ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND April 15, 2010 FILM REPO MEN Jude Law turns action hero in this futuristic thriller about a nasty trade in human organs. BOOGIE WOOGIE Weak satire of the London art scene with an all-star cast. DEAR JOHN Romantic drama about a GI and the college girl he falls for. DVD LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx [...]
Add some colour to last year’s togs April 15, 2010 Sara Hollamby Style Counsel DESPITE the chilly wind, it’s time to do your spring-wear change-over. Say cheerio to your clothes for six months or so, and bring out your spring and summer colours – it’s uplifting. I know when it’s sunny outside, the last thing you want to do is sort out your clothes, but [...]
HOW TO JAZZ UP LAST SUMMER’S WARDROBE April 15, 2010 1 Hobbs Siena woven belt in lime, £49, at John Lewis, www.johnlewis.com 2 Jennifer Ouellette Norma sequined knot head band, £56.20, www.netaporter.com 3 Top Shop Leather Trim Aviators, £15, www.topshop.com 4 Hermes Lilanga hand-rolled silk twill scarf, £250, www.hermes.com 5 Reiss cuff with metal and resin, £59, www.reiss.co.uk
Canford can land Newbury Guineas Trial April 15, 2010 ONLY five runners go to post for the Greenham Stakes at Newbury, but they include leading 2000 Guineas candidates CANFORD CLIFFS and Arcano. The pair met in the Group One Prix Morny last August when Brian Meehan’s unbeaten son of Oasis Dream emerged ? length in front of our selection. However, I’m pretty confident that [...]
the INSIDER April 15, 2010 Deirdre runs in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury (3.05pm) tomorrow. I don’t want to upset any readers or owners of the horse but I can’t back her because of her name. It doesn’t give me that ‘Classic’ feeling. Instead, my money will be on MISHEER (2%) as she has the best two-year-old form [...]
City can leave United’s title hopes in tatters April 15, 2010 MANCHESTER CITY vs MANCHESTER UNITED TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS 1 THIS must be one of the most important Manchester derbies in recent memory with United trying to gain ground on Chelsea and City looking to consolidate their fourth-place position. Add the whole Carlos Tevez saga, Gary Cook’s intelligent remarks and the fiery Carling Cup [...]
DARLING: WE ARE STILL NEW LABOUR April 14, 2010 ALISTAIR DARLING yesterday said Labour was still on the side of business, insisting there would “be no return to the 1970s” if his party wins an historic fourth term. Responding to suggestions that Labour’s general election manifesto showed the party was lurching to the left, he replied: “Not a bit of it – this is [...]
Clegg: we’ll hike capital gains tax April 14, 2010 NICK Clegg yesterday said a Liberal Democrat government would introduce a new 50p top rate of capital gains tax, as he unveiled a manifesto that promised to clobber the City. The Lib Dem leader said capital gains tax would be brought in line with income tax, with two rates: 20 per cent and 50 per [...]
Obama pushes Wall St reform April 14, 2010 PRESIDENT Barack Obama yesterday continued his push to drastically curb derivatives trading by Wall Street banks, at the same time as the European Commission indicated it would exempt non-financial firms from the new rules. Republicans ripped into Obama’s Democratic reform bill, saying it would protect big banks, hurt small banks and guarantee “endless taxpayer bailouts [...]
Labour and Liberals move to the left April 14, 2010 NEW Labour isn’t dead: about that Alistair Darling could not have been any more emphatic in his interview with City A.M. today. We asked him whether Labour’s manifesto – with its 50p tax, restrictions on hostile takeover bids, increases in regulation and no clear plan to reduce the size of the state – should be [...]
