Crowdfunding a bespoke car: Elemental explains how it raised capital for its road-legal track car, the Rp1 June 10, 2015 Elemental's Rp1 is built around a custom-designed carbon composite tub and race pedigree chassis Having received much acclaim for its development car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year, Elemental Automotive Group was ready to find the funding to scale. Established in 2012, its team, all seasoned F1 and super car engineers and [...]
WWDC 2015: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference showcases the tech we’ll all be using in the months ahead June 10, 2015 APPLE PAY The rollout of Apple Pay marks a new era for contactless payment and it’s going to be here as soon as July. After a successful trial in the US, Apple has teamed up with most major British banks so all you need to do is register your credit or debit card on [...]
Summer slump? How to maintain your productivity June 10, 2015 The holiday months are a chance to think more strategically. It's not easy to stay focused in the summer months. Your colleagues are on holiday, the weather may make your office uncomfortable, and you’ll no doubt be distracted by your own summer plans. But there are ways to ensure your productivity doesn’t slump in [...]
Newcastle to pay McClaren trophy bonus June 10, 2015 FORMER England manager Steve McClaren stands to pocket a significant bonus if he ends Newcastle’s 46–year wait for a major trophy, Magpies managing director Lee Charnley has revealed. McClaren completed a return to the Premier League yesterday by signing a three-year contract and, in an unusual move, taking up a seat on the board at [...]
Messi facing day in court on £3m tax bill charge June 10, 2015 BARCELONA superstar Lionel Messi is on course to stand trial in Spain over allegations that he avoided paying €4.2m (£3m) in tax on a string of lucrative endorsements. Messi, 27, and his father Jorge are accused of using companies registered in Belize and Uruguay to circumvent tax on image rights earnings between 2006 and 2009. [...]
Midfielder Obiang becomes first signing for West Ham under Bilic June 10, 2015 WEST Ham have followed up the appointment of Slaven Bilic as manager with their first major signing of the summer, luring Spain Under-21 midfielder Pedro Obiang to Upton Park from Sampdoria. Tough-tackling Obiang, 23, came through Atletico Madrid’s youth system but left for Italy aged 16 and established himself in the first team at the [...]
Cricket Comment: England success heralds new dawn for ODI cricket June 10, 2015 IT MAY only have been one match but I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that a new dawn may have broken in limited-overs cricket, given what we witnessed in England’s record-breaking 210-run victory over New Zealand at Edgbaston on Tuesday. I have seen players perform for their counties in domestic cricket over [...]
WIlkinson gives Toulouse switch advice to Tuilagi June 10, 2015 RUGBY World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson has urged England centre Manu Tuilagi to put his happiness first when considering a possible big-money move to Toulouse. England’s insistence on selecting only home-based players would ordinarily preclude Tuilagi from a lucrative transfer to France but his six-month international ban, following a conviction for assault, has encouraged the [...]
Prince Harry launches Webb Ellis Cup tour June 10, 2015 ENGLAND World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson joined Prince Harry yesterday to launch the World Cup trophy tour throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The launch marked 100 days to the start of the World Cup, which gets underway on Friday 18 September when England play Fiji at Twickenham. The Webb Ellis Cup arrives in Scotland [...]
HSBC lays down the gauntlet to George Osborne on bank levy as it mulls exit from UK June 9, 2015 HSBC moved a step closer to leaving the UK yesterday, piling pressure on chancellor George Osborne to take action to persuade the bank to stay. Chief executive Stuart Gulliver set out details of HSBC’s review of the location of its headquarters, looking at 11 different criteria, including taxes, the government’s attitude to finance, and [...]
