CBRE earnings beat forecasts April 24, 2012 CBRE, one of the world’s largest commercial property firms, reported better-than-expected earnings last night, as the Americas offset sluggishness in Europe. Excluding $18.9m in charges related to its ING acquisition, CBRE reported first-quarter earnings of $45.9m, up from $40.6m in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue for the quarter rose 14 per cent to $1.35bn. [...]
A family car with a hell of a punch April 24, 2012 A wolf in sheep’s clothing is an overused adage in the car industry. Sometimes, though, it is justified: Audi’s new S6 doesn’t look much different to a regular A6 but is the hottest new A6 your money can buy. Equipped with a new twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 engine – good for 414bhp – the Audi S6 [...]
CAR TALK – BEIJING AUTO SHOW SPECIAL April 24, 2012 Beijing shows off beauties like the new Aston Dragon 88 The Beijing Auto Show is underway and if you were in any doubt about the importance of the Chinese economy to the car industry then you should see the roll call of cars unveiled there. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has just introduced its Phantom Extended Wheelbase [...]
Get your life April 23, 2012 There is about a 25 per cent chance you suffer from allergic rhinitis. If you do, the chances are your body is currently producing a surplus of antibody immunoglobulin E. This IgE will be busy binding to your mast cells, tricking your body into releasing the inflammatory mediator histamine. In short, you suffer from hay [...]
FIT IN THE CITY April 23, 2012 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT There will be plenty of sore limbs around this weekend following the London Marathon. But you needn’t just grin and bear the pain – proper post-run care can quicken your recovery and help stave off injuries. I caught up with top physio Shreena Patel to find her top tips for getting [...]
Hot stuff: Trishna is great for date night but mind the spice April 23, 2012 RESTAURANT TRISHNA 15-17 Blandford Street, W1U 3DG FOOD *** SERVICE ***** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £45 TRISHNA is that rare thing: a rustic-chic restaurant serving top-dollar Indian cuisine. Elsewhere in London, posh Indians are in over-sleek rooms without windows and rustic is the very last word you’d apply to them. At the [...]
Vivek Singh goes to Soho with Cinnamon April 23, 2012 RESTAURANT CINNAMON SOHO 5 Kingly Street, W1B 5PF FOOD *** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £40 VIVEK Singh is one of London’s most serious restaurateurs: The Cinnamon Club in Westminster was the first of its type: a deeply elegant, quirky dining room and food to match. The Cinnamon Kitchen followed: a [...]
Beaches and barristers in the sunny Bahamas April 22, 2012 An architectural oddity in the middle of Nassau’s Parliament Square screams out for your attention. The octagonal library and city museum is painted pale pink (like all the important buildings in The Bahamas’ capital). I climb up creaky steps to the first floor and admire paintings of Nassau dashed off by ships’ artists in the [...]
TRAVEL NOTES April 22, 2012 Want to Enjoy England? There’s an app for that If you’re planning to staycation in the UK, a new Enjoy England app (iPhone and Android) has over a thousand ideas for places to visit, from ancient castles in Northumberland to blustery walks along the Cornish coast. Get away to Mauritius for less Weather getting you [...]
Fresh life in the Cornish market April 19, 2012 With weather like this week’s, one might be tempted to quit the UK entirely. But when the sun shines, and even when it doesn’t, there’s no lovelier part of the country than Cornwall – and the market knows it. Cornwall is not cheap – you can easily spend a few million on a seaside sprawl. [...]