All Blacks are ready for revenge at Twickenham November 14, 2013 WILLIAM CHRIMES PREVIEWS ENGLAND V NEW ZEALAND AND BEN CLEMINSON LOOKS AT ENGLAND V CHILE The success of this autumn international series rests on tomorrow’s showdown with New Zealand. It’s hard to make an accurate assessment of where this current crop of England players are unless they take on the best teams around, and the [...]
Don’t expect Three Lions to turn up the heat on Chile November 14, 2013 ROY Hodgson was always likely to shuffle his pack for Chile’s visit to Wembley tonight but a series of injuries have forced his hand. Captain Steven Gerrard is joined on the sidelines by fellow first teamers Kyle Walker, Michael Carrick and Danny Welbeck. Furthermore, Jack Wilshere and Daniel Sturridge are nursing ankle and foot injuries [...]
Nadiya De La Vega can strike for Henderson in Paddy Power November 14, 2013 BILL ESDAILE PREVIEWS CHELTENHAM’S OPEN MEETING THE National Hunt season kicks into overdrive this weekend with Cheltenham’s Open meeting. This is one of my favourites of the whole year and it promises to be a three-day extravaganza of jumping action. Some great horses have won the fixture’s highlight, tomorrow’s Paddy Power Gold Cup (2.30pm), but [...]
Oh Crick has slipped to dangerous mark for in-form King November 14, 2013 TODAY’S card is full of interesting runners, but there are going to be a few short-priced ones. The remarkable Standing Ovation, who is going for a quickfire five-timer, should be hard to beat in the first, as will Oscar Whisky, who is making his chasing debut in the 2.05pm. But I’m happy to leave those [...]
$1.6 trillion: The shocking amount governments have gained from quantitative easing November 13, 2013 HALF a decade of rock-bottom interest rates and loose monetary policy have delivered an astonishing windfall to governments around the world, dramatic new research released today reveals. By contrast, older savers with significant assets have been hammered, losing out on huge amounts of interest. Younger households, which are net borrowers have benefitted. While contrary to [...]
Easyjet boss and Experian Triumph November 13, 2013 EASYJET boss Carolyn McCall claimed the top prize at City A.M.’s awards last night, taking home the coveted title of Personality of the Year after steering the airline to record profits. She shared the spotlight with credit information firm Experian, which won the Business of the Year title. Our fourth annual awards were hosted by [...]
The short-term outlook for the British economy is very bullish November 13, 2013 IT’S official: even the Bank of England now agrees that the economy is recovering. It has hiked its growth forecast for this year and next (to 1.6 per cent and 2.8 per cent) and has been forced to concede that unemployment is falling far more quickly than it had been expecting. In a drastic dilution [...]
Carney hails recovery as unemployment falls November 13, 2013 INTEREST rates could rise as soon as early 2015 – a year earlier than previously planned – thanks to plunging unemployment and a strong start to the recovery, the Bank of England said yesterday. Just three months ago the Bank thought it would take until 2016 before unemployment falls below seven per cent, its threshold [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 14 November 2013 November 13, 2013 FINANCIAL TIMES Cameron calls for cuts in phone bills David Cameron is urging mobile phone companies to give customers a better deal as the prime minister fights to win ground in the battle over the rising cost of living. Downing Street has instructed Maria Miller and her officials in the Department for Culture, Media and [...]
Sants leaves Barclays after just 10 months November 13, 2013 FORMER top regulator Sir Hector Sants yesterday resigned from Barclays, a month after going on sick leave. The ex-Financial Services Authority (FSA) boss joined Barclays 10 months ago as head of compliance and government and regulatory relations. But he went on leave last month suffering from stress and exhaustion, and has since decided to leave [...]
