Eurostar passengers flee train September 24, 2009 Eurostar passengers had to flee as they disembarked a train yesterday, when a live overhead cable fell inches from them. The high voltage cable collapsed as the 5.13pm train from Paris to London came into platform nine at St Pancras International. Engineers worked on the electricity, and the fire brigade was called.
Jaguar to close Midlands plant September 24, 2009 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will close one of its West Midlands plants either in Birmingham or Solihull by the middle of next decade, it said yesterday. But the group, which is owned by India’s Tata, added it would create around 800 new jobs at a plant in Merseyside, where a new “efficient” Range Rover will [...]
THE LONDON REPORT September 24, 2009 BRITAIN’S leading share index lost 1.2 per cent yesterday as a weak US housing report and cautious comments from the Bank of England governor raised investor concern over the pace of economic recovery. At the close, the FTSE 100 was 60.10 points lower at 5,079.27, finishing below the 5,100 level for the first time in [...]
NEW YORK REPORT September 24, 2009 US STOCKS fell yesterday as signs of weakness in housing and investors’ worries that authorities might be curbing stimulus efforts too soon sparked caution. World central banks said they would scale back infusions of US dollars into their banking systems, fueling unease triggered a day earlier when stocks sold off following the US Federal Reserve’s [...]
Go with your instincts both live and online September 24, 2009 A couple of days ago I ambled along to Leicester Square’s Casino at the Empire to catch some of the action in the early events at the World Series of Poker Europe. Downstairs the final table of the £1,000 no limit hold’em tournament was just beginning (British player J.P. Kelly took the WSOPE bracelet and [...]
Rip Van Winkle to see off Delegator in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes duel September 24, 2009 GODOLPHIN and Ballydoyle go head-to-head again in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, tomorrow’s Ascot feature, and I fancy Aidan O’Brien’s RIP VAN WINKLE to win his battle with Delegator. The pair of them stand head and shoulders above their opposition in what really is an old fashioned duel. However, at a best priced 10/11 with [...]
the INSIDER September 24, 2009 WE’VE HAD a couple of good weeks and we need to make sure that we don’t lose the winning feeling. FROZEN POWER in the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (2.30pm) at Ascot tomorrow looks like a good animal but I’m not sure that his last run in France was that hot. Most of the recent two-year-old [...]
Arsenal can keep goals flowing in London derby September 24, 2009 FULHAM vs WEST HAMTomorrow 5.30pm, ESPNPREMIER LEAGUE football fans certainly can’t complain about a boring start to the season. There have been 70 goals in the last 20 matches – results which have cost Sporting Index a small fortune, with spread bettors buying match goals, goal minutes and shirt numbers. Arsenal have been one of [...]
Taxman launches snitch site September 24, 2009 TAX body HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has launched a new website to help people snitch on businesses they believe may be dodging tax. HMRC said it has launched a new facility allowing people to “raise their concerns online” about firms and individuals that might be “cheating the system”. The push for informants, which comes [...]
Waitrose draws up plans to open 300 small stores September 24, 2009 UPMARKET grocer Waitrose yesterday unveiled plans to take a bigger share of the convenience store market, saying it could open up to 300 smaller format stores, stepping up its challenge to top end rival Marks & Spencer . Waitrose, part of the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership, also said it would open more stores in motorway [...]
