Finn exorcises demons as England romp to morale-boosting victory January 20, 2015 ENGLAND bowler Steven Finn believes he has healed the wounds of last winter’s traumatic Ashes tour after career-best one-day figures of 5-33 helped to inflict a nine-wicket thrashing on India yesterday. Recuperated James Anderson also shone with 4-18 in his first outing for the team since September before Ian Bell’s 88 not out and an [...]
Jermain Defoe hoping Premier League return catches Hodgson’s eye January 20, 2015 SUNDERLAND striker Jermain Defoe believes scoring the goals to fire his new side to Premier League safety will ignite his burning ambition to earn an England recall. The former West Ham, Tottenham and Portsmouth forward was overlooked for last year’s World Cup in Brazil after moving to Major League Soccer side Toronto, but returned to [...]
F1 grands prix time changes January 20, 2015 FORMULA One’s season opener in Australia is one of five grands prix set for an earlier start in a change prompted by Jules Bianchi’s horror crash at Suzuka last year. Races in Malaysia, China, Japan and Russia are to be brought forward by an hour in an attempt to avoid the dusky conditions in which [...]
Glandular fever fears as ill Watson suffers Australian Open exit January 20, 2015 BRITISH No1 Heather Watson has played down concerns she could be suffering a recurrence of the glandular fever that paralysed her career after wilting in the first round of the Australian Open yesterday. Watson, 22, needed medical attention on court after complaining of blurred vision, nausea and feeling faint during a 6-4, 6-0 defeat to [...]
Denmark vows not to scrap krone’s link to euro in wake of Swiss currency crisis January 19, 2015 Fears are building that Denmark could be the next country to send shockwaves through currency markets by abandoning the krone’s link to the euro, just one week after Switzerland surprised markets by scrapping its euro price cap. The Danish central bank yesterday cut the interest it pays on deposits to minus 0.2 per cent from [...]
Alpari in administration: 170 jobs at risk at spreadbetter January 19, 2015 Spreadbetting platform Alpari called in administrators from KPMG yesterday after it made huge losses in the wake of the Swiss franc’s shock appreciation last week. Its Bishopsgate office was in lockdown as bosses scrambled to find a buyer to rescue the business. But despite interest from firms thought to include IG Group and Australian firm [...]
British Gas price cuts will save customers £37 a year January 19, 2015 BRITISH Gas is reducing household gas prices by five per cent, cutting annual energy bills by an average of £37. The company, which is owned by utility firm Centrica, said the reduction in standard tariffs will benefit 6.8m customers. According to British Gas, the price cut reflects recent declines in wholesale gas prices, and although [...]
2015 IMF growth forecast: UK pulling ahead but global economy downgraded January 19, 2015 The UK has managed to avoid a downgrade to its 2015 growth forecast by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF’s updated predictions released today also place the UK as the fastest economy in the G7 in 2014 with growth of 2.7 per cent. However, the UK is set to lose its “fastest G7 economy” crown [...]
Balls calls for tax breaks for North Sea Oil January 19, 2015 SHADOW chancellor Ed Balls has called for immediate tax breaks to help the North Sea oil industry. “The plummeting global oil price has given some respite to motorists and has been good for the UK economy overall, but there is no doubt that it has also had a negative impact here in the North East [...]
Wear your woolies: Snow’s coming our way January 19, 2015 Sheep graze in a field surrounded by snow-covered ground yesterday in Saddleworth, near Oldham. Most of the UK is set to experience freezing temperatures for the coming week. London will escape the worst of the cold snap but could see sleet and snow on Thursday
