Time to resurrect the Ian Brown baggy look November 24, 2011 News that the Stone Roses are reforming to play a string of gigs next year – including three nights in Manchester – has led to a surge of interest in the band that helped to soundtrack a generation. Iconic frontman Ian Brown was at the forefront of the “Madchester” scene and his style has been [...]
HOW TO GET DRESSED: BEAT THE AIR CON November 24, 2011 FOUNDERS OF ROUS ILAND MEMBERS’ BOUTIQUE, WWW.ROUSILAND.COM Q. The air conditioning is so high in my office and I really feel the cold. I feel too mumsy in a cardigan. How do I keep cosy but chic whilst at my desk without resorting to sitting around in my winter jacket? A.The temptation is always there [...]
Tragic Marilyn memoir is flawed gem November 24, 2011 Film MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Cert: 15 Marilyn Monroe returns to the big screen with a career-making performance from Michelle Williams, supported by an array of outstanding British talent. A true story, My Week With Marilyn combines two memoirs written by Colin Clark, a documentarian whose first job was as a production hand on the [...]
SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND November 24, 2011 MATILDA THE MUSICAL Surreal Australian musical comedian Tim Minchin provides some of the music for this ambitious take on the Roald Dahl classic. The production is set to be a smash hit, with the source material and acting talent ensuring Matilda the Musical will captivate adults as well as kids. GO DEEPER UNDERGROUND For just [...]
Liverpool can nick a point off City November 24, 2011 MANCHESTER City have made their best ever start to a season with 11 wins and a draw from their opening 12 fixtures. They have hammered both Manchester United and Tottenham in their own backyards, but the Champions League has posed some problems. The 2-1 defeat at Napoli on Tuesday night means that City face an [...]
McCain to land big race double with Wymott and Overturn November 24, 2011 PAUL Nicholls grabbed the headlines last weekend and he’ll be more than hopeful of winning another Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury tomorrow with either of his two potential stars of the future. Aiteen Thirtythree currently heads the betting at 11/2 and it’s no secret that this seven-year-old has always been the apple of his trainer’s [...]
EURO DEBT CRISIS ENGULFS GERMANY November 23, 2011 EURO PANIC spread to Germany as investors shunned a bund issue yesterday, sending a shudder through debt, stock and currency markets. Contagion hit France too, which was warned by credit rating agency Fitch that it might need more fiscal austerity to keep its triple-A rating. Spanish and Italian bond yields soared to near-unsustainable levels again [...]
Costly air passenger tax is losing UK tourism £1bn a year November 23, 2011 THE UK is losing £1bn in tourism revenue every year as a result of air passenger duty, the Tourism Alliance will reveal today. The finding comes a week after competing airlines formed a rare united front to lobby Westminster to scrap the tax. Passengers have to pay between £24 and £170 in the duty, considerably [...]
Output fall in EU and China November 23, 2011 FACTORY activity across both the Eurozone and China declined in November, according to Markit’s purchasing managers’ indices (PMI) published yesterday. Gloomy figures suggest the Eurozone will suffer a recession across the year-end. Manufacturing PMI was reported at 46.4, down from 47.1 last month, and services activity came in at 47.8, a slightly slower rate of [...]
Even Germany is feeling the pressure November 23, 2011 WHO will bail-out the bail-outers? That is the grim, almost philosophical, question facing the Eurozone this morning. Germany and its long-suffering taxpayers were meant to be the last chance for the Eurozone, the milch cow that would eventually be forced to step in, cheque book in hand, to prevent a calamitous collapse triggered by the [...]
