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BULLETIN: Flights at Gatwick Airport have resumed but delays remain; DPP appeals sentence of farmer who killed neighbour

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world

No clear winner in UK election debate

business

Britain targets ‘double Irish’

business

Osborne bid to fight tax avoidance ‘may empty, not swell, state coffers’

business

Spain sends ‘distress signal’ as bank set to get less than €19bn

business

Bigger tax on British banks on way

Polish bank to bid for AIB’s stake

THE state-backed Polish bank PKO BP will place an offer to buy AIB’s 70% stake in Bank Zachodni WBK (BZ WBK) next week, ahead of the end of June deadline.

Thu, 24 Jun, 2010

Polish state bank bids for AIB unit

POLAND is set to back a bid by the state-controlled lender PKO to buy the Polish operations of AIB, a government minister said.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2010

Last bid to stop Northern Rock nationalisation fails

A last-ditch Conservative Party bid to reverse the nationalisation of Northern Rock was thwarted in the British parliament today.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2008

Nasdaq launches £2.7bn hostile bid for London Stock Exchange

Nasdaq set its hostile takeover of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in motion today when it posted its £2.7bn (€4bn) offer to shareholders.

Tue, 12 Dec, 2006

Big three heading for talks on EU

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today heading for summit talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac - as the EU prepares to get to grips with a membership of 25.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2004