First State Global Listed Infrastructure – Bronze

Following a recent Morningstar Analyst Ratings Meeting, we have moved the First State Global Listed Infrastructure fund to a Morningstar Analyst Rating™ of Bronze. The fund previously held a Silver Rating. Peter Meany is an experienced infrastructure investor with over a decade of investment experience and we hold him and his team of infrastructure specialists in high regard. His expertise in this space, in conjunction with a rigorous and well-thought-through process has Read more [...]

Where is Xur? Destiny location and inventory for December 4-6 listed

Xur arrives for another weekend full of alien-hunting and Guardian-shooting in Destiny. For players who have spent the past week gathering enough Strange Coins to buy whatever the Agent of the Nine has in stock, we’re all hoping for a better inventory that what we’ve seen for the past few weeks. In the festive season, thankfully Xur has some pretty good items for sale that serve as a nice early Christmas present to take into battle. This weekend, after spending a few weekends in Read more [...]

Yorkshire schools £100m construction programme put on hold over listed …

THE FIRST major school building programme to be launched in Yorkshire since Building Schools for the Future was axed five years ago has been put on hold because one of the sites is subject to a listed building application. The £100m scheme will see seven schools in West Yorkshire being rebuilt under the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building programme - aimed at the buildings in the worst condition.However work is now on hold because of a bid to give Read more [...]

The 66 Labour MPs who voted for bombing in Syria listed

MPs debated whether to extend British bombing of Isis to Syria for ten hours on Wednesday. Late in the evening they voted to support the Government's motion. Labour MPs were given a free vote and allowed to vote according to their views. Most Labour MPs opposed the bombing, in line with their party leader Jeremy Corbyn, the majority of the shadow cabinet, and the vast majority of members. 66 Labour MPs however voted with David Cameron in support of intervention. Their names are below. The Read more [...]

Listed buildings at risk from cuts, warns heritage watchdog

By John Bingham, Social Affairs Editor 7:30AM GMT 03 Dec 2015 Listed historic buildings across England could be placed in danger because of the knock-on effects of public spending cuts, the Government’s official guardian of national heritage has warned. Research by Historic England disclosed that the number of experts in historic properties employed by councils has slumped at the same time as applications from Read more [...]

One quarter of all British birds now officially ‘red listed’ and in danger

Comments (0) More than a quarter of birds in the UK are ‘red listed’ because of fears for their survival a report out today warns.Much-loved species of coastline and moor, like curlew, puffin, grey wagtail and merlin have been added to the list, which now includes 67 of the UK’s 244 birds.The number of birds at risk is an increase on the last assessment, in 2009, when 52 species or around a fifth of the country’s birds were on the UK red list.Experts Read more [...]

Doubts for 2016 US Grand Prix as race is listed as ‘subject to agreement’

The future of the struggling US Grand Prix was thrown into further doubt on Wednesday when the 2016 Formula One calendar listed the race as “subject to agreement” with the promoter. Officials at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas have said they are financially strapped after storms wiped out much of the 2015 race weekend – and by news that the Texas governor’s office is cutting public funding for the circuit by nearly 20%. Related: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg warned: get along Read more [...]