Oh, we Brits do like to have a second home by the seaside.. August 4, 2011 THE Victorians invented the idea of the British seaside as a holiday escape, and our coastal towns remain excellent options for second homes today. Even given the property market’s recent blip, seaside prices in England and Wales have increased by 128 per cent in the last decade. Seven out of 10 seaside towns have experienced greater [...]
A bargain estate in bucolic Ireland August 4, 2011 TO say the Irish property market has had a bit of a rocky patch is like saying Brian O’Driscoll’s relatively tasty when it comes to scoring tries. As the Irish economy came apart in the recession, the property market fell, and fell, and fell. Then it fell a bit more. Now, those prepared to make [...]
A gritty kids’ adventure that isn’t quite great August 4, 2011 Films SUPER 8 Cert: 12A Sometimes it can be a pleasure to see a children’s movie with real grit and pathos (especially after you’ve watched Mr Popper’s Penguins – see the review below). Of course, Super 8 has an A-grade pedigree, having been produced by Steven Spielberg and written and directed by J.J. Abrams, the [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES August 4, 2011 FILM THE TREE Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in this traumatic family drama set in the Aussie outback. KNUCKLE Hard-as-nails documentary about bare knuckle boxers. FRENCH CANCAN Reissue for one of the finest films from French cinematic pioneer, Jean Renoir. DVD LIMITLESS Bradley Cooper is an unexpected success in this strange tale of power and excess. SUBMARINE [...]
City to emerge from the shadows of bitter rivals August 4, 2011 THE city of Manchester dominated English football last season with Manchester United winning the Premier League and making the final of the Champions League, while MANCHESTER CITY collected the FA Cup, their first trophy in 35 years. The gap is narrowing between the two clubs and although United are the favourites to win a 13th [...]
MANCHESTER UNITED vs MANCHESTER CITY August 4, 2011 THE FA Community Shield can often be a lacklustre, tepid affair, but that seems unlikely with the Manchester Derby kicking things off for the season. The local rivals met here in the semi-final of the FA Cup in April and it was City who came out on top that day. Sir Alex Ferguson would never [...]
Weary India suffer double injury blow August 3, 2011 INDIA’S already fragile hopes of fending off England’s bid to steal their world No1 Test ranking took a further blow yesterday with the news that neither Yuvraj Singh or Harbhajan Singh will play any further part in the series. Yuvraj, a mainstay in India’s World Cup winning one-day side, initially made an encouraging return to [...]
Sotherton reveals naked truth about Olympic hopes August 3, 2011 WITH the countdown to next summer’s London Olympics well under way and the nation rapidly warming to the prospect of staging an event of such global importance, one of Britain’s greatest multi-eventers is resisting the temptation to let her mind wander. Kelly Sotherton, 34, a former Olympic bronze medallist, has never been one for toeing [...]
Milking Cowes Week: How to get most out of world’s best regatta August 3, 2011 World-beating sailor lends her expertise ahead of the Isle of Wight extravaganza PREPARATION comes in all sorts of guises. As an Olympic Sailor I spent four years preparing for one event; our thoughts encompassed all possibilities and we prepared and practised for everything that was in our control. Walking around Cowes last weekend it was [...]
Terry: Language not constricting boss Villas-Boas August 3, 2011 CHELSEA captain John Terry has hailed Andre Villas-Boas’ communication skills, insisting the new Blues manager’s low-key manner has not stopped him getting his point across. Language has been a decisive factor for the Portuguese’s predecessors, with Jose Mourinho the master of the barbed remark, Carlo Ancelotti benefiting from intensive lessons prior to his appointment and [...]
