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Llyods Chairman Bischoff to step down: FT

May 14, 2013 21:00
(Reuters) - Win Bischoff is stepping down as chairman of British state-backed Lloyds Banking Group <LLOY.L>, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the plan, set to be announced ahead of Thursday's annual shareholder meeting. With a strong executive team in place, Bischoff, who has overseen major restructuring and a return to profitability at Lloyds, is said to feel he has accomplished the task of stabilizing Lloyds, having brought in a strong executive team, the FT said.

Savile police report reveals 'missed opportunities'

Agence France-PresseMay 10, 2013 19:15
A British police report which found no evidence that late BBC star Jimmy Savile was protected from prosecution by officers revealed "yet more potential missed opportunities" to detain him over sex abuse claims while he was alive, a children's charity head said Friday. Television presenter Savile was a household name in Britain but since his death in October 2011 hundreds of allegations of rape and sexual assault have emerged against him, many involving under-age girls.

BBC's Stuart Hall admits assaults in UK entertainment scandal

Agence France-PresseMay 2, 2013 23:01
Veteran TV and radio presenter Stuart Hall admitted 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls as young as nine, prosecutors said on Thursday, in the latest blow to Britain's entertainment establishment sparked by the Jimmy Savile scandal. Hall, the 83-year-old presenter of the hit television show "It's a Knockout" in the 1970s and 1980s, was an "opportunistic predator" who befriended his victims before assaulting them, prosecutors said.

easyJet picks new chairman

April 17, 2013 04:01
British no-frills airline easyJet said Wednesday it has appointed John Barton, chairman of clothing retailer Next, as its new chairman from the start of May. "John Barton is to join the easyJet board as a non-executive director and will take over from Sir Mike Rake as the company's non-executive chairman," the group said in a statement. "Sir Mike will stand down from the board on the same date."

Classical music world mourns legendary conductor 'Sir Colin'

April 15, 2013 12:01
Tributes poured in from all over the world of classical music on Monday for legendary British maestro Colin Davis, regarded as one of the greatest ever conductors of Mozart, who died Sunday aged 85. The London Symphony Orchestra -- which the Surrey-born musician first conducted in 1959 before becoming its longest-serving principal conductor from 1995 to 2006 and then its president from 2007 -- expressed "deep sadness" at his death.

Formula One: 'Women can't compete in F1' - Moss

April 15, 2013 07:31
British racing legend Stirling Moss does not believe that women are mentally tough enough to compete in Formula One, despite the presence of female test drivers and team principals. "I think they have the strength but I don't know if they've got the mental aptitude to race hard, wheel-to-wheel," Moss told BBC radio in an interview to be broadcast on Monday. The 83-year-old's comments were met with astonishment from Susie Wolff, who is hoping to compete in F1 and is currently a development driver for Williams.

Top British conductor Colin Davis dies aged 85

April 15, 2013 05:30
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - British musician Colin Davis, who led orchestras all over the world but was most closely associated with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) where he was the longest-serving principal conductor, has died aged 85. Davis, internationally renowned for his interpretations of Mozart, Sibelius and Berlioz, first conducted the LSO in 1959 and became its principal conductor from 1995 to 2006 after a fiery start to his career when he was known for his tantrums.

CORRECTED: London symphony president dies aged 85

April 15, 2013 05:01
Colin Davis, the president of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), died on Sunday aged 85, the prestigious organisation announced. "Sir Colin first conducted the LSO in 1959 and became principal conductor in 1995," said the statement. "He was the longest-serving principal conductor in the LSO's history and has been at the head of the LSO family for many years. "His musicianship and his humanity have been cherished by musicians and audiences alike."

Ex-HBOS chief Crosby asks to be stripped of knighthood

April 9, 2013 11:32
By Steve Slater and Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - James Crosby, former boss of failed British bank HBOS, offered on Tuesday to give up his knighthood and nearly a third of his pension after being denounced by lawmakers for the "colossal failure" that led to his bank's collapse.

Former BBC chauffeur charged in Savile sex abuse probe

April 3, 2013 12:16
British police investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal charged a former BBC driver on Wednesday with sexually assaulting a teenage boy. David Smith, 66, is the first person to be charged under Operation Yewtree, the high-profile Scotland Yard probe set up in the wake of revelations that late BBC star Savile was a prolific sex offender. The scandal rocked the BBC and has led to the arrests of several celebrities including singer Gary Glitter, comedians Freddie Starr and Jim Davidson and radio presenter Stuart Hall.
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