The Treasury in England will rule on whether to split Royal Bank of Scotland into a “good” and “bad” bank shortly after the Conservative Party conference, according to a report.

Aer Rianta Shannon has announced that low-fares airline Thomsonfly.com will begin operating a daily a service from Shannon Airport direct to Coventry on November 3.

A heavy sandstorm engulfed most of Egypt today, reducing visibility to less than 500 meters and forcing several flights, including a plane carrying Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, to land elsewhere, airport officials said.