Cottagers frustrated in Jol deal July 20, 2010 FULHAM’S attempts to land Martin Jol suffered a setback last night after Ajax refused to discuss a compensation package to allow the Dutchman to join the west London club. Jol, the former Tottenham boss, is said to have informed Ajax of his wish to move back to the Premier League and is said to be [...]
We won’t favour Lewis over Button, say McLaren July 20, 2010 MCLAREN insist they will not favour championship leader Lewis Hamilton over Jenson Button as the F1 title race builds up to a finale. Victories in Turkey and Canada, and second-place finishes in the European and British Grand Prix, has seen Hamilton take a 12-point lead over his team-mate at the top of the standings. Indeed, [...]
Adapting Morgan looks to seize his opportunity July 20, 2010 EOIN MORGAN admits he will need to seize his opportunity this summer if he is to break into England’s Test side for the Ashes series. The Dublin-born one-day specialist has been given a chance to impress selectors in the five-day format after Ian Bell was ruled out of the forthcoming series with Pakistan with a [...]
Contador retains yellow jersey July 20, 2010 CYCLING: Albert Contador held off rival Andy Schleck to retain the yellow jersey after a thrilling sprint finish in the 16th stage of the Tour de France. Defending champion Contador leads the Luxembourg rider by eight seconds with four stages remaining. Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo won the stage after pipping an eight-man group, which included Lance [...]
Retiring Murali snares Tendulkar July 20, 2010 CRICKET: Muttiah Muralitharan claimed the prised scalp of Sachin Tendulkar in his final Test match as Sri Lanka gained the upper hand against India in Galle. Needing eight wickets to reach 800 in his career, the spinner bagged 1-31 as India finished day three on 140-3 – 380 runs adrift of Sri Lanka’s 520-8. Virender [...]
Indian oil giant mulls £1bn float July 19, 2010 JUBILANT Energy, an Indian-based oil and gas exploration company, is considering a flotation on the London Stock Exchange, according to City sources. City stockbroker Evolution Securities, assisted by Renaissance Capital, is testing out the appetite for a money-raising in London, say the sources.? A spokesman for Evolution told City A.M. “Clearly it has been looking [...]
Osborne in bonfire of tax code July 19, 2010 GEORGE Osborne will today launch an independent body charged with stripping the fat from Britain’s bloated tax code. The new Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) will advise the chancellor on how to simplify the tax system for businesses and individuals, in keeping with the coalition’s aim of proving the UK?is “open for business”. John Whiting, [...]
Swiss data will go to US July 19, 2010 A Swiss court for the first time cleared the way for the transfer to Washington of bank data about a UBS client, following the Swiss parliament’s approval of a key tax deal. The Swiss federal administrative court said yesterday it had rejected objections by a UBS client to data transfer, saying the parliamentary vote had [...]
Our tax code needs a total overhaul July 19, 2010 LET us hope the coalition is serious about tax simplification. Britain’s taxes are not only far too high; they are also extraordinarily complicated. I was recently talking to a very senior tax lawyer who admitted to me that no single person understands more than a small proportion of our tax code. His views were all [...]
Tube staff vote on strike July 19, 2010 LONDON UNDERGROUND (LU) staff will start voting today on whether to launch a strike which would hit millions of commuters. The dispute between trade union RMT and LU is over job security for ticketing workers who currently face up to 800 job cuts and the closure of 240 ticket offices, according to the union. “LU [...]
