OUT THIS WEEKEND PREVIEWS August 6, 2009 FILM MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT Vincent Cassell stars in part one of this French gangster biopic. ADAM Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne star in a film about a relationship between two outsiders. MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS The race for next year’s Oscars starts here. DVD17 AGAIN Zac Efron stars as a man who finds himself [...]
Pumping it up for the summer August 6, 2009 THE tricky question of what footwear a chap should sport with his shorts raises its head every summer, and never gets properly resolved (though there’s one iron rule – leave those socks in the drawer, daddio). This year it’s all about the new breed of plimsolls, the sports shoe that’s been brought back from the [...]
How to create a stylish home study August 6, 2009 YOU know that extra room in your flat that’s too small to be a bedroom but too big to waste on storage alone? That’s the room you should really get round to turning into an office. And, with the rise of technology that enables you to work from home more easily, this is the time [...]
Redevelopment makes Croydon a property hotspot August 6, 2009 WITH most parts of the country in the property doldrums at the moment, there are not too many places that look like clever investments. One that is bucking the trend is Croydon, which will be the next UK city to undergo a serious regeneration. There are plans to inject £3.5bn into the city over the [...]
FOCUS ON: PURLEY, SURREY August 6, 2009 AMBERHURST, 12 SILVER LANE, CR8 3HGPrice: £2.85mSet among park-like grounds on the Webb Estate conservation area, this imposing seven-bedroom house also comes with an annexe. The main bedroom has a dressing room, en suite and leads out onto a balcony. There are also seven reception rooms all of which have superb views and large windows. [...]
BRUNSWICK CAUSES A STIR WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS ROLE IN BRUSSELS August 6, 2009 A COUP for City PR outfit Brunswick, which is on the cusp of a lucrative new contract to advise HSBC on its public policy over in Brussels. Brunswick boss Alan Parker has long been chummy with HSBC chairman Stephen Green, so the tie-up shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. But though some in [...]
England blow as Flintoff is ruled out of Ashes clash August 6, 2009 ANDREW FLINTOFF is definitely out of the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley, starting this morning. The Lancashire all-rounder yesterday failed a fitness test on his injured right knee, leaving England with no option but to plan for the next assault on Australia without their star performer. The Leeds clash was due to be Flintoff’s penultimate [...]
Is this the end of Test star Fred? August 6, 2009 WITH Andrew Flintoff out of today’s fourth Ashes Test at Headingley, the question has to be asked: Is this the last we’ve seen of the big man in the Test arena? Sadly, Freddie showed during the last two days at Edgbaston that he is clearly not fit enough to withstand the rigours of five more [...]
Spurs pluck 8m Bassong out of Toon August 6, 2009 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp yesterday moved to patch up his injury-ridden back line by agreeing an £8m deal for Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong. The 23-year-old has admitted he is leaving St James’ Park following the Magpies’ relegation to the Championship, and is thought to have passed a medical at Spurs. Redknapp, meanwhile, needs cover at [...]
Mourinho’s dig at Chelsea business August 6, 2009 FORMER Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has accused the Blues of trying to prevent him from taking ex-charges Deco and Ricardo Carvalho to Inter Milan. Mourinho, who managed the pair at Porto and signed Carvalho for Chelsea, has tried to lure them to the San Siro this summer. But the Portuguese says his interest has cooled [...]
