The wider defence industry has seen governments reduce spending on arms in the wake of financial crisis, but Mr King said this trend may now be ending, at least in the US. “We believe US budgets are now relatively stable, with some early indications of a modest improvement in 2016,” the chief executive said. Earlier this year President Barack Obama proposed an 8pc increase to the US defence budget, but analysts expect the final increase to be closer to 2pc to 3pc. BAE Read more [...]

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VIEW GALLERY Could this property finally be the heavenly home you’ve been searching for? The Grade II-listed St John’s Church – complete with an original stained glass window, a marble memorial and the burial place of one of Merthyr Tydfil’s greatest iron masters – is going under the hammer with a guide price of just £50,000. And the property, in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, could catch the eye of potential investors as it comes with planning permission for 20 apartments. Derelict Read more [...]

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Hypothetical couple: Household income = $80,000. After tax + student loan = $60,0000In the hand after tax / expenses = $25,000 (Expenses include rent, power, phone, clothes, car, insurance, food, medical and I have been conservative with estimating costs) Now they are saving for an average house at $500,000. They need 4 years of basically no discretionary spending to save a deposit. But wait! In the 4 years the YoY gain of 7% means that their house now costs ~$655,000. Now they need another Read more [...]

The 18th century property is located within York’s famous Roman walls and comes with a 70ft garden. Industry sales figures from Kantar show that over the last four weeks Morrisons had returned to year-on-year sales growth and performed ahead of its main rivals Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s. Last year Mr Philips said that Morrisons would commit £1bn over the next three years to fighting the rise of Aldi and Lidl. Since then the retailer has cut prices and launched a new loyalty Read more [...]

Lake District National Park Authority has had its grant cut by 23 per cent, losing out on £1.56m in fundingBosses have not ruled out further sales, including England's third highest mountain, HelvellynThe most famous spot for sale is mountain lake, Stickle Tarn, which has a guide price starting at £20,000 Price for 'iconic' tarn described as an 'insult', but a consortium of open water swimmers want to buy itBy Lucy Crossley for MailOnline Published: 13:04 GMT, 12 February 2015 Read more [...]

THE site of an arson-hit former factory will be sold at auction despite its owner having planning permission to build two homes there. Ben McKay was granted approval last year to build two homes on the derelict Equity House site at the top of Equity Street in Darwen. MORE TOP STORIES: VIDEO: Schoolboy fighting for his life after being hit by car as he popped out to buy cereal TRAGIC: University graduate killed herself after suffering repeated Read more [...]

WESTFIELD — The owners of recently closed Paddy's Irish Pub at 110 Elm St. are advertising the business for sale on the online site Craigslist. The ad on Craigslist, best known as a place to find a used futon or a new roommate, says the bar "has become a popular destination for locals and Westfield State Students." Current owners Daniel V. Dineen of Wilbraham and Thomas P. Murphy of Agawam plan to retain ownership of the building, according to the ad. They are asking for $150,000 for the business Read more [...]