Tory claims £57,000 to rent flat from own company - A millionaire Conservative MP broke parliamentary rules by claiming more than £50,000 in taxpayer-funded expenses to rent a flat from his own company.
Brian Binley claimed £1,500 a month to rent the flat for more than three years, despite House of Commons rules forbidding MPs from renting properties from themselves or their companies. (full story)
Sainsbury raises £445m to lift growth - J Sainsbury is to raise £445m from investors to help increase the rate of growth of its store space, the supermarkets group said on Wednesday, as it reported sales growth of 7.8 per cent in the last quarter amid strong demand for its clothing range.
Shares in Sainsbury fell 4.6 per cent or 15¼p to 316½p in early trading. (full story)
Government taps BBC for broadband - Britain is to provide universal broadband access by 2012 and plans to use a tax to fund superfast connections, it said on Tuesday as it outlined its digital vision requiring the BBC to share some funding.
The BBC receives a 3.6 billion pound licence fee -- a tax on every television-owning household -- which has never previously been shared and it has indicated it will strongly object to any plan to reallocate this cash. (full story)
Iran curbs rallies and media after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election - Iran’s regime sought to regain the initiative in the face of growing opposition protests yesterday by thwarting plans for another mass rally against election-rigging, arresting alleged ringleaders and cracking down on the international media.
One day after up to eight protesters were shot dead during a huge demonstration against President Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election, the regime barred all foreign journalists from the streets of Tehran in a move that gives the security forces much more freedom to crush dissent with overwhelming force. (full story)
Blast fears at chemical fire site - Eighty firefighters are tackling a fire at a Herefordshire chemical plant.
Nearly 200 people were told to leave their homes due to the possible danger of explosions during the blaze at Skymark, Southern Avenue, Leominster. (full story)
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