It’s big, but it’s just not funny or a bit clever July 9, 2009 FilmBRUNOCert: 18I LIKED Borat, I did. I laughed out loud, enthusiastically, throughout. I like Ali G too. I get Sacha Baron Cohen’s shtick and I see his genius. At least I did until I sat through Bruno. It was the slowest 80 minutes of my life (rivalled only by the removal of my top left [...]
UBS FACES CRISIS IN US TAX ROW July 9, 2009 A MIAMI judge has asked the US authorities if they would be prepared to shut down UBS operations in America entirely, if the Swiss bank does not agree to hand over details of 52,000 of its US clients accused of evading tax. In the latest chapter of an ongoing diplomatic row, Alan Gold – the [...]
FOCUS ON: ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE July 9, 2009 87,LANCASTER ROAD, ST ALBANS, AL1 4ERPrice: £685,000This smart four-bedroom property is just a mile from the city centre and the railway station, which is 20 minutes away from St Pancras. The master bedroom has an en suite while the downstairs includes a large reception room, separate dining room and kitchen/breakfast room. A driveway at the [...]
Falling Mayfair prices attracting students and the fashionable set July 9, 2009 LONDON’S playground of the super-rich has always been a place that ordinary mortals – even high-earning ones – would rarely consider within their reach. But times have changed, and with them, Mayfair’s rental prices, which have dropped 15-20 per cent since their peak in 2007. Charity Delves, lettings manager at Mayfair estate agent Wetherell, says: [...]
Sirvino and Nanton the best bets in John Smith’s July 9, 2009 THERE have been some fantastic handicaps over the past few weeks, but the 50th running of the John Smith’s Cup at York tomorrow promises to be something special. The Queen’s Kingdom of Fife is likely to start favourite and will have plenty of supporters after his comfortable win in the Zetland Cup at the end [...]
the INSIDER July 9, 2009 LAST NINE days have definitely swelled the betting bank. As I write I’m looking to grow the balance even more. Some of the monies will be placed each way on the Australian superstar. No not that one, the other one, TAKEOVER TARGET. I will forgive him his below par effort in Japan last time out [...]
Aussie raider Scenic the banker to Blast his way into the history books July 9, 2009 AUSTRALIAN sprint sensation SCENIC BLAST arrived at Royal Ascot last month with a big reputation and certainly didn’t disappoint. The five-year-old overcame a terrible draw to bolt up in the King’s Stand where he had two of today’s opponents Fleeting Spirit and Equiano in behind. He was held up throughout the early stages of that [...]
Wimbledon project fills coffers July 9, 2009 Galliford Try, the company which built the roof for Wimbledon’s Centre Court and last month announced the £54m West Kent College project, has released reports for the year ending 30 June. The construction and housebuilding company finished the year with around £35m in cash, up from a £2m debt last year.
France rebuffs EDF tariff calls July 9, 2009 French economy minister Christine Lagarde yesterday rebuffed calls by EDF chief executive Pierre Gadonneix for a 20 per cent increase in French state-set electricity tariffs. “The government is absolutely not bound to the assessment made by Gadonneix. This is an issue that (industry minister) Christian Estrosi and I will review later,” Lagarde said.
PLUS volumes leap in first half July 9, 2009 Independent stock exchange PLUS Markets said yesterday that the number of shares traded on its platform in the first half of 2009 grew to £36bn, a 217 per cent rise on the same period in 2008. The group said that, by trade value, it traded £29.93bn of shares during the period, up 76.9 per cent [...]
