Northampton Saints can land first Premiership title at Twickenham May 29, 2014 WILLIAM CHRIMES PREVIEWS THE AVIVA PREMIERSHIP FINAL AND BILL ESDAILE GIVES US HIS RACING TIPS FOR THE WEEKEND TWICKENHAM provides the backdrop to the 2014 Aviva Premiership final where Saracens take on Northampton Saints for the first time tomorrow. The London-based club are bidding for a second title in four years, whereas Saints are aiming [...]
Soft ground lover Cubanita has to be the call in Pinnacle Stakes May 29, 2014 WITH just a week to go until the Investec Derby Festival, this weekend’s action is understandably slightly more low-key. Although not for the winners of the eight tickets going for the £5,481,763 Scoop 6 bonus. There is still some competitive action for us to get stuck into and the first port of call is Haydock [...]
England V Peru, Wembley, 8pm tonight May 29, 2014 England have hardly set the world alight in their three most recent friendlies – losing to Chile and Germany at Wembley and scoring their only goal in a 1-0 win over Denmark. But there’s quiet optimism in the camp at the moment after Roy Hodgson threw his renowned caution to the wind and selected a [...]
Lib Dem turmoil over Clegg coup May 28, 2014 THE LIBERAL Democrat party was in turmoil last night as questions were raised over how much business secretary Vince Cable knew about leaked polling that appeared designed to oust leader Nick Clegg. The polls, commissioned by Lord Oakeshott, revealed that both Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander could stand to lose their Sheffield Hallam and Inverness [...]
Ian Hannam loses appeal against market abuse May 28, 2014 STAR banker Ian Hannam, a former chairman at JP Morgan, yesterday lost his appeal to overturn a City watchdog ruling that he committed market abuse six years ago. The decision, by the Upper Tribunal, upholds a ruling by the Financial Services Authority that Hannam disclosed “inside” information in two emails sent in September and October [...]
Surge in car output brings UK closer to all-time high May 28, 2014 CAR PRODUCTION was more than one fifth higher in April than it was a year ago, with a glut of new models helping to bring British car manufacturing closer to its 1970s peak. UK factories produced 133,437 cars last month, up 21.3 per cent on a year ago to take growth in the year to [...]
France’s tax hikes are a case study in how not to run a country May 28, 2014 MORE evidence that high and punitive tax rates are bad for tax receipts. An official report from the French audit office makes damning reading for all those who believe in hammering taxpayers to pay for their pet projects. While French tax receipts went up for the fourth year in a row, they have dramatically underperformed [...]
Apple confirms $3bn deal for Dr Dre’s Beats May 28, 2014 APPLE announced yesterday that it is snapping up Beats Electronics, an audio firm famed for its headphones, for $3bn (£1.8bn). Beats founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre will join Apple as the technology and computer giant takes over their firm, which is known for its iconic headphones. The deal will worth $2.6bn immediately with another [...]
Rate hike may come sooner May 28, 2014 THE UK will need to start the process of hiking interest rates sooner rather than later, and the market may be unprepared for even gradual increases, according to a senior Bank of England policymaker. Martin Weale, who sits on the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) told the Financial Times that “if you want to have [...]
Scots finances prompt scrap May 28, 2014 THE TWO sides of the Scottish independence debate went head to head yesterday over the state of the nation’s finances if it votes for independence later this year. Launching a report in Edinburgh, Scottish first minister Alex Salmond said an independent Scotland could generate £1,000 extra revenue per head in 15 years without tax hikes. [...]
