Articles by Lianna Brinded

Lianna Brinded

Lianna Brinded is the news editor at International Business Times UK and has worked across print, online and TV. Her portfolio includes the Wall Street Journal Europe, BBC, CNBC and The Independent.

Lianna holds a Masters degree in Contemporary War and Peace Studies, specialising in genocide and ethic nationalist conflict, from University of Sussex, and a BA (hons) degree in English and American Literature from the University of Kent.

Lover of science, Star Trek, computer games, Warhammer, triathlons and roller derby.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Germany officially pushing Greece's Syriza to break election promises on debt and austerity

Greece's new left-wing government is trying to write-off half the country's debt.

Feb 4, 2015

Allan Leighton in 2008

Co-op's new chairman to donate his six figure salary to charity

Allan Leighton was the former boss of Asda and Royal Mail.

Feb 4, 2015

UK piggy bank

UK economy growing faster than expected as services expansion ramps up

Markit data shows UK service sector expanded faster than expected in January.

Feb 4, 2015

General Election 2015

A notice is displayed in the window of an empty shop in Altrincham, northern England,

UK divide: North has equivalent of 'five Manchesters' worth of empty shops

Local Data Company reveals there are twice as many empty shops in England's northern regions than the South.

Feb 4, 2015

General Election 2015

A homeless woman begs for change in a subway station

Charities warn UK government data doesn't reflect rising risk of homelessness

Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's study said that certain methods mask the growing problem

Feb 4, 2015

Founder of Yo! Sushi Simon Woodroffe speaks at the G7 finance ministers and central bank govenors meeting in the Queen Elizabeth II centre, February 4, 2005 in London

Ex-Labour supporter Yo! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe 'scared' of party's business approach

Woodroffe appeared in a Labour political broadcast just over a decade ago.

Feb 4, 2015

General Election 2015 Ed Miliband

Paleo restaurant Pure Taste: How to fine dine in London on the 'Caveman diet'

Paleo restaurant Pure Taste: How to fine dine in London on the 'Caveman diet'

IBTimes UK checks out London's first paleo restaurant amid celebrities adopting the diet

Feb 3, 2015

Oil Pump Jacks US

Oil and mining stocks rocket as energy prices stage recovery

Vedanta Resources, Petrofac, BHP Billiton and Scotland's Weir Group are leading the FTSE 100

Feb 3, 2015

McIlwee Clarke

Tesco to pay ex-CEO Philip Clarke and CFO Laurie McIlwee £1m each after accounting scandal salary suspension

Both directors have had their pay suspended when they left the group.

Feb 3, 2015

A demonstrator waves Turkish and Islamic flags during a protest against Cumhuriyet, a staunchly secular opposition newspaper, in Istanbul January 15, 2015. Pro-Islamist demonstrators protested against Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet which published a f

MetroPOLL: 42% of Turkish people believe Muslims are the 'real victims' of Charlie Hebdo attack

The survey also showed 20% approve of the use of violence in the name of Islam.

Feb 3, 2015

Scottish independence

Scottish devolution: Tories push to give English MPs veto over England only laws

Plans put forward by the Conservatives involve shutting Scottish MP votes down on England only laws.

Feb 3, 2015

Scotland Scottish Independence David Cameron

Rupert Murdoch

US Department of Justice drops phone hacking case against Newscorp and 21st Century Fox

After the DoJ investigated the scandals in the UK, it decided not to pursue Rupert Murdoch's empire

Feb 3, 2015

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond pauses as he speaks during a meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja (not pictured) in Helsinki, January 8, 2015

UK urges New Zealand's help to fight Isis in Iraq

Hammond said Iraq is seeking help to train troops and give them air cover.

Feb 3, 2015

Isis Islamic State Philip Hammond

UK house prices: BoE to rein in property market as government grants more power

Britain's Chancellor George Osborne confirmed Whitehall would give the Bank of England more power.

Feb 2, 2015

Bank of England

Staff absenteeism

Top excuses and hilarious stories work-shy employees invent on National Sickie Day

Employment law expert ELAS revealed that National Sickie Day, today, costs firms £37m.

Feb 2, 2015

New London Finance Jobs Rise for First Time in Two Years

London financial services jobs hit record high

TheCityUK says there are 709,500 jobs in financial and professional services in December 2014.

Feb 2, 2015

Ground crew are seen parking an Aer Lingus Airbus A320 away from the passenger terminals at Dublin Airport, in the Republic of Ireland in this June 2, 2002 file photograph

Aer Lingus takeover: Ryanair calls Irish government's concerns 'misplaced'

Ryanair and the Irish government are Aer Lingus's largest shareholders.

Feb 2, 2015

Newly appointed Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrives at a hand over ceremony in Athens, January 28, 2015.

Greek finance minister: We have resembled drug addicts craving the next dose

Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said a new debt deal was needed within months.

Feb 2, 2015

oil scotland

Oil price plunge: Industry body pleads for tax cuts as North Sea operators struggle

Oil prices have plummeted by over 60% over the last six months.

Feb 2, 2015

Scots Face Devolution Delay as Proposals Timetable Deemed as 'Mission Impossible'

UK house prices: Nearly half of Scots said it was difficult to find suitable rented accommodation

Lack of supply and rising property prices have squeezed the rental market.

Feb 2, 2015

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