Saracens do their bit to quell Euro tensions October 21, 2013 SARACENS have urged Heineken to stay involved in European rugby following a trip to its Amsterdam brewery. Plans for a breakaway tournament means the role of title sponsor of Europe’s top club competition is up for grabs, with rivals Guinness reported to have held talks. Sarries hooker Schalk Brits, who made the trip with his [...]
Collingwood wants to defend title before hanging up whites October 21, 2013 FORMER England star Paul Collingwood is planning to retire at the end of next season and is weighing up whether to pursue coaching or punditry. The 37-year-old all-rounder captained Durham to County Championship glory this year and wants a shot at defending the title before bowing out. “I am enjoying myself,” said Collingwood, who won [...]
Phillips in hot water at Bayonne October 21, 2013 RUGBY UNION: Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips has been summoned by Bayonne chiefs amid reports he arrived at a club meeting under the influence of alcohol. Phillips, 31, was suspended by the club last year for what they called “unacceptable off-field behaviour”. The French side said he was among several players called to explain themselves to [...]
England boss: Italy loss can help us October 21, 2013 RUGBY LEAGUE: England coach Steve McNamara believes the shock warm-up defeat to Italy at the weekend can help them win the World Cup. McNamara believes losing 15-14 to the 500-1 tournament outsiders helped “blow away cobwebs”. He added: “We came up with a performance that wasn’t great but that hopefully will put us in a [...]
Rams acquire Wisdom from Reds October 21, 2013 FOOTBALL: Liverpool have allowed England Under-21 defender Andre Wisdom to join Derby on loan for the rest of the season. It follows the return to fitness of Martin Kelly, who was sidelined for a year with a cruciate ligament injury.
JP Morgan fined $13,000,000,000 October 21, 2013 JP Morgan agrees record fine but could still face criminal claims JP MORGAN is facing a record $13bn (£8bn) bill to settle mortgage market claims with US regulators this week – but even the record payment is not expected to be enough to stop criminal cases being brought. The unprecedented payment is expected to cover [...]
Estate agents label price hikes unsustainable October 21, 2013 ASKING prices for London houses have soared again this month and are climbing at an unsustainable rate, according to new figures released today by Rightmove. According to the property site, asking prices climbed by a huge 10.2 per cent between September and October alone. The average asking price for a house in greater London is [...]
Hands’ Terra Firma set for £1bn flotation of Infinis October 21, 2013 TERRA Firma, the private equity firm controlled by seasoned investor Guy Hands, is today expected to lay out plans to float wind power firm Infinis on the London stock exchange, valuing its equity stake at £1bn. Infinis, the country’s biggest independent generator of renewable power, was snapped up by Hands’ group 10 years ago using [...]
We are signing up to decades of over-priced electricity. Why? October 21, 2013 OUR energy policy is going from bad to worse. Not only are our bills already rocketing, largely as a result of a flurry of costly UK and EU green initiatives, but we are about to lock in high prices for decades to come by signing up to a fresh supply of horrendously over-priced nuclear electricity. [...]
Three men to appear in court in Libor case October 21, 2013 FORMER UBS and Citigroup trader Tom Hayes will appear at Southwark Crown Court today to answer charges related to the Libor-rigging scandal. Tom Hayes is expected to enter a plea for eight counts of conspiracy to defraud at Southwark Crown Court, and will appear along with Terry Farr and James Gilmour from RP Martin, who [...]
