Film review: Inside Out July 23, 2015 Cert U | ★★★★☆ Kids are notoriously difficult to read. Try asking one whether they like school or turkey dinosaurs and all you’re likely to get is a non-committal shrug. But Disney Pixar’s latest animated feature will make you completely reassess the way you talk to pre-teens as it fires you right into the turbulent [...]
Perfect Saturday July 23, 2015 COFFEE COME-UPS THE BLACK LAB If you can’t function in the morning without a cup o’ joe then head to Clapham’s endlessly trendy Coffee House ‘The Black Lab’. Once you’ve had your morning fix of liquid gold head over to nearby Clapham Common for a Saturday morning stroll. Visit blacklabcoffee.com SUMMER COCKTAILS TOWN HALL YARD [...]
Nudge Theory: How you can use it at work July 23, 2015 An opt-out system will help incline staff towards new ideas Controversial though it may be, libertarian paternalism – or “nudging” – has become the soft power weapon of business leaders and policymakers alike. Coined by economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, nudging is a kind of choice architecture which aims to push [...]
Ignore furore over doping, Bolt tells Mo July 23, 2015 WORLD’S fastest man Usain Bolt has given his backing to Britain’s Mo Farah and urged the double Olympic champion to ignore the furore which has emanated from doping allegations against his coach. Somali-born Farah has faced escalating scrutiny since his American trainer Alberto Salazar was accused of violating anti-doping rules and providing banned substances to [...]
Marsh lifts Ashes selection hopes with timely ton July 23, 2015 CENTURION Shaun Marsh sailed through his audition to replace Chris Rogers at the top of Australia’s batting line-up amid lingering fears that the veteran opener could miss next week’s third Investec Ashes Test. Rogers is a doubt for the Edgbaston clash after struggling to recover from dizziness suffered while batting in Australia’s second innings at [...]
Europa League: West Ham scrape past minnows to maintain European ambitions July 23, 2015 BIRKIRKARA FC 1 WEST HAM UNITED 0 (West Ham win 5-3 on penalties, AET, 1-1 on AGG) WEST Ham boss Slaven Bilic admitted his side showed their European naivety before edging past Maltese minnows Birkirkara on penalties to reach the Europa League third qualifying round last night. The Hammers held their nerve from the spot [...]
Swastika sees Croatia docked July 23, 2015 CROATIA have been handed a one-point deduction as punishment for the swastika which became visible on the pitch during their Euro 2016 Group H qualifier with Italy last month. European governing body Uefa have also fined the Croatian Football Federation €100,000 (£70,000) and ordered them to play their next two matches behind closed doors. Croatian [...]
In-form Froome primed to clinch Tour de France title, says Thomas July 23, 2015 TEAM Sky’s Geraint Thomas believes Chris Froome is in perfect form as his colleague prepares for a decisive 48 hours in his bid to cement a second Tour de France title. Briton Froome repelled numerous attacks in the Alps for a second consecutive day to preserve his lead of three minutes and 10 seconds over [...]
Eagles swoop for QPR keeper as Real tell United to forget Ramos July 23, 2015 CRYSTAL Palace have expanded their goalkeeping options by signing former England Under-21 stopper Alex McCarthy from Queens Park Rangers. McCarthy, 25, only moved to Loftus Road from Reading last summer but failed to unseat regular No1 Rob Green and has now become the 10th departure since QPR were relegated in May. The former Wimbledon trainee [...]
Eagle to come out on top in the battle for second place July 23, 2015 GOLDEN Horn bids to become only the fourth horse to win tomorrow’s King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (3.50pm) at Ascot, having already won the Investec Derby and Coral Eclipse in the same season. John Gosden’s unbeaten son of Cape Cross is a best-priced 1/2 with Betway to join the likes of Nashwan (1989), [...]
