Uncertain

In a speech he is due to deliver on Monday at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, World Bank President Robert Zoellick will indicate that the dollar's status as the main reserve currency for the world cannot be guaranteed.
Sep 27, 2009 by  Chris Dade in Business - 2 comments

95th US Bank Failure This Year, Hundreds Expected to Follow

Georgian Bank became the 95th U.S. bank casualty of the financial crisis this year. Regulators shut it down Friday as loan defaults rise.
Sep 27, 2009 by  Kevin Jess in Business - 3 comments

Customer sues Bank of America for '1,784 billion, trillion dollars'

After being "really, really unhappy" with Bank of America's customer service, Dalton Chiscolm wants $1,784 billion trillion dollars transferred into his bank account and an additional $200,164,000.
Sep 26, 2009 by  Andrew Moran in Business

India to Receive $4.3 Billion Loan from World Bank

The World Bank has approved a loan to India worth $4.3 billion that will help the country's economy recover from the global recession and encourage investment in the development of the infrastructure in the world's most populous democracy.
Sep 23, 2009 by  Chris Dade in World

Exim Bank to debut in Comoros soon

A local commercial bank, Exim Bank (Tanzania) is set to spread wings to the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti after a successful debut in the Indian archipelago of the Comoros.
Sep 23, 2009 by  Damas Mwita in Business
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