Image copyright Reuters France is set to introduce an “eco-tax” for all flights from French airports, the government has said. The tax is expected to raise about €180m ($202m; £162m) from 2020, said Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne. The amount of the tax will depend on the type of ticket being bought. Economy class tickets on […]
Image copyright Reuters Deutsche Bank has made the first of the 18,000 job cuts announced on Sunday as part of a radical reorganisation. Staff working in share trading in London, New York and Tokyo were told that their jobs were going. In London, some staff stayed away from work after being told their passes would […]
Image copyright PA The government’s attempts to find a technological solution to its Irish border Brexit problem have run into immediate difficulties with its own business advisers. The BBC has obtained internal documents, including the terms of reference which some of its business experts are refusing to sign off on. They are concerned the terms […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Magnini won medals at both the Olympic and World Championships If you venture too far out of your depth it helps to have an Olympic swimmer nearby. Newlywed Andrea Benedetto was drowning off a Sardinian beach on Sunday when Italian swimmer Filippo Magnini dived in to rescue him. Magnini, a […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Russian President Vladimir Putin presents flowers to editor-in-chief of Russian broadcaster RT Margarita Simonyan at an award ceremony in May Russia’s RT and Sputnik news agencies have been banned from attending a conference on media freedom in London for playing an “active role in spreading disinformation”. Around 60 ministers and […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The Patrouille Suisse are similar to the UK’s Red Arrows or the US Blue Angels A Swiss aerial display team has performed a fly-by over the wrong town, surprising people at a yodelling festival taking place nearby. The Patrouille Suisse were due to fly over Langenbruck to honour the centenary […]
Media captionGreece’s New Democracy celebrates election win in Athens Greece’s centre-right opposition party New Democracy has won the nation’s snap general election. With most districts counted, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat to his rival, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. New Democracy has 39.8% of the vote so far, with Mr Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party in second place […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was greeted warmly at party headquarters Greece’s opposition party New Democracy are set to win the country’s snap general election, exit polls suggest. Led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the centre-right party is projected to defeat Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party. New Democracy is forecast […]
Image copyright Getty Images Deutsche Bank will cut 18,000 jobs over three years as part of a radical reorganisation of the German bank. It will also report a second quarter loss of €2.8bn to partly pay for the shake-up, which will significantly shrink its investment banking business. Deutsche Bank is yet to specify exactly where […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Reports say at least one of those injured required surgery Three people have been gored during the first bull run at the annual San Fermín festival in Pamplona. Officials say those with gore injuries are two US citizens, aged 23 and 46, and a Spaniard. Two others were taken to […]
