Car review: Why the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is far more than a car January 26, 2015 Luxury is a word bandied around for just about every new car launch these days. Mercedes is the real deal. When is a car not a car? The primary purpose of the humble automobile is to mobilise people; to allow them to transport themselves to their destinations. But some cars leave that idea so far [...]
Not convinced? January 26, 2015 CHECK OUT THESE ALTERNATIVES… ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST PRICE: £216,864 0-62MPH: 4.9 secs TOP SPEED: 155mph CO2 G/KM: 327g/km MPG COMBINED: 20.8mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Five Stars PERFORMANCE Five Stars PRACTICALITY Four Stars VALUE FOR MONEY Four Stars BENTLEY FLYING SPUR W12 PRICE: £153,300 0-62MPH: 4.6 secs TOP SPEED: 199mph CO2 G/KM: 343g/km MPG COMBINED: 19mpg THE VERDICT: DESIGN Four Stars [...]
Why traditional office desks are about to die out January 26, 2015 There’s no longer room for space-guzzling furniture in the workplace. For all the talk of ergonomic office furniture and standing desks, a more fundamental issue is often overlooked: do we need desks at all? It sounds far-fetched, but with increasing restraints on office space, and technology reducing clutter and making us increasingly mobile, the staple [...]
Blues rattled by cup blow, says Rodgers January 26, 2015 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has attempted to pile pressure on Chelsea before tonight’s Capital One Cup semi-final second leg by insisting a shock FA Cup exit has left them riddled with “trepidation”. The Blues host Rodgers’ men for a place at Wembley tonight, just three days after squandering a two-goal lead to lose 4-2 at [...]
Murray ready to tame Wild Thing and home crowd January 26, 2015 BRITAIN’S Andy Murray is well versed in shouldering the hopes of a nation starved of tennis success – something his opponent in today’s Australian Open quarter-final, Nick Kyrgios, is learning all about. Kyrgios, 19, is the cocky, fluoro-clad next big thing Down Under who shot to fame by knocking Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon and [...]
Draw sees Pardew primed for reminiscences January 26, 2015 CRYSTAL Palace boss Alan Pardew faces a potential quirk of fate in the FA Cup fifth round, should Liverpool keep their end of the bargain and navigate a potentially treacherous replay at Championship side Bolton Wanderers. Pardew’s Selhurst Park coronation earlier this month was greeted with recollections of his most famous moment in a Palace [...]
Farrell to discover Six Nations fate as woes mount for Lancaster January 26, 2015 ENGLAND fly-half Owen Farrell’s Six Nations prospects remained in the balance last night as head coach Stuart Lancaster continues to endure deepening injury woes. The knee injury picked up by No10 Farrell during Saracens’ European Champions Cup defeat against Clermont Auvergne on Sunday has been scanned and the 23-year-old was set to be assessed by [...]
Golf Comment: Grace impresses with assured win in Qatar January 26, 2015 TO HAVE won six European Tour titles at the age of 26 is impressive enough, but to have done so in the convincing manner that Branden Grace has is something else. The South African claimed his second win of the season on Sunday at the Qatar Masters, following up last month’s seven-stroke victory at the [...]
Aer Lingus is considering IAG’s increased offer January 26, 2015 Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus is considering a takeover bid by British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines (IAG). In a market update this morning, it said: “the board is considering the revised proposal”. The most recent offer, which is the third IAG has made since December, values the Irish airline at €1.34bn (£1bn), or €2.50 [...]
Greek elections 2015: Anti-austerity Syriza party record historic win January 26, 2015 Greece was set for a showdown with its international lenders last night after the radical far-left party Syriza won the country’s general election. By the early hours of this morning Syriza appeared to be on the brink of forming a coalition deal with fellow anti-austerity party Anel. The euro plummeted in early trading today, [...]
