Topley topples Middlesex April 14, 2011 CRICKET: Essex youngster Reece Topley ensured his side enjoyed the better of the first day’s play in their LV= County Championship Division Two match at Lord’s against Middlesex. In only his third first-class appearance, the 17-year-old caught the eye with a second successive five-wicket haul. Nine home batsmen made 15 or more but none could [...]
No Masters hangover for McIlroy April 14, 2011 GOLF: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy put his Masters disaster behind him to card a three-under 69 in the first round of the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. McIlroy sits five shots behind leader Alexander Noren of Sweden five days on from throwing away a four-shot lead at Augusta. He said: “I’m fine, I think other [...]
Swann bemoans scheduling April 14, 2011 CRICKET: England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes there is too much cricket being played at the moment and the situation needs assessing to avoid player burn-out. The number of matches at the top level of the sport has been a key subject of debate for several years, and England and Wales Cricket Board chief selector Geoff [...]
Meet the 71-year old adventurer in the hostseat April 14, 2011 As Glencore unveils its London mega-float COLOUR and excitement returned to the City yesterday as Glencore announced a former French foreign legionnaire, Algerian war veteran, author, explorer and financier as its new chairman. Simon Murray (pictured) will be tasked with leading the firm’s up-to $11bn (£6.7bn) float, valuing it at about $60bn, the details of [...]
Bond yields escalate on Greek debt concerns April 14, 2011 GREECE will today present fresh austerity and privatisation plans in an attempt to convince markets it can tidy up its finances and avoid restructuring its debt. “The measures which we will announce will send a message to markets: Greece now has credibility, a plan and a prospect which guarantee that we will meet our targets,” [...]
Cable in row on migration April 14, 2011 THE COALITION was thrown into confusion last night after business secretary Vince Cable came out to criticise Prime Minister David Cameron’s stance on immigration and then later said he backed government migration policy. Cable said that Cameron’s promise to limit immigration to “tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands” was “very unwise” and “risks inflaming [...]
Glass is both half full and half empty April 14, 2011 GLASSES can either be half full – or they can be half empty, depending on one’s temperament: optimist or pessimist. But when it comes to economic conditions, and prospects for investments, jobs, incomes and growth, there is enough material to make both sides happy. My own take is moderate medium-term optimism, combined with longer-term pessimism. [...]
Figures prove that economic migration is anything but bad April 14, 2011 IMMIGRATION boosts the economy and subsidises the UK’s welfare state, several academic institutions said yesterday, as the proposed cap on immigration came under widespread criticism. “Immigrants contribute more in taxes than they use in services,” said Sam Bowman of the Westminster-based Adam Smith Institute. “Home Office research suggests that is equivalent to 1p off the [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 14, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BOSCH WARNS JAPAN CRISIS WILL SLOW GLOBAL GROWTH The impact of last month’s Japanese earthquake will cut global economic growth by a quarter of a percentage point and could put a big dent in planed increase in car production this year, the head of the world’s largest car parts supplier warned. Franz Fehrenbach, [...]
BA crew won’t strike over Easter April 14, 2011 British Airways cabin crew will not strike over the Easter and royal wedding bank holidays, the airline and Unite union said in a joint statement yesterday. BA’s new chief executive Keith Williams and Unite boss Len McCluskey have agreed to extend a prior deadline of 15 April for any strikes to be announced, meaning crunch [...]
