Record breaking Rooney ready to rouse Reds Devils September 11, 2015 BEN CLEMINSON previews the best of the Premier League action RUMOURS of unrest in the Manchester United camp have filtered out of the club this week, with the players said to be unhappy at Louis van Gaal’s training methods as he lives up to his sergeant major reputation. Sir Alex Ferguson, of course, also ran [...]
Chelsea can get back on track with Goodison win September 11, 2015 CHELSEA conceded just 32 goals last season, a Premier League record, and kept 17 clean sheets. It hasn’t been quite as plain sailing so far this campaign. In the opening four games the Blues have shed nine goals, picking up just four points, and they are now languishing in 13th spot. Jose Mourinho isn’t a [...]
Order Of St George to give O’Brien his fifth St Leger title September 11, 2015 Bill Esdaile previews the best of the UK and Irish racing THERE were surprisingly no defections at yesterday’s declaration stage for tomorrow’s Ladbrokes St Leger (3.45pm). It had been widely expected that the Aidan O’Brien-trained ORDER OF ST GEORGE would bypass the world’s oldest Classic in preference for a tilt at Sunday’s Irish equivalent. However, [...]
Credit Suisse’s Noreen Doyle to chair BBA September 11, 2015 FOR the first time in its 96-year history, the British Bankers Association, the lobby group which represents the UK’s banking industry, has appointed a female chair, Credit Suisse’s Noreen Doyle. Doyle said of her appointment: “Rebuilding the trust of customers, driving up standards in the industry and working with government and regulators to ensure our [...]
Andrew Tyrie attacks George Osborne’s bank tax surcharge as challenger bosses meet with Treasury officials September 11, 2015 Pressure is mounting on chancellor George Osborne to reconsider his new bank tax, as bosses from challenger banks meet today with Treasury officials to voice their concerns. The new tax, set to go into effect next year, will take an additional eight per cent of banks’ profits each year for the government, on top [...]
PM: Labour threatens financial security in UK September 11, 2015 PRIME Minister David Cameron will today attack Labour, taking a swipe at the party’s leadership contest and claiming that its next leader poses a “clear threat” to British taxpayers’ “financial security”. “I have watched with some bewilderment the Labour leadership election of the past few months,” Cameron will say this morning in a speech in [...]
All eyes on Fed after BoE leaves rates unchanged September 11, 2015 INVESTORS are turning their attention to the Federal Reserve, after the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged yesterday, saying that the threat to the world economy from China’s stock-market slump did not signal a slowdown for Britain. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 8-1 to keep rates unchanged at a record-low 0.5 per cent, broadly [...]
Marsh agrees to take over Jelf for nearly £260m September 11, 2015 Jelf Group confirmed late yesterday that it has reached an agreement about a proposed takeover by Marsh & McLennan Co Acquisitions (known as Marsh). Jelf said insurance broker Marsh has offered 215p a share, valuing Jelf at around £258m. Jelf shares closed down 2.6 per cent to 222.65p yesterday. The [...]
Apple and Shell’s Eurozone bond bonanza: Corporate giants set to cash in on cheaper rates and a lower euro September 11, 2015 Two mammoths of the corporate world, Apple and Shell, stepped on to a crowded bandwagon yesterday when they decided to tap the Eurozone’s bond market to raise billions of euros. More than €53bn (£39bn) have been raised using bonds – interest-paying IOUs – by US companies so far this year, according to figures from [...]
Outcast Tuilagi: I did not assault police officers September 11, 2015 ENGLAND centre Manu Tuilagi insists he was harshly treated following the incident which saw him convicted for assaulting two police officers in May. The 24-year-old was suspended until January by England head coach Stuart Lancaster after being found guilty of assaulting a police officer, assault by beating and causing criminal damage by Leicester Magistrates. “My [...]
