UN peace plan crumbles in Syria June 7, 2012 UN monitors came under fire yesterday while trying to investigate reports of a new massacre that raised the pressure on world powers struggling to halt the carnage in Syria. Speaking at a special session of the UN General Assembly on Syria, international envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged his peace plan was not working and said there [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING February 16, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES HEDGE FUND PIONEER BACK FOR ASIA VENTURE William Bollinger, one of the pioneers of London’s hedge fund industry, has come out of retirement to launch a new venture – in Singapore. A protégé of the renowned investor Julian Robertson and a former donor to the Labour party, Mr Bollinger set up Egerton Capital, [...]
Celebrate the open power of the 2012 Olympic truces on tax and visas May 24, 2012 THE Olympic flame is making its way around the length and breadth of Britain, a vivid symbol of one of the key values of the ancient Games: freedom of movement. Before the games at Olympia, a truce was declared so that officials and athletes could make their way to the Games without hindrance or legal [...]
Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle is taking shape September 4, 2012 YESTERDAY’S reshuffle left the great offices of state untouched but the changes David Cameron made to his cabinet provide an insight into the Prime Minister’s plans for the second half of this government. He has turned to trusted allies, with aides saying the focus is on ensuring government policies pass into legislation within the timeframe of [...]
New hotel set for Tower area December 5, 2010 A SINGAPORE-BASED consortium, KOP and Reignwood, has purchased the Grade II-listed former Port of London authority headquarters overlooking the Tower of London in a deal thought to be worth over £100m. KOP Properties hopes to convert Ten Trinity Square into its flagship luxury European hotel in time for the London 2012 Olympics after buying it [...]
New hotel set for Tower area December 5, 2010 A SINGAPORE-BASED consortium, KOP and Reignwood, has purchased the Grade II-listed former Port of London authority headquarters overlooking the Tower of London in a deal thought to be worth over £100m. KOP Properties hopes to convert Ten Trinity Square into its flagship luxury European hotel in time for the London 2012 Olympics after buying it [...]