Corporate Tube sponsorship could take the pressure off overburdened commuters August 15, 2013 THIS week’s inflation figures all but confirm that Londoners will face a rise in Tube and bus fares of over 4 per cent in January. This may look small compared to projected increases of up to 9 per cent on some of the busiest rail routes into London, but it is still regrettable. It doesn’t [...]
Premier League return will benefit more than just well-paid players August 15, 2013 THE PREMIER League returns tomorrow. Although most of us will be interested in the quality of the football on offer, the amounts of money involved are no less significant. It’s Europe’s highest revenue-generating league by a margin of over €1bn (£850m), with combined club revenue of over £2.3bn in 2011-12. But while players continue to [...]
Letters to the editor – 16/08 – Land prices, A-levels, Best of Twitter August 15, 2013 Land prices [Re: UK needs to stop deliberately inflating residential land prices, yesterday] A study on Hong Kong showed that, even in that extreme example, a substantial share of house prices is explained by building restrictions, not a genuine shortage of land. Physical scarcity of land is mostly a theoretical possibility. There are hardly any [...]
An era-spanning masterpiece August 15, 2013 THEATRE THE PRIDE Trafalgar Studios | By Xenobe Purvis Four Stars ALEXI Kaye Campbell’s award-winning The Pride gets a powerful revival as part of Jamie Lloyd’s Trafalgar Transformed season at Trafalgar Studios. The play’s protagonists Oliver, Philip and Sylvia exist in two time periods, the 1950s and now, and respond to the social pressures encountered [...]
Where to Drink: King’s Cross: London’s new cocktail capital August 15, 2013 WHETHER it’s down to the two hour shuttle to Paris or the imminent Google HQ arrival, the costly regeneration of King’s Cross means it is quickly becoming a terminus for more than just passengers, especially with its glut of new cocktail joints. Following on from Booking Station, Gilbert Scott Bar, VOC and Shrimpy’s, it boasts [...]
Football Comment: Mourinho can bring the title back to Chelsea August 15, 2013 THE JURY’S out on how David Moyes and Manuel Pellegrini will perform at United and City, but Jose Mourinho brings with him a certainty to Chelsea and that is a very big positive. He’s been there and done it before, he’s got a good young squad and they might have the edge. However, I think [...]
Back injury rules Bresnan out of final Ashes Test August 15, 2013 ENGLAND bowler Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the final Ashes Test at the Oval next week with a stress fracture in his lower back. The 28-year-old has played in the last three Test matches against Australia after replacing Steven Finn in the England attack and has taken 10 wickets, helping the hosts build [...]
Grabarz grateful for eighth as Britain fail to add to medal tally August 15, 2013 OLYMPIC bronze medallist Robbie Grabarz labelled his eighth-place finish at the World Championships yesterday as “acceptable” after an enthralling high jump competition in Moscow. The 25-year-old struggled to pick himself up after the euphoria of London 2012 subsided and missed out on the European Team Championships in June with a knee injury. Grabarz cleared 2.29m [...]
Yarde targets England recall as attention turns to Australia August 15, 2013 ENGLAND wing Marland Yarde has his sights firmly set on a starting position against Australia this autumn in order to build on his try-scoring Test debut. The 21-year-old touched down twice in England’s emphatic 51-26 victory over Argentina in Buenos Aires in June. And the London Irish star hopes to follow his inclusion in England’s [...]
Villas-Boas to spend again as Capoue signs August 15, 2013 TOTTENHAM manager Andre Villas-Boas has vowed to continue his summer spending spree after completing the £9m capture of Etienne Capoue from Toulouse. The 25-year-old has won seven full caps for France and can play as either a defensive midfielder or central defender. Capoue’s arrival at White Hart Lane follows big-money moves for midfielders Paulinho and [...]
