Spice up your diet to ward off nasty winter viruses October 10, 2011 WITH the weather swinging as wildly as Dita von Teese’s tassles, the chances are the mild weather of the last few days will be replaced by dead-of-winter temperatures any minute now. Such sudden changes are a nightmare for the immune system – and there’s not much worse than a Mexican wave of sniffling and spluttering [...]
Hot topics this week October 10, 2011 FITNESS & DIET EXPERT BAREFOOT running, toning shoes, green tea… there’s a lot that’s being debated at the moment. In this week’s column, I’m separating the truth from the false on some current hot topics. BAREFOOT RUNNING IS BETTER FOR YOU THAN RUNNING IN TRAINERS: FALSE This is probably the most hotly debated exercise topic [...]
Episode 31: The joys of newborns: how to deal with your friends October 10, 2011 AS Noel coos over Harry, sleeping in Emma’s arms, I take Gwenllian – yes, I got my way with their names after all – from Gabriella and collapse onto the sofa, resting my feet on the coffee table in front of me. Gwenllian snuggles into me. I call Nick. “I’m sitting here with your Goddaughter [...]
Bag it up baby: luxe goes practical October 10, 2011 NOTHING makes a female mouth water quite like a beautiful bag. And, as the City fashionista will know, practicality must merge with style for maximum wearability – after all, what’s the point in having a beautiful tote if you can’t show it off? With fashions changing like gusts of wind, it’s important to choose a [...]
Go softly: best winter cushions October 10, 2011 What and where to buy 1 Pomegranate Tree Roddy & Ginger £26, www.roddyandginger.co.uk 2 Robin Donna Wilson £67.99, www.donnawilson.com 3 We Had Everything Rob Ryan £47.29, www.etsy.com/shop/misterrob 4 Knitted Floor Cushion, Chartreuse Ferm Living £155, www.heals.co.uk 5 The Coloured-Sole Shoe “Shoes with coloured soles were as popular wggests Mark McNairy Derby shoes 6 Double Decker [...]
Euro deal on hold as Dexia is saved October 9, 2011 NEGOTIATIONS between the Eurozone’s biggest economies appeared to have stalled yesterday as France and Germany refused to detail how they will recapitalise the region’s teetering banks. A highly anticipated meeting yesterday resulted in a bland statement by German chancellor Angela Merkel that politicians “are determined to do the necessary to secure the recapitalisation”, which the [...]
City wants vote on EU membership October 9, 2011 BRITAIN should hold a referendum on its future as a member of the EU, according to the majority of panellists on the City A.M./ PoliticsHome Voice of the City panel. The results of our latest survey of more than 400 finance and business professionals show that almost 60 per cent of the City think a [...]
Fox sorry for Werritty links October 9, 2011 DEFENCE secretary Liam Fox yesterday apologised for the nature of his working relationship with his friend Adam Werritty, as Prime Minister David Cameron demanded that the results of a report into their business dealings be delivered to him this morning. Fox’s political career was thrown into doubt over the weekend by allegations that Werritty – [...]
Why Dexia’s bailout is a big mistake October 9, 2011 GET ready to short the euro, Eurozone banks’ equity and their subordinated debt. That was the advice contained in a note from David Roche’s Independent Strategy emailed out last night – and no wonder. Yesterday saw another outing of Merkozy, that fabled two-headed Franco-German super-politician. Some people got quite excited about the October deadline they [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING October 9, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES WATCHDOG HITS FRENCH AUDITORS French auditors have been lambasted by the UK’s leading accountancy regulator for their performance during the Greek debt crisis. Stephen Haddrill, chief executive of the Financial Reporting Council, criticised the way French banks and insurers had been allowed by their auditors to post smaller losses on Greek government bonds [...]
