Now for Europe, but we’ll be taking nothing for granted October 8, 2009 WHILE it’s nice to receive plenty of plaudits for our winning start to the season, there isn’t one person in the Saracens camp taking anything for granted. This weekend we take on Italian side Rovigo in our first European Challenge Cup action of the season, but you can be assured there will be no complacency [...]
CANNAVARO FAILS DOPE TEST October 8, 2009 ITALY captain Fabio Cannavaro has failed a dope test after taking a medicine for an insect bite that contained the banned substance cortisone. The 2006 World Player of the Year, 36, has claimed an exemption with Juventus insisting the sting could have become fatal but for immediate medical care. Cannavaro will be interviewed by anti-doping [...]
When it comes to the crunch, this is too trite October 8, 2009 TheatreTHE POWER OF YESThe National Theatre*** “THIS is not a play,” the narrator announces ominously as the curtains open. Instead it is a “story” of the credit crunch conducted through interviews with key financial figures, including mathematician Myron Scholes (Malcolm Sinclair) co-father of the Scholes-Black option-pricing model which underpinned much financial wizardry, FSA head Adair [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS October 8, 2009 FILMZOMBIELAND Woody Harrelson kicks zombie butt in this loopy slice of schlock horror. LOVE HAPPENS Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart get to do the rom com thing. THE VANISHING OF THE BEES Eco-scare documentary about the falling number of bees. DVDLOOKING FOR ERIC Charming comedy about life and football with Mr ooh aah Cantona himself. [...]
How to make a mammoth style statement October 8, 2009 IN THESE sartorially dismal times, when white shirts and grey suits are the name of the game in the Square Mile, a man has to be subtle with those little flourishes that add a bit of pizzazz to his work wardrobe. For a City gent – at least one who doesn’t wear glasses – the [...]
TIME TO USHER IN AUTUMN WARDROBE October 8, 2009 EVEN though we’re still having some warm sunny days, the sartorial summer is officially over. Its very tempting to get the last few wears of that summery dress while the sun is still shining, but it’s time to move on – summer clothes just don’t look right any more. So get them all out of [...]
OUT OF OFFICE October 8, 2009 MAHARAJA AT THE V&AThink thrones, gem-encrusted weapons, Rolls Royces – such were the trappings of the Maharajas that ruled from the collapse of the Mughal empire in the early 18th century to the end of British rule in 1947. The show is full of bling but also uses art, textiles, jewellery to examine the maharajas’ [...]
Miners lead markets higher as gold price holds steady October 8, 2009 THE top share index ended 0.9 per cent higher yesterday, buoyed by the miners on firmer metals prices and optimism over demand prospects. The FTSE 100 closed 45.74 points higher at 5,154.64, after shedding 0.6 per cent on Wednesday. “There doesn’t seem to be the same degree of buying momentum returning to the market after [...]
Alcoa gives stocks a good start in US October 8, 2009 US stocks rose yesterday as a surprising quarterly profit from Alcoa got third-quarter earnings off to a strong start. Alcoa gained 1.1 per cent to $14.35 and rose as high as $15.10, a day after the Dow component posted its first profit after three consecutive quarterly losses, on cost savings and higher aluminum prices. The [...]
If you’re getting a bonus, then bricks and mortar are still best October 8, 2009 IT MIGHT not be the most popular thing to say right now, but people are going to get bonuses this year. In the years preceding 2008, the bonus season meant one thing in London – a boost to the buy-to-let property market as bankers sunk their money into bricks and mortar. The world has changed [...]
