A view to dine for May 20, 2014 SOUTHERN GEMS Now we’ve told you to go to Ting, we can’t ignore the other brilliant restaurants inside The Shard. Hutong is also an Asian-inspired affair, while Oblix and Aqua Shard are focused on modern British cuisine – all massively capitalise on the panoramic views. Book in at Skylon brasserie in the Royal Festival Hall [...]
Five of the best: Rooftop bars in London May 20, 2014 Skylounge This summer, the rooftop bar in Tower Hill has partnered up wtih tequila brand Jose Cuervo to serve cocktails, sangria, and Mexican food, while you enjoy the skyline to the soundtrack of a mariachi band. Coq d’Argent The restaurant and terrace bar near Bank station has also transformed itself for the summer into Yacht [...]
Not getting enough sleep? Don’t fear May 20, 2014 It's been billed as the supreme “arrogance” of our species. A group of eminent sleep experts recently criticised our willingness to ignore our natural body clocks and to get by on too little sleep. In particular, over-exposure to the blue light from smartphones and tablets is disrupting sleep patterns, leaving us exposed to illness. Even [...]
Pictures: City’s bigwigs flock to Chelsea Flower Show warm-up bash May 20, 2014 There was nearly more power than flower last night as City grandees and business heavies strolled up the lilac carpet of the Chelsea Flower Show for this year’s preview evening. Insurance heavies Tidjane Thiam of Prudential and Standard Life’s David Nish both rolled up, perhaps giving them a chance to talk risk over the rhododendrons. [...]
Astrazeneca’s £15bn gamble May 19, 2014 THE DEAL IS OFF. SHAREHOLDERS ARE HURTING. NOW THE UK DRUG GIANT MUST PROVE THAT IT CAN DELIVER ON ITS PROMISES – AND FAST UK DRUG giant Astrazeneca yesterday shut the door on Pfizer’s audacious £69bn takeover bid, splitting shareholders and piling pressure on bosses to live up to ambitious promises they have made on [...]
Chinese officers charged with hacking US industry May 19, 2014 US AUTHORITIES announced charges against Chinese military officers for cyber-espionage yesterday, the first hacking case that has ever been laid against individuals working for the country’s government. The men are accused of industrial espionage for the purpose of gaining a commercial advantage. Yesterday, assistant US attorney general John Carlin said: “We allege that members of [...]
There are no real winners from this botched Big Pharma saga May 19, 2014 SO IT’S all over for Pfizer’s bid for Astrazeneca – or at least that is what it now seems like. Some small possibility of a deal remains: angry shareholders could yet conceivably force the Astra board to reach out to Pfizer or the US firm could bid again at a later stage (increasing either its [...]
Guilty plea from Credit Suisse in $2.6bn tax case May 19, 2014 SWISS bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty to charges of assisting tax evasion yesterday, when US authorities brought the lender to court over the allegations. The bank will pay $2.6bn (£1.55bn) in varied penalties – the largest monetary charge in any tax case ever, according to the US Department of Justice. In court documents, the US [...]
RSA offloads Canadian arm May 19, 2014 RSA ANNOUNCED the sale of its Canadian insurance brokerage last night, confirming a deal that will raise 441m Canadian dollars (£241.4m) for the group as part of a broader offloading. The group’s sale of Noraxis Capital to Arthur J Gallagher means that RSA has raised about £540m from sales announced since February. Chief executive Stephen Hester [...]
Facebook deal with Publicis May 19, 2014 FRENCH advertising agency Publicis and Facebook have struck a multi-year digital marketing deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal will focus on video adverts on Facebook, as well as on Instagram, the mobile photo-sharing app owned by Facebook, according to the source, who spoke on [...]
