Thu, 23rd Feb 2012

Clacton News

RBS reveals £2bn loss for 2011

7:25am Thursday 23rd February 2012

RBS made a loss of two billion pounds last year

Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed total losses of £2 billion in 2011, compared with £1.1 billion in 2010.

Mild weather hits Centrica profits

7:21am Thursday 23rd February 2012

British Gas lost 97,000 customers in 2011

Energy giant Centrica said mild spring and autumn weather had fuelled a 30% slide in profits at its residential arm British Gas to £522 million last year.

GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'

6:09am Thursday 23rd February 2012

The Audit Commission identified more than 95,000 patients who needed removing from GP lists in England and Wales

GPs have been overpaid millions of pounds for patients who have moved practice, died or been forced to leave the country, according to a new report.

RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot

3:04am Thursday 23rd February 2012

RBS made a loss of two billion pounds last year

Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland is set to reignite the debate over bankers' pay as it unveils a £400 million bonus pool for its investment bankers in 2011.

Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson

3:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85 after a long battle with cancer

The showbusiness world has been celebrating the life of comic "legend" Frank Carson following his death at the age of 85.

'MP' held after Commons disturbance

1:29am Thursday 23rd February 2012

A man named by sources as serving Labour MP Eric Joyce has been arrested on suspicion of assault

A man named by sources as serving Labour MP Eric Joyce has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Palace of Westminster.

Probe into sex-selection abortions

12:09am Thursday 23rd February 2012

An undercover investigation allegedly recorded doctors admitting they were prepared to falsify paperwork to arrange illegal abortions

An investigation into claims that some doctors are granting women illegal abortions based on the sex of their unborn baby has been launched by the Department of Health.

Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'

12:08am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Many travel companies add surcharges or unavoidable booking fees to card payments, it is claimed

Tourists face "rip-off charges" being imposed by some travel organisations, according to Which? Travel magazine.

Fast-track asylum delays criticised

12:05am Thursday 23rd February 2012

The detained fast-track scheme for asylum seekers is not working as quickly as intended, a review found

More than a third of asylum seekers detained while their claims are being assessed are held for longer than three months before being removed, inspectors have said.

'Sharp drop' in degree courses

12:05am Thursday 23rd February 2012

The number of degree courses on offer in England has been slashed, figures show

The number of degree courses on offer at UK universities has been slashed by more than a quarter in the past six years, new research suggests.
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