Living the Whincop Cheam: An interior-designed mansion with all the furniture thrown in April 30, 2015 In the town you grew up in, was there a road that everyone aspired to live on? It may have had the biggest houses or backed on to a luscious stretch of parkland, or it may simply have been where your MP lived, along with that guy who owned the local department store. In the [...]
Elvaston Mews in Kensington and Chelsea: The 19th century stable that’s as space-age as they come April 30, 2015 London’s mews houses are selling like proverbial hot cakes right now. But take away the “cool” factor and they’re pretty difficult buildings to work with. Built in the 19th century as stables for the wealthy owners of mansions in Kensington and Chelsea, they’re short, square, dark and rarely come with outside space. The mews [...]
Reading rooms: Immerse yourself in the world of the modern library April 30, 2015 In this digital age, one could be forgiven for thinking libraries were a thing of the past. Think again: at the top end of the market, they’re making a comeback of sorts as a modern luxury with the added bonus of showing visitors how culturally refined you are. “Since things like e-readers have come along, [...]
My house: Alexandra Jefford, jewellery designer April 30, 2015 I fell in love with our house a year before we moved in. I forced my poor husband to leave his beloved Chelsea, mainly because I wanted my daughter to be able to walk to school, and this place in Parson’s Green was the first we visited. I walked in the door, thought “this is [...]
Premier League: Mourinho revels in silverware march as Premier League coronation nears April 29, 2015 LEICESTER CITY 1 CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho insists his side are the envy of English football after a ruthless second-half fightback at relegation-threatened Leicester last night moved the Blues one step closer to their Premier League coronation. Winger Marc Albrighton gave Leicester a shock lead, only for veteran battering ram Didier Drogba to [...]
Wasps back Premiership bosses to enforce salary cap April 29, 2015 WASPS insist they still have full confidence in Premiership chiefs to investigate and enforce English rugby’s salary cap despite claims that a probe into suspected offenders has been shelved. Chief executive David Armstrong told City A.M. that the £5m cap was not under threat and that Wasps remained staunchly supportive of it despite their new-found [...]
Cricket Comment: Morgan should prioritise England over IPL duties April 29, 2015 In the long term it is not a massive issue but Eoin Morgan is England’s one-day captain and he should be there for his side’s first 50-over clash since their disastrous World Cup campaign, against Ireland in Dublin on 8 May. Morgan has been given dispensation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to [...]
Vaughan: Trott looks frantic at crease and ought to be dropped April 29, 2015 FORMER England skipper Michael Vaughan has urged England to ditch opener Jonathan Trott for tomorrow’s third and final Test with the West Indies in Barbados and promote uncapped Yorkshireman Adam Lyth. Vaughan insists the 34-year-old has looked uncharacteristically fidgety at the crease in the Caribbean after returning to the international scene following an 18-month absence [...]
Real and Atletico deny claims of transfer bans for youth policies April 29, 2015 EUROPEAN champions Real Madrid have labelled malicious reports that they are set to be hit with a transfer embargo for breaking rules on the signing of foreign players aged under 18. Spanish title-holders Atletico Madrid also denied that they too were to receive a ban similar to that currently imposed on Barcelona for the same [...]
Ex-Premier League player gets two years in jail for match fixing April 29, 2015 FORMER Premier League footballer Delroy Facey is today beginning a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after being found guilty of attempting to fix matches. The journeyman forward, who played for 15 clubs including Bolton, West Brom and Hull, was alleged to have contacted a non-league player and suggested he earn £2,000 by throwing games. Facey, the most [...]