Lianna Brinded

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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.

Thames Water has told its 14 million customers to cut their usage or face the pain of soaring energy bills. (Photo: Reuters)

Thames Water: Cut Usage or Face Higher Bills

Company tells millions to stop using as much water to prevent higher household bills

Centrica's chief executive, Sam Laidlaw, has pledged to abstain from pocketing an annual £2.6m bonus following political and public anger surrounding the continual increase in energy prices. (Photo: Reuters)

Centrica Boss Sam Laidlaw Pledges to Forgo £2.6m Bonus Amid Energy Price Hike Row

One of Britain's 'Big Six' energy chief executives says he pledged to give up bonus amid energy price hike furore.

UK Prime Minister Cameron tells CBI conference that public support over Britain's European Union membership is waning (Photo: Reuters)

UK PM David Cameron Warns Support for Britain's EU Membership is 'Wafer Thin'

Cameron tells CBI conference that public support over European Union membership is waning

Business Secretary Vince Cable faces fresh embarassment as shares rise above the 589p mark from 330p IPO price (Photo: Reuters)

Royal Mail Shares Soar Near 80% from IPO Price

Business Secretary Vince Cable faces fresh embarrassment as shares rise above the 589p mark from 330p IPO price.

Reports say that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Briton Mark Reilly, GSK's former head of China operations, will escape charges (Photo: Reuters)

GlaxoSmithKline to Escape China Bribery Charges as Individual Executives Blamed

Reports say the company and Briton Mark Reilly, GSK's former head of China operations, will escape charges

HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver says he will protect HSBC's competitive position on pay amid EU bonus cap rules (Photo: Reuters)

HSBC Pledges to Protect Banker Bonuses and Salaries

HSBC Chief Stuart Gulliver pledges to protect competitive position on pay amid EU bonus cap rules.

Co-op Bank Confirms 15% Branch Closures and Job Cuts

Bank's CEO Niall Booker, Barry Tootell's replacement, says it will take years to turn around the lender.

HSBC Profits Jump 10% as Bank Helps Regulators With FX Probe

HSBC is also cooperating with regulators over potential currency market manipulation

HSBC is the latest in a line of banks that are speaking to regulators (Photo: Reuters)

FX Fixing Scandal: HSBC Cooperates with Regulators - but no Traders Suspended

HSBC joins Barclays and RBS in the line of banks that are speaking to regulators.

The 2014 Glocap Hedge Fund Compensation report reveals the third consecutive rise in salaries (Photo: Reuters)

Hedge Fund Entry Level Salaries Hit $335,000

The 2014 Glocap Hedge Fund Compensation report reveals the third consecutive rise in pay packages

ActionAid has slammed one of the world's Big Four accountancy firms, Deloitte, for drawing up battleplans for large companies on how to avoid potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of tax in some of the poorest countries in Africa (Photo: Reuters)

Deloitte Slammed for Corporation Tax Avoidance Battleplan for Africa

Deloitte advises large companies on how to avoid potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of tax.

UK Chancellor George Osborne Refuses to Deny Foreign Property Investor Tax

Osborne refuses to confirm or deny the new capital gains tax on foreign property investors.

Labour's Ed Balls: We'll Scrutinise RBS Privatisation After Controversial Royal Mail Shares 'Firesale'

Labour's Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says party will scrutinise George Osborne's plans for the future of RBS

IBTimes UK takes a look at what the analysts say about the internal RBS bad bank and what it means for privatisation (Photo: Reuters)

RBS Internal 'Bad Bank' Just PR Spin to Help Privatisation?

IBTimes UK takes a look at what the analysts say about the hiving off of toxic assets within RBS

RBS Makes No Provision for Consequential Losses and does not increase redress pot for mis-sold IRSA vicitims (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling Derivatives: RBS Makes No Provision for Consequential Losses

The Royal Bank of Scotland says it is not able to reliably measure swaps liabilities.

The Royal Bank of Scotland's PPI compensation fund totals £2.6bn (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling PPI Scandal: RBS Compensation Pot Hits £2.6bn

The Royal Bank of Scotland adds £250m to mis-selling payment protection insurance redress pot.

The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to remove 55-70% of these assets over the next two years (Photo: Reuters)

RBS Creates Internal 'Bad Bank' to Deal With £38bn Toxic Assets

The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to remove 55-70% of toxic assets over the next two years.

Embattled US lender sues Barclays, RBS, UBS, Rabobank, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan (Photo: Reuters)

Libor Fixing Scandal: Fannie Mae Files $800m Lawsuit Against Barclays, RBS and Seven Others for Swaps Losses

Embattled US lender sues nine banks in total, including Rabobank and UBS, for false representation.

UK Shale Gas Fracking Deemed Low Risk to Public Health

Public Health England says risks to public health from exposure to emissions from shale gas extraction are low

Chancellor George Osborne Eyes Capital Gains Tax for Foreign Property Investors

UK Treasury may close loophole on non-resident properties to avoid housing bubble.

Deputy PM Aleksandar Vucic said alliance started after he met Abu Dhabi's crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Photo: Reuters)

Serbia Forges Emirates Trade and Investment $1bn Alliance Before EU Membership

Deputy PM Aleksandar Vucic said alliance started after meeting Abu Dhabi's crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

According to the lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Manhattan, Precedo Capital Group and Continental Advisors claimed that Twitter's requests was aimed at artificially giving the loss making micro blogging site a $10.9bn market valuation. (Photo: R

Twitter Sued for $124m over 'Fraudulent' Private Stock Sale [VIDEO]

Twitter to launch $10.9bn IPO on NYSE despite suit by Precedo and Continental Advisors.

The oil giant is seeking advice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission on methodologies for recognizing graft losses

US Rewards Whistleblower for Investor Defrauding Crackdown

The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded $150,000 to a whistleblower

Serbia Finance Minister Lazar Krstic speaks to IBTimes in London (Photo: IBTimes UK)

Serbia Finance Minister Lazar Krstic on Unprecedented Economic Reforms [VIDEO]

Krstic talks exclusively to IBTimes UK on camera about major financial reforms to boost economic growth.

The Royal Bank of Scotland joins a raft of banks in reviewing its FX trading practices (Photo: Reuters)

FX Fixing Scandal: RBS Reviews Currency Trading Processes

Royal Bank of Scotland joins raft of banks reviewing FX trading processes.

Ukraine is under pressure to pay Gazprom its outstanding gas bill (Photo: Reuters)

Ukraine's Naftogaz Pledges to Pay Overdue Russia's Gazprom Gas Bill Soon

Ukrainian Energy Minister Eduard Stavitsky pledged to pay the Gazprom by 'tomorrow at the latest'

Barclays reveals it is helping watchdogs with the investigations into currency market manipulation (Photo: Reuters)

FX Fixing Scandal: Barclays Cooperating with Regulators

One of Britain's banks helping watchdogs investigating currency market manipulation.

Serbia Finance Minister Lazar Krstic on Raft of Unprecedented Economic Reforms

Serbia is undergoing a series of unprecedented financial reforms in a bid to tackle its high unemployment rate, weak economic growth, and looming debt refinancing obligations.