LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK?

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 18/07/08

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 18/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Barclays share sale raises £4.5 billion

Barclays raises £4.5 billion from investors to bolster its finances but ordinary shareholders are lukewarm on the plan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7513178.stm

Microsoft results hit its shares

Microsoft's quarterly earnings and predictions for the next three months are worse than expected, hitting the software firm's shares.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7513159.stm

EU hits Intel with fresh charges

European regulators file new charges against chip maker Intel over alleged abuse of its dominant market position.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7512950.stm

INTERNET

UK internet shopping on the rise

UK shoppers spent 17 pence in every pound online in the first half of the year, according to report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7512779.stm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Plans promise mobile phone peace

Mobile phone users plagued by unsolicited services and intrusive text messages may be granted respite under a new crackdown.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Crackdown-Planned-To-Put-A-Stop-To-Unsolicited-Mobile-Phone-Services-And-Text-Messages-Spam/Article/200807315042024

ENERGY

Energy crunch bites as fuel bills rise by a third

Sixteen million customers of British Gas will pay about a third more for gas and electricity from next month, with average bills rising to £1,300 a year.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article4354455.ece

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Brown and Darling throw prudence to the wind

Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling are to attempt to borrow their way out of Britains economic problems by drastically revising the rules that have governed Labours stewardship of the economy for 11 years.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article4354649.ece

UK ratifies the EU Lisbon Treaty

The UK has officially ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty despite doubts over its future after the "no" vote in the Irish referendum.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7511281.stm

Tories now the party of the poor

The Conservative Party has claimed it is now the "party of the poor" in another attempt by David Cameron to invade Labour's natural territory.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-now-the-party-of-the-poor-870843.html

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5272.10 down 14.20
Dow Jones: 11446.66 up 207.38
NASDAQ: 2312.30 up 27.45
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 17/07/08

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 17/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Somerfield takeover pushes Co-op into big league

Manchester-based mutual cements its position as the UK's fifth-biggest supermarket business.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/17/mergersandacquisitions.supermarkets

Merrill Lynch set to reveal another loss

Merrill Lynch is expected to unveil its fourth quarterly loss in a row when it publishes its much-awaited results for the three months to June.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/17/cnusbanks117.xml

Slowing exports curb China growth

China's economy grew 10.1 over the past three months to June, a fall from 10.6 over the previous quarter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7510928.stm

INTERNET

eBay sees difficult times ahead

Online auction site eBay is cautious about its future growth as it struggles against a weakening global economy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7510987.stm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

EU to target rogue download firms

Hundreds of mobile phone download sites are expected to be investigated after an EU-wide sweep of services.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7510303.stm

ENERGY

Rolls-Royce seeks nuclear power station role

Rolls-Royce, the aero-engine company, is in advanced talks with a number of companies about playing a role in building Britain's planned new generation of nuclear power stations.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/17/cnrolls117.xml

TELECOMMUNICATION

Strikes hit council call centres

A 48 hour walkout by contact centre staff has left some local authorities struggling to answer the phones.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/0CE52BB9F9F8B2288025748800394C52

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Darling faces Equitable Life payouts of £4.5 billion

Ombudsman gives damning verdict of 'serial regulatory failure' and calls for government apology.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/jul/17/equitablelife.pensions

MoD doubles compensation for injured troops

British troops seriously injured in operations are to have their compensation payments doubled as part of a new package of welfare measures to be published today.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mod-doubles-compensation-for-injured-troops-869867.html

Cabinet Office takes green lead

Government departments have been asked to take 18 steps to reduce the carbon emissions generated by ICT
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/61F09FD54A8E652C80257488005E063E?OpenDocument

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5248.80 up 98.20
Dow Jones: 11239.28 up 276.74
NASDAQ: 2284.85 up 69.14
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 16/07/08

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 16/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Ombudsman to call for Equitable payouts

A damning report by the Parliamentary Ombudsman will call for the Government to pay compensation to Equitable Life policyholders and investors following the insurer's near-collapse in 2001.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/16/cnel116.xml

Farnborough Air Show - planemaker EADS wants to flee eurozone

Europe's largest aerospace company, EADS, wants to shift operations to Brazil or Mexico as well as North Africa as part of a desperate attempt to move away from the eurozone.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/16/cnfarn116.xml

Banks rapped on current accounts

A key watchdog has slammed high street banks for failing customers who do not understand the interest on their current accounts and miss out on a significant portion of the money made.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Office-Of-Fair-Trading-Report-Says-Bank-Current-Accounts-Not-Working-Well-For-Consumers/Article/200807315036905

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

BT chief sets out ultra-fast broadband vision

Livingston wants to dig up the roads and make Internet access 25 times faster.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/16/ccbt116.xml

Rockers Guns N' Roses release the first track from their new album through a video game

Tracks from Guns N' Roses and Bob Dylan are among 100 songs to be released through video game Rock Band 2.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7507429.stm

ENERGY

British Energy brings in new adviser on EdF bid

A successful £12.6 billion takeover of British Energy by French group EdF appeared to move a step closer after the nuclear group drafted in an independent financial adviser to work on the deal.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/16/cnbe116.xml

TELECOMMUNICATION

NHS spends £20 million to contact patients

Health service bodies in England are establishing a framework agreement to buy call centre, email and text messaging services to contact patients and others.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/02CA02D0CB55C0AA802574860054F833

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Council workers walk out over pay

Thousands of council staff are striking over pay in their biggest campaign of industrial unrest for years, forcing schools to close and hitting services.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7508717.stm

Cameron calls for US-style bankruptcy rules

David Cameron called for United States-style bankruptcy protection laws for businesses yesterday as part of a Conservative rescue plan for the economy.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article4340270.ece

Database threatens our way of life, watchdog warns

A proposed "super-database" tracking every phone call, text, email and internet usage in Britain in real time would be "a step too far for the British way of life", the information commissioner warned yesterday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/16/telecoms.privacy

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5185.00 up 13.10
Dow Jones: 10962.54 down 92.65
NASDAQ: 2215.71 up 2.84
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 15/07/08

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 15/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Alliance & Leicester succumb to Santander's £1.25 billion bid

Unions and shareholders fear sale to Spanish bank will lead to job cuts and heavy losses for investors.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/15/allianceleicesterbusiness.banking1

Estate agents have lowest sales in 30 years

Home sales fell to their lowest level in 30 years last month as the mortgage market continued to drag house prices down.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/property_and_mortgages/article4333754.ece

Unions turn the screw on business with new rights

Companies wanting to win government contracts will be told that they must promote trade union membership.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4333876.ece

INTERNET

Tiffany loses legal fight against eBay over counterfeit goods

New York judge rules online auction site cannot be held responsible for policing contents.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/15/ebay.ebay

BT to pump £1.5 billion into broadband

BT says it plans to invest £1.5 billion in fibre optic cables to give millions of homes much faster broadband.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7506742.stm

Crackdown on web game sharing

People in Britain who illegally share games over the Internet are facing legal action from a computer game manufacturer.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7505000/7505916.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

U-turn on knife crime hospital visits

Government forced to backtrack over plan to make youngsters caught with knives face stabbing victims.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/15/knifecrime.pressandpublishing

Youth crime plan to be unveiled

The government is to set out its first ever cross-departmental youth crime action plan for England and Wales.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7506618.stm

Cameron urges bankruptcy support

David Cameron outlines changes the Tories would make which he says would protect firms in difficult economic times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7506593.stm

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5226.40 down 74.00
Dow Jones: 11055.19 down 45.35
NASDAQ: 2212.87 down 26.21
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 14/07/08

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 14/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Advertising budgets hit by downturn

UK businesses are slashing their marketing and advertising budgets for the third quarter in a row in the sharpest downturn since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/14/advertising.marketingandpr

US moves to bolster lending firms

The US government announces sweeping measures to shore up troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7504122.stm

City groups set to advise Darling

Alistair Darling is to tap leading City figures for advice on how to preserve London as a global financial centre.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7504747.stm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Software glitch hits iPhone fans

A glitch with the registration software for the iPhone means that many people in the UK are unable to use their devices.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7501321.stm

Text messages 50 too costly

Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding calls for cost of sending texts when abroad to be cut.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/14/mobilephones.eu

ENERGY

Government lagging on CO2 curbs, say MPs

Report criticises poor effort to reduce emissions and negligible renewable energy use.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/14/carbonemissions.climatechange

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Forces veterans to be offered free university education

Government will pay tuition fees for soldiers, sailors and aircrew wishing to pursue academic interests.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/14/military

MoD facing fresh court action

Lawyers allege ten other Iraqi victims suffered beatings and sexual humiliation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/14/military.defence

Equality laws are now holding women back

The radical extension of maternity leave and parents rights is sabotaging
womens careers, according to the head of the new equalities watchdog.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4327438.ece

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5350.6 up 89.00
Dow Jones: 11100.5 up 128.48
NASDAQ: 2239.1 down 18.77
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 11/07/08

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 11/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

London shares rally on US mortgage bailout proposals

After yesterday's 122-point plunge, which took it perilously close to bear market territory, the FTSE 100 rebounded more than 50 points this morning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/11/marketturmoil.ftse

US housing market crisis fuels fears for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Concerns rise over the future of America's two federal mortgage lenders after it emerged the US government has held behind-the-scenes talks over what to do should they collapse.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/11/cnusmort111.xml

Zurich Financial Services abandons £7 billion Royal Bank of Scotland purchase

Royal Bank of Scotland was dealt a major blow last night when Zurich Financial Services withdrew from the race to buy its insurance arm.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/11/cnrbs111.xml

ENVIRONMENT

Rolls-Royce and BA to test for greener fuel

Companies team up to conduct study of aviation industry alternatives after EU caps emissions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/11/britishairwaysbusiness.rollsroycegroup

ENERGY

Nuclear Plant Deal decision Day

One of the most lucrative contracts ever awarded by the Government will be revealed today with an announcement of the preferred private sector bidder to run the UK's biggest nuclear site.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Government-Awards-Sellafield-Nuclear-Plant-Operation-Contract/Article/200807215031223

INTERNET

AT&T and AOL Agree to Fight Child Pornography

AT&T and America Online have agreed to eliminate access to child pornography on newsgroups and their servers.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/att-and-aol-will-sign-child-porn-agreements/index.html

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

David Davis surprises critics with relatively high turnout

David Davis's singular byelection ended as unpredictably as it started early today, with a tussle over second place forcing a bleary-eyed recount shortly before 3am.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/11/haltemprice.daviddavis

MoD to pay £3 million in compensation to Iraqi torture victims

The Ministry of Defence faces a series of huge compensation claims for alleged abuse by troops in Iraq after agreeing a settlement of £2.8 million over the death of a civilian in custody.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article4311297.ece

Voters' data 'should not be sold'

Town halls should be banned from selling edited electoral rolls, a report on the use of personal information says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7500826.stm

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5440.5 up 33.70
Dow Jones: 11229.0 up 81.58
NASDAQ: 2257.9 up 22.96
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 10/07/08

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 10/07/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

BT buys Ufindus to shout down Yell

BT has signalled a deeper push into the online directories business with the £20 million acquisition of Ufindus from its Scottish parent company, Iomart.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/10/cnbt110.xml

Barratt cuts jobs, axes dividend and writes down £85 million

Barratt Developments compounded the housing market misery today, as it announced 1,200 job cuts, a write down of £85 million, and axed its final dividend.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/10/bcnbarratt210.xml

Microsofts touts virtualisation lineup

At its Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, the company revealed a collection of products that it hopes will capture the server virtualisation market.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39445543,00.htm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

The right to peer inside your iPod

An agreement on intellectual property highlights conflicts between ownership and privacy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/10/intellectualproperty.law

Carphone Warehouse bets on laptops to beat high street gloom

Carphone Warehouse has set an internal target to sell 1m laptop computers a year and is investing £3 million over six weeks to train its 7,000 UK customer-facing staff to sell them.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/09/bcncar109.xml

MEDIA

BBC Worldwide signals £55 million investment

The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, has increased annual profits by 17 to £117.7 million but warned investment in new businesses and the economic outlook could rein in four consecutive years of double digit growth.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/09/cnbbc109.xml

FINANCE

Bank expected to keep rates at 5

The Bank of England is expected to announce it is keeping interest rates at 5, amid growing signs the economy is weakening.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7498871.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

GPs offered free patient access system

More than half of GPs will be able to offer patients secure online access to their own records, at no additional cost to surgeries.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/A2782C28D2A67BBF80257480005578B5!OpenDocument

London assembly to investigate Boris Johnson's appointments

An investigation is to be launched into Boris Johnson's appointment of key staff and advisers at City Hall, the London assembly announced today.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/10/boris.london2

Armed forces survey reveals morale crisis

The Government was today facing more accusations of overstretch in Britain's armed forces after it emerged that nearly half of troops regularly consider quitting.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/armed-forces-survey-reveals-morale-crisis-864090.html

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs
http://www.lewispr.com/main/services-P29.html

FTSE 100: 5442.5 down 87.10
Dow Jones: 11147.4 down 236.77
NASDAQ: 2234.9 down 59.55
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 09/07/08

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 09/07/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Cleantech money hits record

Despite a downturn in venture capital, the amount of money being ploughed into clean technology is on a roll.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7496610.stm

Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs

Germany's Siemens plans to cut 16,750 jobs, or about 4 of its workforce, as the global economy slows.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7495339.stm

Housebuilders slash 40 of workers

Redrow and Bovis announce cuts to their workforce due to property sales falling.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/09/redrow.bovishomesgroupbusiness

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MEPs back contested telecoms plan

European politicians vote in favour of changes to a telecoms law which campaigners say could hit online privacy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7495085.stm

ENVIRONMENT

Queen and Charles join ecotowns bid

Environment, science & technology: Prince's foundation for Built Environment is asked to advise on design and to ensure local community input.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/09/greenbuilding.ethicalliving

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Divide on games industry ratings

A row develops between the games industry and the UK's content classifiers over who should regulate video games.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7496327.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Flights into Europe must cut CO2

Europe MPs approve heavily watered down plans, risking escalation of dispute with US.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jul/09/travelnews.theairlineindustry

Food prices: Brown urges end to deadlock at trade talks in Geneva

World leaders today sent out a desperate last-ditch plea to their negotiators to end the deadlock in the long-stalled trade talks and do a deal later this month that would bring down the price of food.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4300939.ece

Affordable homes: Social landlords draw up plans to kick-start construction industry

Plans to revive the depressed housebuilding sector have been drawn up by some of the country's biggest housing associations.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jul/09/housing.communities1

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs
http://www.lewispr.com/main/services-P29.html

FTSE 100: 5519.7 up 79.20
Dow Jones: 11384.2 down 152.25
NASDAQ: 2294.4 up 51.12
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 08/07/08

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 08/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Persimmon takes housing sector job cuts to 3,500

Persimmon will cut 1,100 jobs after reporting home completions had plunged by 31 per cent and revenue by 34 per cent in the first six months of this year.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/construction_and_property/article4291668.ece

Disastrous reports pour in from every sector

There are new signals today that Britain is on the brink of recession, with confirmation that the bulk of the economy is sliding rapidly into a severe downturn.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article4290056.ece

DWP slammed for fraud computing failure

The Department for Work and Pensions has failed to measure benefit fraud properly because of its slowness to improve IT.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/4CE53A877B5ACFE88025747F003C25BA

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

NBC to use Olympics as a 'billion dollar research lab'

NBC is using the Beijing Olympics as a "billion dollar research lab" to get a sense of how people are using such platforms as video streaming, video on demand and mobile phones.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_OLYMPIC_TV_RESEARCH

INTERNET

Researchers track disease with Google News

Epidemiologists are tracking global disease by parsing Google News sources and public health list-serves into data that could provide an early warning about the next big disease outbreak.
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/researchers-tra.html

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

David Cameron tells the fat and poor, take responsibility

David Cameron declared yesterday that some people who are poor, fat or addicted to alcohol or drugs have only themselves to blame.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4290298.ece

Climate focus for G8 summit talks

World leaders are focusing on climate change and the global economy on day two of a key meeting in Japan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7494644.stm

Browns £7.5 billion black hole

The Chancellor is facing a £7.5 billion black hole in his Budget for next year as a result of the economic downturn, an analysis of Treasury figures for The Independent has found.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-browns-16375bn-black-hole-862044.html

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5374.1 up 138.60
Dow Jones: 11232.0 down 56.58
NASDAQ: 2243.3 down 2.06
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 07/07/08

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 07/07/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Tories propose fuel duty changes

The Conservatives are proposing changes to the way fuel duty is calculated which they say would let Government "share the pain" of rising prices.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7491907.stm

Merrill Lynch aims to sell Bloomberg stake

Merrill Lynch is in negotiations to sell its $6 billion (£3 billion) stake in financial data and news company Bloomberg in a bid to strengthen its balance sheet.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/07/cnmerr107.xml

Sky 'likely to miss' 10m target as economy bites into pay-TV boom

BSkyB is likely to miss its crucial target of signing up 10m subscribers by the end of 2010, in a sign that the boom in pay-television is beginning to peter out.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/06/cnsky106.xml

INTERNET

Ofcom: Mobile broadband to spur fibre rollout

The regulator says the popularity of mobile broadband may encourage fixed-line operators to distinguish themselves competitively by investing in next-gen infrastructure.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39443782,00.htm

Online rights row delays sale of BBC ventures

The sale of two BBC joint ventures valued at £1.2 billion is being delayed by a tussle over the rights to distribute the Corporation's shows online.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/07/cnbbc107.xml

ENVIRONMENT

Buses affected by emission zone

More types of vehicles, including passenger vehicles, are being affected by the Low Emission Zone.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7492656.stm

Prius 'to be part solar-powered'

Toyota is reported to be planning to add solar-powered air conditioning to some of its Prius hybrid cars.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7492647.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Rising costs to dominate G8 talks

World leaders are starting a key summit in Japan that is expected to focus on soaring global food and fuel prices.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7492451.stm

Waste not want not, PM tells families

Families facing spiralling shopping bills were told by Gordon Brown yesterday to stop wasting food, as a government report said that Britons were throwing away groceries worth more than £1 billion a year.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4282571.ece

Worried Labour acts on crucial by-election

Labour will today attempt to end the party turmoil in Scotland by choosing a fresh candidate to fight the crucial by-election in Glasgow East, which is fast becoming a test of the popularity of Gordon Brown.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/07/byelections.scotland

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs
http://www.lewispr.com/main/services-P29.html

FTSE 100: 5431.4 up 18.60
Dow Jones: 11288.5 up 73.03
NASDAQ: 2245.4 down 6.08
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 04/07/08

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 04/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

John Lewis sales plunged 8.3 per cent last week

Department store's summer sale attracted less interest than a year ago, providing further evidence of the high street slowdown.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/04/johnlewis.consumerspending

Hackers crack cash machine PIN codes to steal millions

Millions of bank customers face a new threat to their money after it emerged yesterday that hackers had cracked PIN codes used in cash machines.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/consumer_affairs/article4259009.ece

B&B confirms new cash call plans

Bradford & Bingley confirms that its plans to raise £400 million have been rescued after a would-be investor pulled out.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/7489110.stm

HEALTH

HealthSpace site lets patients manage medical records online

Website will allow patients to manage their health records giving them more control over their care
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jul/04/nhs.health

INTERNET

Google forced to reveal users' YouTube viewing habits

Google has been ordered to hand over details of YouTube users' viewing habits by a judge presiding over a copyright infringement case against the site.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4263925.ece

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

MPs vote to keep homes expenses

MPs vote against giving themselves an above-inflation pay rise, but to keep their second homes allowance.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7486612.stm

Brown hints at fuel duty freeze

Gordon Brown says the delayed 2p rise in fuel duty will be looked at "very, very carefully" over the next few weeks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7487405.stm

Brown pressed on incentives claim

Gordon Brown denies offering incentives to backbenchers to back counter-terror laws, as he is quizzed by senior MPs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7486953.stm

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5432.0 down 44.60
Dow Jones: 11288.5 up 73.03
NASDAQ: 2245.4 down 6.08
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 03/07/08

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 03/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Oil prices reach new record high

The price of oil hits a fresh high of $145 a barrel after US oil stockpiles fall by more than expected.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7486764.stm

Euro interest rate likely to rise

The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates to control inflation, which is near a 15-year high.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7486264.stm

Taylor Wimpey in search for fresh funds as shares plummet

Britain's biggest housebuilder, Taylor Wimpey, kicked off a desperate hunt for fresh funding yesterday after it became clear existing investors will not bail it out.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/03/cnwimpey203.xml

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Digital advertising is watching you

Think of them as billboards 2.0. Where traditional hoardings once stood, digital adverts are now watching you watching them.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4224318.ece

EDUCATION

Laptops to close the 'digital divide'

Schools minister Jim Knight is considering recommendations to give free laptops to the poorest million families in England
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/DE409DAACEEBE75B802574790056190B

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Dont tell, says Ed Balls

Head teachers have expressed their astonishment after Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, suggested that the best way to prevent six and seven-year-olds from getting stressed about exams was simply not to tell them they were being tested.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4258742.ece

Tories to unveil latest tax plans

The Conservatives are due to unveil proposals on taxation, designed to simplify the system and bring an end to so-called stealth taxes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7486751.stm

Treasury stands firm on raising car tax on high pollution vehicles

The Treasury last night refused to back down over controversial plans to increase car tax on the most polluting vehicles bought since 2002, despite backbench rebels' claims that the duty changes would be unlikely to cut carbon emissions
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/03/transport.transport

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5375.0 down 51.30
Dow Jones: 11215.5 down 166.75
NASDAQ: 2251.5 down 53.51
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 02/07/08

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 02/07/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Hauliers head to fuel price demo

Hundreds of lorry drivers are travelling to London for another protest against the rising cost of fuel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7484773.stm

Merger forms transatlantic union

Britain's biggest union, Unite, is merging with the US-based United Steelworkers union to create a new "global" body.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7484639.stm

Sales gloom sees M&S shares dive

Marks and Spencer shares fall more than 20 after its sales slide and its head of food says he will leave.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7484700.stm

INTERNET

Virgin rapped on broadband speeds

ASA upholds complaint about advertisements lodged by rival broadband provider BT.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7483675.stm

Google Yahoo ad deal faces probe

Plans for Google and Yahoo search advertising deal may stall as the Justice Department investigates.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7484782.stm

EBay braced for copycat lawsuits over fakes

One of Americas leading intellectual property lawyers predicted yesterday that the ruling against eBay this week would trigger a series of lawsuits from designers seeking to block the sale of fake goods on the Internet.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article4251692.ece

ENERGY

'Green' energy spending on rise

Investment in 'green' energy surged in 2007 and early 2008 despite financial market woe, a report says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7483597.stm

FINANCE

LSE launches probe after electric vehicle firm Tanfield sees shares collapse

The London Stock Exchange's regulatory team is looking into recent developments at Tanfield, the controversial maker of aerial lifting machines and electric vehicles, after its shares collapsed by more than 80 yesterday following a major profits warning.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/02/cntan102.xml

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

MPs gear up for excise duty fight

Chancellor Alistair Darling is facing a fresh battle with cross-party MPs over plans to raise vehicle excise duty on the most polluting cars.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7484478.stm

Dentist contract reform has failed patients

Dentists are extracting patients teeth rather than carrying out more complex repair work because NHS reforms have failed, an influential MPs committee says today.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4252092.ece

Laptops to close the digital divide

Schools minister Jim Knight is considering recommendations to give free laptops to the poorest million families in England
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/DE409DAACEEBE75B802574790056190B?OpenDocument

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs
http://www.lewispr.com/main/services-P29.html

FTSE 100: 5503.7 up 23.80
Dow Jones: 11382.3 up 32.25
NASDAQ: 2305.0 up 11.99
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 01/07/08

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 01/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Asos profits leap on roaring sales of copycat celebrity gear

Asos reports a 95 per cent jump in revenues due to successful sales based on Sex and the City movie.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/01/retailindustry

Strong video game sales help HMV

Entertainment retailer HMV reports a rise in full-year profits, helped by strong demand for video games.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7482687.stm

Tesco launches appeal over competition test

Tesco has launched an unprecedented appeal following the Competition Commission's two-year investigation into the UK grocery sector.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/01/cntesco101.xml

CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Bank slammed over kids' cards

LloydsTSB has been criticised for sending debit cards to children as young as 11 so they can buy goods online without parents knowing.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Lloyds-TSB-Slammed-For-Giving-Children-Debit-Cards-To-Buy-Goods-Online/Article/200806415017572

MEDIA

FT launches Rui magazine for China's wealthy

The Financial Times Group has launched a Chinese-language magazine aimed at the country's growing business elite.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/01/financialtimes.pearson

INTERNET

eBay hit with £30 million fine for sales of fake luxuries

eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay 38.6 million in damages to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake goods.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/01/ebay.hitechcrime

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Ministers face new 10p tax fight

The government is facing another possible rebellion by Labour MPs over its abolition of the 10p rate of income tax.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7482124.stm

Deposit protection plans proposed

The chancellor is expected to propose measures to protect savers in the event of a bank getting into financial difficulty.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7482607.stm

Stagflation grips Eurozone as interest rates look set to rise

Eurozone inflation surged to an all-time high of 4 per cent in June despite worrying signs of a slump in manufacturing.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/07/01/ccecb101.xml

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5582.7 down 43.20
Dow Jones: 11350.0 up 3.50
NASDAQ: 2293.0 down 22.65
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 30/06/08

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 30/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Budget chain poised to take on big four supermarkets

Aldi plans a huge expansion to woo bargain hunters feeling the credit pinch.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/29/supermarkets.retail

Siemens Is said to be preparing to cut more than 17,000 jobs

Siemens, the German engineering and electronics company, plans to cut 17,200 mostly white-collar jobs, a person close to the company said on Sunday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/business/worldbusiness/30siemens.html

Taylor Wimpey seeks cash injection as its land bank loses £660 million in value

Taylor Wimpey, the UK's second biggest housebuilder, will today confirm that it is in talks to ask its largest institutional shareholders for a £500 million cash injection to keep the business afloat.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/30/bcnwimpey130.xml

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Sony to stream movies to its Bravia LCD TV sets

Sony to stream Hollywood blockbusters to its latest television sets before they are released on DVD.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article4221214.ece

MEDIA

Trinity Mirror warns on profits

Trinity Mirror Group issues a profits warning, blaming a deteriorating advertising market and the credit crunch.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7480713.stm

ENVIRONMENT

Green target 'to hike fuel bills'

UK households could see annual energy bills rise 20 per cent to pay for the cost of meeting Europe's emissions targets.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7480204.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

NHS Constitution to end postcode lottery

A pledge to give patients any approved medication on the basis of clinical need rather than cost risks creating an almost limitless drugs bill, the Government has been warned.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4238074.ece

Unions put new demands to Brown

Trade union leaders are to put a broad set of demands to Labour ahead of its next general election manifesto, including free school meals for all primary children and new flexible working rights for parents.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/30/tradeunions.gordonbrown

Credit union rules to be eased

The government is to unveil an initiative to help people, especially those on low wages, beat the credit crunch.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7480418.stm

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5552.2 up 22.30
Dow Jones: 11346.5 down 106.91
NASDAQ: 2315.6 down 5.74
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 27/06/08

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 27/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Oil jumps to record close to $142

Crude oil surges to a record high, almost breaking through $142 a barrel, on concerns supply will not meet demand.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7476910.stm

Microsoft's Bill Gates steps down

Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world and one of the foremost figures in technology, today steps down as head of Microsoft.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/26/bcngates226.xml

Tesco may appeal against Competition Commission grocery probe findings

Tesco is considering launching an unprecedented appeal following the Competition Commission's two-year investigation into the UK grocery sector.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/27/cntesco127.xml

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

EU acts to cut mobile phone costs

The EU's telecoms watchdog plans to cut mobile phone call costs by reducing fees that operators charge each other.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7475965.stm

MEDIA

News sites should invest in journalism, says House of Lords report

The boom in online news sites does not mean media ownership laws should be relaxed, says report.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/27/digitalmedia.pressandpublishing

ENVIRONMENT

Microbe economics

Many entrepreneurs believe commercially produced algae could mop up waste carbon dioxide and turn it into 'green crude'.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/27/green.fuel.algae

Bills to pay for low-carbon economy

Household gas bills could rise by 37 per cent and electricity by 13 per cent as consumers pay for green revolution.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/jun/27/householdbills.carbonemissions

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Humiliation for Labour in Henley poll

Party finishes in fifth place behind Greens and BNP on Brown's first anniversary as PM.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/27/labour.henley

Davis has 25 by-election rivals

A total of 26 candidates will stand in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, sparked when David Davis resigned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7476255.stm

MPs call for Spelman to be sacked

Some Tory MPs demand the sacking of party chairman Caroline Spelman over payments made to her nanny.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7476527.stm

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5514.6 down 3.60
Dow Jones: 11453.4 down 56.90
NASDAQ: 2321.4 down 79.89
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 26/06/08

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 26/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Obama urges Tesco to meet union

The presidential candidate has urged the company to start talks with a US trade union over workers' rights.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/26/tesco.barackobama

Currys-owner sees profit fall 30 per cent

DSG International, owner of Currys and PC World, sees annual profits fall by 30 per cent after a "challenging" year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7474699.stm

Vote against Sir Stuart Rose, says PIRC

Marks & Spencer investors should vote against the appointment of Sir Stuart Rose as executive chairman at the group's general meeting, say PIRC.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/26/cnrose126.xml

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Disney to stream films in web makeover

Disney is to stream full-length movies on its website in an attempt to generate more traffic and stave off competition.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4212377.ece

INTERNET

MoD 'Facebook generation' warning

Recruits used to social networking websites do not take data security seriously enough.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7473818.stm

Internet eyes possible '.sex' bidding war

The group controlling Internet domain names are deciding Thursday whether to restrict the rules and potentially open up a virtual gold rush.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/25/domain.names/index.html

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Law will ban age discrimination

The government is to bring forward new legislation to outlaw all forms of age discrimination, the BBC has learned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7473568.stm

Cabinet Ministers under expenses investigation

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have been under formal investigation over their expenses for four months, it emerged yesterday.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4214985.ece

Cost of tackling global climate change has doubled, says Stern

The author of an influential British government report arguing the world needed to spend just 1 of its wealth tackling climate change has warned that the cost of averting disaster has now doubled.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/26/climatechange.scienceofclimatechange

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5630.2 down 35.90
Dow Jones: 11811.8 up 4.40
NASDAQ: 2401.3 up 32.98
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 25/06/08

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 25/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Discount stores expand as belts tighten

Sales at Aldi, Lidl and Iceland grow faster than the big four supermarkets while sales in organic produce slow.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jun/25/retail.supermarkets

Barclays plans £4.5 billion fundraising

Barclays says it is planning to raise £4.5 billion from foreign investors in a share issue to bolster its balance sheet.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7472666.stm

Debenhams' upbeat trading statement aimed at ending rumours

Troubled department store chain Debenhams has brought forward its trading statement in an attempt to end speculation about its financial strength.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/25/cndebs125.xml

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Visa taps into Facebook following

Visa, the world's largest credit card network, is paying Facebook $2million to advertise its small business service.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7471038.stm

One billion PCs now in use worldwide

There are now over a billion PCs in active use, according to analyst firm Gartner, with the number predicted to double by 2014.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39437717,00.htm

INTERNET

Google to give advertisers web-tracking data

Google will today expand its offering to advertisers by unveiling a service which lets them track which websites their target audiences are visiting.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4205359.ece

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

MPs call for tighter biosecurity

An MPs' report warns that British laboratories handling dangerous diseases have been neglected.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7471876.stm

Anti-bribery group says UK failing to prosecute companies

Government has failed to prosecute a single company over corrupt payments in overseas contracts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/25/bae?gusrc=rss&;feed=politics

Planning Bill concessions offered

Ministers reach agreement with a key Labour rebel ahead of a crunch Commons vote on the Planning Bill.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7470846.stm

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5654.0 up 19.30
Dow Jones: 11807.4 down 34.93
NASDAQ: 2368.3 down 34.93
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Catherine Sevigny
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
catherines@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 24/06/08

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 24/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Resolution offers B&B fresh plan

Investment group Resolution is in talks with shareholders at Bradford & Bingley about a plan to pump £400 million into the troubled UK lender.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7470603.stm

Zara forces Dhaka factory closure

Fashion firm Zara forces a supplier to shut a factory after the BBC hears allegations of harsh treatment there.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7469446.stm

Figures show home sales plunge

The number of UK property sales has fallen by 32 per cent this year, figures from HM Revenue and Customs show.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7468863.stm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Gphone launch delayed until end of 2008

Google's ambitions in the mobile industry have suffered a setback after it was reported a new handset is unlikely to appear until the end of the year.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4196830.ece

ENVIRONMENT

Carbon standard 'to renew trust'

A certificate scheme that shows which firms have made genuine carbon cuts, launched by the UK's Carbon Trust.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7469083.stm

INTERNET

'Shake-up' for Internet proposed

The net could see its biggest change in decades if plans to open up the address system are approved this week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7468855.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

MPs to quiz energy firms on bills

Energy chiefs will be asked to defend expected future rises in fuel bills when they appear before MPs on Tuesday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7469848.stm

No 10 dismisses claims that Darling may go

Alistair Darling is very secure in his job as Chancellor, Downing Street made plain last night as it was forced to deny claims that he is under threat.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4201007.ece

Not in our backyard

More than 60 Labour MPs are threatening to derail plans to weaken people's long-standing right to oppose the building of new nuclear power stations and airport runways in their own "backyards".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/not-in-our-backyard-852824.html

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5683.3 up 16.10
Dow Jones: 11842.4 down 0.33
NASDAQ: 2385.7 down 20.35
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Nadia Saint
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
nadias@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 23/06/08

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 23/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

Qantas flights grounded by strike

Qantas flights are grounded as engineers begin a series of strikes over pay.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7468583.stm

Shell tanker drivers formally accept 14 per cent pay rise offer

The tanker drivers who held a four-day strike last week have formally accepted a 14 per cent pay rise offer.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1319736,00.html

Primark in child labour row

Indian children, some as young as 11, discovered working for Primark, the UK retailer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/23/cnpri123.xml

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCO £61 million over budget on IT work

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's telecommunications network have gone £61 million over-budget on the department's IT projects.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/362F3399B5F11C808025746E00392709

INTERNET

Man puts life up for sale on eBay

Briton puts his entire life in Australia, including job, home and BBQ, up for auction following painful divorce.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/23/ebay.internet

'Chinese YouTube' shut down amid censor fears

One of the most popular video-sharing websites in China has been shut down, prompting fears the Government may be tightening its control over the Internet.
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4179103.ece

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Council surveillance review urged

Councils in England have been urged to review the way they use surveillance powers to investigate suspected crime.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7468430.stm

Bosses cool on academic diplomas

The employers' organisation the CBI says government plans for Diplomas in academic subjects in England are "an unnecessary distraction"
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2287001,00.html

Brown pleads with OPEC for win-win oil deal

Gordon Brown clashed with the worlds leading oil producers yesterday when he flew to an emergency meeting in the Middle East to tell them to increase output and invest in renewable energy projects in Britain.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4190770.ece

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5666.1 up 45.30
Dow Jones: 11842.7 down 220.40
NASDAQ: 2406.1 down 55.97
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Nadia Saint
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
nadias@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 20/06/08

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 20/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

China to raise the price of fuel

China, the world's second largest consumer of oil raises the price of petrol and diesel by 18 per cent.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7464040.stm

Traffic jams and petrol fuel Go-Ahead's profits

Increasing numbers of commuters ditching their cars in favour of public transport are pushing profits up to record levels at bus and rail group Go-Ahead.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/20/cngoahead120.xml

Gordon Brown to offer Western companies in exchange for oil

Gordon Brown will this weekend offer oil-rich nations a chance to buy more Western companies in exchange for increasing their oil production and lowering energy prices.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/19/cnbrown119.xml

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Heat and power plants could triple their energy output

The energy produced by power plants that provide both heat and electricity could be almost tripled in the UK, according to an analysis of nine industrial sites.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/19/renewableenergy.energyefficiency

ENVIRONMENT

Business chiefs urge carbon curbs

A coalition of companies hand an action plan to G8 leaders, asking for emission targets and global carbon trading.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7464517.stm

£50 recycling incentives 'likely'

Trial schemes around England could fine or reward people according to their recycling habits, a minister says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7464279.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Call for Foundation Police forces

The best performing police forces should be given "foundation" status to make them more independent, a senior police chief has said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7464584.stm

Shami Chakrabarti threatens to sue Andy Burnham over slur

A Cabinet Minister could face legal action by Britains leading human rights campaigner over allegations that he smeared her by making suggestive remarks about her relationship with David Davis.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4175551.ece

Brown hailed as saviour as Dublin pressure builds

Gordon Brown was hailed as Europes new star pupil last night for securing ratification of the Lisbon treaty as the Irish were set a four-month deadline to devise a plan to save it.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4173077.ece

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5696.6 down 11.80
Dow Jones: 12063.1 up 34.03
NASDAQ: 2462.1 up 32.35
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Nadia Saint
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
nadias@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR

LEWIS 360 | What's happening in the UK? 19/06/08

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 BST

LEWIS 360 | Whats happening in the UK? 19/06/08
Visit the LEWIS 360 blog at: http://www.lewis360.com

BUSINESS

House prices 'to fall 9 in 2008'

HBOS, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, says UK house prices will probably decline by 9 this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7462773.stm

Energy bills could go up by 40

Household gas and electricity bills could rise by up to 40 this winter, far more than predicted.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7461635.stm

MEPs vote for full network break-up

The European Parliament has voted for a plan that could see European energy companies forced to sell off their electricity distribution networks in a move designed to boost competition and cut prices across the continent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/06/19/cnmeps119.xml

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY

Bin weighing technology failed, says council

Technology that could be used in future to charge households for how much they throw away is not up to job, according to pilot council South Norfolk DC.
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/697CA539900B09F08025746C003AEEBB

ENVIRONMENT

Bush calls for lifting of Alaska ban

President proposes overturning decades old drilling ban for the US to claim extra oil supply.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/19/fossilfuels.environment

Government wants GM crops debate

The government is ready to back a greater role for GM crops, says Environment Minister Phil Woolas.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7462707.stm

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Lords passes crippled EU Treaty

Gordon Brown cleared the final hurdle of the race to complete Britains ratification of the EU reform treaty last night after a last-ditch effort to delay it failed in the House of Lords.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4167657.ece

Darling outlines financial stability shakeup

Alistair Darling last night paved the way for the Bank of England to become legally responsible for the financial stability of the City in a bid to stave off another Northern-Rock style banking collapse.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4167715.ece

New study to force ministers to review climate change plan

Britain and Europe will be forced to fundamentally rethink a central part of their environment strategy after a government report found that the rush to develop biofuels has played a "significant" role in the dramatic rise in global food prices, which has left 100 million more people without enough to eat.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/19/climatechange.biofuels

Supplied by LEWIS Public Affairs

FTSE 100: 5752.4 down 4.50
Dow Jones: 12029.1 down 131.24
NASDAQ: 2429.7 down 28.02
________________________________

Subscribe to LEWIS Whats happening in the UK? via RSS at:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/lewis_whuk

New to RSS? Read our guide
http://www.lewis360.com/2007/03/feeding_time_a_.html
________________________________

Any queries on LEWIS Whats happening?, please contact:

Nadia Saint
LEWIS Global Public Relations

Millbank Tower, Millbank
London, SW1P 4RS

Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 2626
Web: www.lewispr.com

If you would like to unsubscribe to this service, or would like to suggest
others in your company who might also benefit, please return email to
nadias@lewispr.com

Technorati Tag: LEWIS PR