Europe Intelligence Wire articles from December 2009, page 3

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Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) ALBION PROTECTED VCT PLC TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s provisions we would like to notify the market of the following: Albion Protected VCT PLC?s capital as at 31 December 2009...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) ALBION DEVELOPMENT VCT PLC VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s provisions we would like to notify the market of the following; Albion Development VCT PLC?s capital as at 31 December...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) ALBION ENTERPRISE VCT PLC TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES, VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s provisions we would like to notify the market of the following: Albion Enterprise VCT PLC?s...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) CROWN PLACE VCT PLC VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s provisions we would like to notify the market of the following: Crown Place VCT PLC?s capital as at 31 December 2009 consists...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) ALBION INCOME & GROWTH VCT PLC TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES, VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s transitional provision 6 we would like to notify the market of the following: Albion...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) ALBION VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST PLC TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES, VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s transitional provision 6 we would like to notify the market of the following: Albion Venture...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) ALBIONTECHNOLOGY & GENERAL VCT PLC VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive?s provisions we would like to notify the market of the following: Albion Technology & General VCT PLC?s...

Shares subscribed with the Outokumpu Oyj 2003B stock options and the increase in share capital.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) STOCk Exchange Announcement December 31, 2009 at 10.30 am EET Between October 30, 2009 and December 17, 2009 a total of 6 276 shares have been subscribed for with the 2003B stock options (FI0009633671). As a result of the...

Photocure received positive response from FDA on the New Drug Application (NDA) for Hexvix for detection of bladder cancer.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) Oslo, Norway, December 31, 2009. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed Photocure that the new drug application (NDA) for Hexvix for detection of non-invasive papillary bladder cancer may be approved pending...

EPT Disclosure - Shanks Group Plc.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1.KEY INFORMATION ...

EPT Disclosure - Mears Group Plc.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1.KEY INFORMATION ...

Rule 8.3 - Cadbury Plc.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) 8.3 FORM DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION ...

Rule 8.3 - Kenmore European Industrial Fund Limited.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) 8.3 FORM DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION +-------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ |Name of...

Rule 8.3 - Care UK PLC.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) 2 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Newton Investment Management...

Holding(s) in Company.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ |1. Identity of...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) OCTOPUS VCT PLC (the ?Company?) 31 December 2009 TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6, Octopus VCT plc notifies the market of the following: The capital of the...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) Octopus AIM VCT plc 31 December 2009 VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive's provisions we would like to notify the market of the following: Octopus AIM VCT plc's capital as at 31...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) Octopus Second AIM VCT plc 31 December 2009 TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Transparency Directive's provisions we would like to notify the market of the following: Octopus Second AIM VCT plc's...

Total voting rights.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) OCTOPUS ECLIPSE VCT 2 PLC (the ?Company?) 31 December 2009 TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6, Octopus Eclipse VCT 2 plc notifies the market of the following: ...

Final Results.
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) Hargreave Hale AIM VCT1 plc (formerly Keydata AIM VCT1 plc) Preliminary Announcement of Final Results for the year ending 30 September 2009. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Ordinary Shares: 2009 2008 Net asset value per share...

Net Asset Value(s).
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) 31 December 2009 M&G Equity Investment Trust P.L.C. The Board of M&G Equity Investment Trust P.L.C. announce that the net asset value at 12:00 noon today was GBP162.8 million. Income Shares 3.75p Capital...

Net Asset Value(s).
December 31, 2009... (From Hugin) 31 December 2009 M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C. The Board of M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C. announce that the net asset value at 12:00 noon today was GBP242.3 million. Income Shares 59.74p ...

Netherlands - Alternative ISPs want conditions on govt broadband support.
December 31, 2009... (From Telecompaper Europe) Dutch alternative operators BBned, Online and Tele2 have sent an open letter to the Taskforce Breedband calling on the government to support the roll-out of new broadband networks only when it increases the number...

Netherlands - KPN increases fixed-line rates.
December 31, 2009... (From Telecompaper Europe) Dutch operator KPN is increasing its fixed-line prices from 1 January. The line rental fees will increase by 1 percent, based on the estimated rise in the consumer prices index. This means the basic PSTN...

Portugal - Optimus starts handset discount campaign.
December 31, 2009... (From Telecompaper Europe) Portuguese mobile operator Optimus unveiled a sale on some of its top-of-the-line phones, backed by a multi-channel marketing campaign. Until the end of January, the Nokia N85 is available for EUR 229.90, down from...

Spain - Telefonica overtakes Vodafone Spain in mobile broadband.
December 31, 2009... (From Telecompaper Europe) Telefonica Moviles has overtaken Vodafone Spain as the country's biggest mobile broadband service provider, writes Cinco Dias, based on third quarter data from telecommunications regulator CMT. Telefonica, which...

UK - Redstone H1 revenues tumble 26%.
December 31, 2009... (From Telecompaper UK) UK ICT services provider Redstone reported revenues from continuing operations of GBP 49.3 million for its fiscal first half to 30 September, down by 25.9 percent from a year earleir due to a slowdown at its converged...

'Redstone H1 revenues tumble 26%'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Redstone H1 revenues tumble 26%' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. UK ICT services provider Redstone reported revenues from continuing operations...

'Alternative ISPs want conditions on govt broadband support'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Alternative ISPs want conditions on govt broadband support' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Dutch alternative operators BBned, Online and Tele2...

'Sibirtelecom provides services for Teledata subs'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Sibirtelecom provides services for Teledata subs' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Russian regional operator Sibirtelecom has expanded its network...

'KPN increases fixed-line rates'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'KPN increases fixed-line rates' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Dutch operator KPN is increasing its fixed-line prices from 1 January. The line...

'Simply extends Christmas promotions until 19 January 2010'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Simply extends Christmas promotions until 19 January 2010' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. German mobile discount service provider Simply has...

'Telefonica Spain offers 5 GB of free data backup space'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Telefonica Spain offers 5 GB of free data backup space' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telefonica Spain is offering 5 GB of free data storage...

'Optimus starts handset discount campaign'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Optimus starts handset discount campaign' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Portuguese mobile operator Optimus unveiled a sale on some of its...

'Telefonica overtakes Vodafone Spain in mobile broadband'.
December 31, 2009... (From DMEurope) DMEUROPE-31 December 2009-'Telefonica overtakes Vodafone Spain in mobile broadband' (C)2009 DMeurope.com (http://www.dmeurope.com) & DME Ltd. All rights reserved. Telefonica Moviles has overtaken Vodafone Spain as the...

Best films of the noughties No 2: Borat.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Ah, Borat. In those far-off days when Sacha Baron Cohen was taking his lumps on local cable TV, could he ever have imagined that he would be sitting astride a veritable cinematic Saturn V, a cultural rocket so...

The Virgin Queen: red tights, black teeth and a kitten-fight.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Director: Henry KosterEntertainment grade: B--History grade: D+ Sir Walter Raleigh was a soldier, an investor in the colonisation of North America, an explorer of South America, and a sometime favourite of...

The 50 most intriguing games of 2010: part one.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) With 2009 officially written off as a 'so-so' 12 months as far as videogames are concerned - all eyes must now turn to 2010. Are we in for a vintage year, in which developers really get to grips with current gen...

Housing market's 2009 rebound caps record decade for prices.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) House prices rose 5.9% in 2009, figures showed today, as the UK housing market surprised commentators by bouncing back from last year's double-digit falls. The Nationwide building society said the average price of...

Football transfer rumours: Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard to Man City?
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) It's that time of year again, when the Mill dresses up in its windproof cagoule and sturdiest front-zip chunky fleece boots and and heads off Up West with its fishing stool and its salvaged Ben10 play tent, plus a...

Andy Roddick confident of success at Australian Open.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Andy Roddick says his recent injury lay-off may help his performance next season. The world No7 missed the ATP World Tour Finals in London in November because of a knee injury but will compete in the Brisbane...

Media Downturn 2009: Looking for bottom.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) This year was a bloodbath for British media. That's how Robert Andrews, the editor of paidContent.co.uk, described 2009. "The job cuts have been in freefall," he said. Structural changes across several sectors...

New Year honours: public servants and local heroes.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Charity, social care and health workers as well as councillors working across the public services have been recognised in the New Year honours list. The chief executive of the NHS, David Nicholson, receives a...

Week in geek's best of 2009.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) In this season of lists, I thought I'd run down my top 10 science-fiction, fantasy and comicbook movies of the year. Easy peasy, or so I imagined, until I got to flick No 6 and realised there have actually not been...

The great evangelical rebranding.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The question: What did the noughties mean for religion? In the early part of the noughties, Rev Jerry Falwell declared on national television that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the US were the result of "throwing...

Housing market's 2009 rebound caps record decade for prices.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) House prices rose 5.9% in 2009, figures showed today, as the UK housing market surprised commentators by bouncing back from last year's double-digit falls. The Nationwide building society said the average price of...

Carlo Ancelotti unfazed by Jos' Mourinho rumours.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Carlo Ancelotti is unfazed by rumours that Jos' Mourinho will return to English football, possibly at Stamford Bridge. "He'll have to wait because I'm now the manager and I am staying here," Ancelotti told Sky...

Social policy in the noughties.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) As the millennium dawned, record economic growth and stability gave Labour an unparalleled platform for social reform. Its intentions were commendable. Who could oppose "cutting the bills of social failure"; the...

2009: what were you reading?
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) How long does it take to mint a new tradition? As Janus strides centre stage once more, peering into the future, casting a mournful eye behind him, it's time to settle accounts in our regular ritual of obeisance to...

Leave bankers alone, says BBA's Angela Knight.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) British banking's most senior representative has claimed that the government risks destroying the industry through its clampdown on City pay and "casino" banking. Angela Knight, chief executive of the British...

PURE Sensia touchscreen digital radio.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Last year, digital radio maker PURE began integrating DAB with internet radio with their Flow range . Now they've taken this one step further with the Sensia , bringing internet applications to your radio. ...

New Year honours: we need some scandalous nominees.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Did you feel better this morning when you woke to learn that Formula 1's Jensen Button is now an MBE -- a Member of the Order of the British Empire? Or that Patrick "Star Trek" Stewart is a Knight Bachelor? Sir Pat,...

Views on the news: Forecasts for 2010, bankers, and idle teenagers.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) If a job needs doing, we're probably better off doing it ourselves, was the resounding conclusion to the smattering of business stories around this week. Take, for example, the news that Britons have reduced their...

It's the Dileeps 2009! Asian cricket awards of the year.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) It was quite a year for Asian cricket, with Pakistan winning the World Twenty20 and India going top of the Test rankings. Sri Lanka were dominant in home Tests and reached the T20 final, while Bangladesh recorded a...

High-level skiing on the Haute Route.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Waiting in line in a packed piste-side cafeteria a few years ago, clutching a bowl of spaghetti and a coffee that were about to cost me GBP18, I had something of a epiphany. Much as I loved ski holidays, I...

Don't lose faith - we can still do it.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Neil Allen The Blues suffered their 14th defeat of the campaign at Fratton Park last night as Arsene Wenger's side inflicted a 4-1 defeat.Nadir Belhadj's strike in his final match before African...

Lens call for Pompey to go out of business.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Peter Allen And he is threatening to recall Aruna Dindane over the affair.The French club claim the Blues went back on a deal to buy AGBP4m-rated Dindane permanently once he played 11 games.In...

Drink-fuelled row turned into terror with meat cleaver.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Gareth Bethell Kenneth Brown had been drinking with his friend John Alden when the pair fell out. But what started as a small dispute quickly escalated, Portsmouth Crown Court was told. Brown went...

A3 milestone for tunnel project as new road opens.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Chris Owen They have finished and opened a large section of the new A3 between Portsmouth and Guildford as part of the AGBP371m Hindhead Tunnel project.It means that southbound motorists a" those...

Burglars jailed for breaking into home for elderly.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Scott Haynes and Joshua Stedman pulled up outside Crofton Court in Stubbington, on August 22 this year.A court was told that a 78-year-old resident at the home spotted them getting out of the car and...

Pompey fail to pay players again.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) The club were supposed to pay all their players their wages today but the money has not arrived in their bank accounts.Pompey said in a statement that the club had been in contact with the Professional...

Nurse who shared child porn images is barred from job.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Six images of children being sexually abused were found by police when they seized computers from Kate Seekings' home.A disciplinary panel was told that the 35-year-old, from Havant, said she was 'turned on'...

Winding-up threat leaves Pompey in peril.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: David Hurley The club have vowed to challenge a winding-up petition that threatens to cost them nine precious Premier League points and leave relegation all but certain.The legal bombshell has...

Finnan: Forget Gunners defeat.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Steve Wilson The Pompey defender suffered a sobering night at Fratton Park as the rampant Gunners tore the Blues to shreds with a terrific display of passing football that was light years ahead...

O'Hara not allowed to take on Sky Blues.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Neil Allen But Peter Storrie is confident of keeping the influential midfielder for the rest of the season.Spurs have instructed the Blues they do not want the on-loan O'Hara cup tied.It means he...

Grant: I feel for Pompey fans.
December 31, 2009... (From The Portsmouth Evening News) Byline: Neil Allen And the Blues boss has vowed he will do all he can to keep their team in the Premier League.Last night Fratton Park witnessed its most vocal protests for more than a decade directed at...

CD player thieves wanted by police.
December 31, 2009... (From Northampton Chronicle and Echo) Two men were captured on CCTV cameras removing them from the DJ booth in bar 2, on Wednesday, DEcember 30 between 2am and 2.12am. They are seen leaving with one of the CD players, and returning a few...

Iran's interference is nothing new.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) In an groundbreaking report , the Guardian has disclosed that Iran masterminded the capture of Peter Moore and his four fellow hostages. The report does so in a meticulous manner and, perhaps for the first time,...

iPhone apps about Dalai Lama blocked in China.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Chinese users of the iPhone are unable to download applications related to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Buddhist Tibet, or Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled minority leader, after Apple apparently blocked them from...

Pair killed in Ben Nevis avalanche were expert mountaineers.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The two climbers killed by a large avalanche on Britain's highest peak yesterday were school teachers and expert mountaineers. The pair, named as Rupert Rosedale from Marlborough in Wiltshire and William Wilkinson...

2009: A bad year for civil liberties.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The brass neck quote of 2009 comes from Jack Straw, the justice minister and one of the architects of the new democratic authoritarianism in Britain. On the eve of the Convention on Modern Liberty last February, he...

Iceland passes bill to repay Icesave losses to Britain and Netherlands.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The Icelandic parliament has narrowly approved a bill to repay around €3.8bn (GBP3.37bn) to Britain and the Netherlands, to cover the losses of depositors in Icesave, the online bank that went bust during...

Republicans attack Barack Obama's response to attempted flight bombing.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Republicans broke with the tradition of publicly backing a president during a national security crisis when they accused Barack Obama of endangering Americans and being soft on terror over al-Qaida's attempt to bomb...

Bayonetta.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) If you like your games to be completely bonkers, you're probably aware that nobody does unhinged better than Japanese developers. Of which Platinum Games, formed from ex-Capcom guys with the likes of Devil May Cry...

Stricken yacht pair plucked from sea off Kent coast.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Two men were plucked from the sea today in a dramatic rescue involving a Belgian helicopter team after their 40ft yacht capsized off the Kent coast. Coastguards responded to a mayday call from the yacht, named...

Vietnamese shouldn't thank Thatcher.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) In July 1979, Margaret Thatcher wrote a touching letter to a Vietnamese family. Addressed to the Nguyen family, she expressed sympathy to the person who wrote of their longing to see their family reunited after being...

Low inflation rate means small drop in many rail fares.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Most rail passengers can look forward to a small one-off drop in fares in 2010 because of the low inflation rate, a passenger watchdog group said today. Although some mainline passengers will face fare increases...

Republicans attack Barack Obama's response to attempted flight bombing.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Republicans broke with the tradition of publicly backing a president during a national security crisis when they accused Barack Obama of endangering Americans and being soft on terror over al-Qaida's attempt to bomb...

How to get ahead in social housing.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Paul France , director at specialist recruiter Hays Social Housing Housing associations and local authorities are an obvious start but have an open mind: The sector is so varied. Housing associations and local...

The 50 most intriguing games of 2010: part two.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Happy New Year! Feeling delicate? It's okay - just sit down with a glass of Irn-Bru and gently peruse this second selection of promising games grappled from the 2010 release schedule (you can see part one here )....

Ghosts of South African prison tell what apartheid really meant.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) "It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones -- and South Africa treated its imprisoned...

Dissident republican bomb plot foiled in Northern Ireland.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Components and material for a huge bomb have been found in Northern Ireland, police revealed today. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said a major dissident republican bomb plot had been foiled after a...

Year of industrial unrest looms as public sector braces for spending cuts.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Britain is ushering in the new year with the threat of widespread unrest as civil servants, tube drivers and rail workers are poised to ballot on strike action. After a year of factory occupations, indefinite...

Iran is crippled by conspiracy theories.
December 31, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) This week the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, blamed America and Israel for the widespread anti-government protests around Sunday's holy mourning day of Ashura. He insisted that "Americans and Zionists are...