Londoners can’t wait another decade January 12, 2012 IT was good to hear Boris Johnson’s commitment to boosting London’s rail and road infrastructure at his speech to Mansion House last night. High speed rail is a waste of money but there are plenty of smaller, local projects, including in London, that would add far more value and tap more easily into private funds. [...]
Boris pledges new tunnel January 12, 2012 LONDON MAYOR Boris Johnson has pledged to build a new tunnel under the Thames within the next decade as part of a plan to ease congestion problems for commuters into the city. Addressing government leaders last night, Johnson said a crossing between the Greenwich peninsula and Silvertown in the Royal Docks, could see 2,400 vehicles [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING January 12, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES SFO TARGETS CRIMINAL COMPANY DIVIDENDS The UK’s fraud investigator intends to confiscate shareholder dividends paid by companies convicted of criminal offences, after it won approval for a landmark court action. The Serious Fraud Office won a civil recovery order yesterday against the principal shareholder of a company that had admitted corruption. GROUPAMA TO [...]
EU set to phase ban on Iran’s oil January 12, 2012 COMMODITIES fell broadly yesterday, with oil tumbling in a late sell-off on the news that Europe would phase a ban on imports of Iranian oil, part of the latest Western efforts to increase pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme. EU diplomats had said a consensus was emerging to grant a grace period before banning [...]
Hughes ‘is right man for QPR’ January 12, 2012 EXCLUSIVE: Former England star Southgate believes Fernandes takeover made Warnock a dead man walking QPR have picked the right manager to steer them clear of the drop in Mark Hughes, but the writing was on the wall for Neil Warnock from the moment Tony Fernandes took over the club in the summer. That is the [...]
ECB offer approach amnesty to eradicate threat of spot-fixing January 12, 2012 ENGLAND cricket chiefs last night took the unprecedented step of opening an amnesty window for players to report any historic approaches from match fixers in response to the landmark case of former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield, who yesterday admitted he was guilty of a spot-fixing offence. Westfield faces a maximum of seven years in prison [...]
CRICKET COMMENT January 12, 2012 SPOT-FIXING can no longer be considered a potential threat to the county game following the landmark case of Mervyn Westfield, but while the integrity of the sport has undoubtedly been tarnished, I’m sure this will prove to be an isolated instance of wrongdoing. The temptation to indulge in the murky world of illegal gambling has [...]
Panesar stakes his claim with five-star show January 12, 2012 ENGLAND spinner Monty Panesar may have forced head coach Andy Flower into a re-think ahead of next week’s first Test against Pakistan after he staked an unlikely case for selection by taking five wickets against a PCB XI yesterday. Panesar’s chances of adding to his 39 caps next week remain remote,however, especially after Graeme Swann, [...]
QPR told to up offer for Blues Alex January 12, 2012 CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas admits unsettled defender Alex could be on his way to west London rivals QPR – but only at the right price. The Brazilian is transfer listed and Villas-Boas confirmed a top-flight side had lodged a bid, with new Rangers boss Mark Hughes understood to want to make the 29-year-old his first [...]
Revitalised Brown itching to prove England worth January 12, 2012 HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown insists he is ready to carry his scintillating club form onto the international stage after successfully reinventing his game. Brown, a driving force behind the south Londoners’ rise to the Premiership summit and European charge, has been rewarded with a place in England’s Six Nations squad more than three years after [...]
