Criminals’ bank of choice: Pedestrians walk by a sign for Mizuho Bank in Tokyo. Financial regulators on Friday ordered the mega-bank to stop lending money to yakuza. | BLOOMBERG AFP-JIJI Sep 27, 2013 Online: Sep 27, 2013 Print: Sep 28,… Read More ›
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Ministers were alerted as long ago as 2011 that illegal horsemeat was entering the food chain
Witch-hunt at Defra over 2011 warning about horsemeat Iceland boss blames councils over ‘poor meat quality’ Oliver Wright Sunday, 17 February 2013 The Government is tonight urgently investigating allegations that ministers were alerted as long ago as 2011 that illegal… Read More ›
Tests reveal Findus frozen beef lasagnes contain ‘up to 100 per cent horse meat’
Findus, Tesco and Aldi all withdrew a variety of frozen beef products from sale yesterday following new information from a French supplier, Comigel Martin Hickman, Sam Masters Thursday, 7 February 2013 Findus beef lasagne ready meals were up to 100… Read More ›
Syrian rebels defect to Government forces
Syrian rebels defect Thursday, 27 September 2012 A group of Syrian rebels from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) defected and joined pro-government forces on Wednesday. The troops’ commander announced that “the road is open,” and called on to other rebels… Read More ›