Monty and McGinley on song for Europe November 1, 2005 It proved to be a very special weekend for both Colin Montgomerie and Paul McGinley. Success at the Volvo Masters — for very different reasons — will mean an awful lot to both players. For Monty, a first European Order of Merit title for six years is quite some achievement. He did exactly the job [...]
England struggle November 1, 2005 England crash landed back from Planet Ashes with an unconvincing batting display on the opening day of their first tour match in Pakistan. Only an unbeaten century from Marcus Trescothick allowed the tourists to reach the relatively respectable score of 256-9 at the close against a Patrons’ XI in Rawalpindi. An impressive contribution lower down [...]
Lingerie gets strict November 1, 2005 Want the Hitchcock Blonde look? No pain no gain In case you hadn’t noticed, this season’s must-have is a waist so small that it can be encircled by your dashing suitor’s hands. Suddenly, after hiding our lumps and bumps in a waft of gypsy inspired regalia, we are supposed to unearth the hourglass figure that [...]
Stressbusters November 1, 2005 Stress is the invisible killer and we need to find ways to manage it or suffer the consequences. The Government is so concerned about the endemic that it has designated tomorrow National Stress Awareness Day. Britain workforce is suffering from a stress endemic that is so serious in some sectors that the Government’s Health and [...]
Doing business out of the Third World November 1, 2005 Salman Rahman had to fight corruption, nationalisation and a cripplingly poor infrastructure as he established Beximco in his native Bangladesh. What do you do if you want a fax machine for your office? You get 113 signatures from various government departments, and permission from the security service. Sound absurd? That’s how it was in Bangladesh [...]
Caution urged over Peacocks buy-out November 1, 2005 Broker Numis warned Peacocks shareholders to scrutinise the budget retailer’s performance at the half year as the recent run of strong trading could make the proposed £404m take-out price look “conservative”. The Peacocks management team, backed by Goldman Sachs, Debenhams chairman John Lovering and American hedge funds Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and Perry Capital LLC, [...]
Mowlem admits takeover approach November 1, 2005 Mowlem, the construction group chosen to build a new stand at Twickenham, is the latest company to be at the centre of takeover talks. The Middlesex-based company, which has added support services to its remit, admitted yesterday it had received an approach for the business, although it declined to reveal the identity of its suitor. [...]
Skandia posts sales ‘defence’ November 1, 2005 Skandia, the Swedish insurer at the centre of a £3.13bn takeover battle, attempted to bolster its defence yesterday by unveiling a 34 per cent leap in sales. Total premiums and deposits rose in the third quarter to Skr32.4bn (£2.29bn) as all its divisions, including Britain, helped boost revenue. Old Mutual, the British-listed company whose main [...]
Clinton slips into the red November 1, 2005 Clinton Cards was one of the day’s biggest fallers yesterday after the retailer revealed the integration of its new charge, Birthdays, was running five months behind schedule and announcing a slump in recent sales. The company posted a loss of £10.4m on sales of £250.5m in the six months to 31 July. Like-for-like sales were [...]
P&O bidding war hots up November 1, 2005 Shares in P&O Ferries surged yesterday as the prospect of a bidding war for the group intensified after it confirmed Dubai Ports World had made a takeover offer. P&O shares rocketed to 425p in early trade and ended the day 30 per cent up at 404p. It is understood UAE government-owned Dubai Ports will face [...]
