Oxford University scientists win prestigious research awards

The awards are among the oldest and most prestigious research prizes in the world, having recognised excellence in the chemical sciences for more than 150 years. Professor Stephen Faulkner, head of the university’s Department of Chemistry, said: “We are thrilled that the research of our academics has been recognised today …

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Council downplay criticisms over missing postal votes in Barnet

The deputy leader of Barnet’s Conservative group Lucy Wakeley has criticised Barnet Council’s postal voting system after several residents reported their postal vote not arriving. Cllr Wakeley acknowledged Royal Mail was partly responsible and added the “vast majority of postal votes should and did arrive” during the recent Mayoral and …

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Business Roundup for Spain and the UK « Euro Weekly News

BBVA asks Brussels THE BBVA bank, Spain’s second largest, asked the European Central Bank (ECB) to authorise its €12 billion hostile bid for Sabadell. Sabadell, headquartered in Barcelona and Alicante and Spain’s fourth largest bank, also owns the UK’s TSB.  It rejected an all-share offer in May, instigating the present …

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a hemlock that poisoned Tories’ relationship with business

It’s not quite as simple as saying the Conservatives always used to be the party of business. Margaret Thatcher’s incoming government had its moments with what her shadow trade spokesman John Nott called the “vulgar, tanked-up” bosses of the late Seventies. In 2001, as New Labour dominated and the Tories …

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