Number 10 is relaxed over King doubts December 1, 2010 DOWNING?Street yesterday insisted the Prime Minister was perfectly relaxed about disparaging comments made by Mervyn King. Before the election, King told the US ambassador that David Cameron and George Osborne were inexperienced and relied too heavily on a small number of advisers, according to cables released by the WikiLeaks foundation. Cameron and Osborne, then leader [...]
Star trio turn England 2018 bid around as D-Day arrives December 1, 2010 ENGLAND’S hopes of winning today’s vote to host the 2018 World Cup surged last night after frantic schmoozing and some late hiccups from rival bidders appeared to turn the tide in their favour. A stellar cast of ambassadors including former England captain David Beckham, Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron led an impressive charm [...]
England kicked them in the teeth December 1, 2010 THE first punches have been thrown and, as England prepare to start the second Ashes Test tonight, it is Australia who are reeling from some body blows to their confidence. The Aussies are used to starting with a win and got themselves in a great position at the Gabba. England will have been disappointed not [...]
Riots mar Blues cup win December 1, 2010 BIRMINGHAM (2) vs ASTON VILLA (1) BIRMINGHAM are through to the Carling Cup semi-final after edging out local rivals Aston Villa at St Andrews, but victory was marred by scenes of fan violence which are set to be investigated by the Football Association. With Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron over in Zurich attempting [...]
Trott: We’re not haunted by past Adelaide experiences December 1, 2010 ENGLAND batsman Jonathan Trott is adamant Andrew Strauss’s side are made of stronger stuff than the one that crumbled to an Ashes series defining defeat in Adelaide four years ago. From a position of total comfort on the final afternoon, England collapsed to 129 all out inside a single session, Australia picked off the 168 [...]
Pietersen ready for return to form December 1, 2010 ANDREW STRAUSS and Ricky Ponting have had barely enough time for the amazing turnaround of the drawn first Test to sink in before the second Test starts in Adelaide tonight. The Adelaide Oval has a reputation as a batsman’s pitch but we should also expect a conclusion. Formerly famous for yielding draws, there have only [...]
Arsenal land plum draw and Irons get the Blues December 1, 2010 ARSENAL’S position as overwhelming Carling Cup favourites was enhanced last night when they were paired with Championship side Ipswich in the draw for the semi-finals. The Gunners, without a trophy since their FA Cup victory over Manchester United in 2005, are now ideally placed to win their first silverware since they moved into Emirates Stadium. [...]
First Eurozone bonds go on sale next year December 1, 2010 THE Eurozone is to issue its first ever region-wide bonds in January 2011, said Klaus Regling, head of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), yesterday. Klaus said that the €440bn (£370bn) bailout fund, which was set up in May after the Greek rescue, would sell €5bn-€8bn’s worth of debt with an average maturity of 7.5 [...]
ECB purchase not enough December 1, 2010 THE European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to announce a resumption of its special government bond-purchasing programme today in a desperate bid to stop the spread of the sovereign debt crisis in its tracks. But the markets are likely to be disappointed by the scale of its intervention, with most analysts saying that the ECB [...]
Spain to sell off assets to pay debt December 1, 2010 THE Spanish government said yesterday it planned to part privatise airports operator AENA, which could be worth up to €30bn (£25.3bn), as a way of reducing its national debt. The government said it would allow private companies to take stakes of up to 49 per cent in the country’s airports and airport services’ business. It [...]
