Dramatic contest the ideal retort to F1 critics March 28, 2010 THOSE who expected the driving drama in Melbourne to be restricted to Lewis Hamilton’s boy racer-style road car stunts had a pleasant surprise yesterday. And those who predicted a tedious season sorely lacking in daredevil antics and chassis-shredding scrapes were proved wrong in the most emphatic fashion. Because, right from the first corner, drama and [...]
Exiles grab bonus point to climb back into play-offs March 28, 2010 LONDON IRISH (38) vs SALE (0) HIS side may have run in five tries and racked up 38 points, but London Irish head coach Toby Booth was most pleased with restricting Sale to a “big fat zero”. England reject Steffon Armitage continued his fine form with two tries, while John Rudd, Peter Hewat and Alex [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF March 28, 2010 Clarets boss Laws in whine FOOTBALL: Burnley boss Brian Laws accused Martin Olsson of diving after a 1-0 defeat to Blackburn pushed his side closer to relegation from the top flight. David Dunn scored from the spot after Olsson tumbled over goalkeeper Brian Jensen, leaving the Clarets 19th and three points from safety. Laws said: [...]
Europe and IMF seal Greek deal March 25, 2010 EUROZONE leaders last night finally clinched a deal to secure Greece’s financial future with the IMF drafted in alongside the EU to provide emergency funds if the debt-stricken country needs it. The bailout plan, agreed at yesterday’s EU summit in Brussels after weeks of wrangling, means eurozone members will provide two thirds of the estimated [...]
City rates the Budget 3.8 out of 10 March 25, 2010 ALISTAIR Darling must try harder. That was the verdict of our panel of City and business professionals, who gave the chancellor’s Budget on Wednesday a score of 3.8 out of 10. The City A.M./PHI Panel, which has been specially recruited to represent London’s financial and business community, was asked to score some of the measures [...]
City hits out at new loan cop March 25, 2010 BANKS have slammed government plans for a credit adjudication service to force them to lend more money to businesses, describing the idea as “just another layer of bureaucracy”. Alistair Darling used Wednesday’s Budget to announce the creation of a watchdog which would be able to intervene when a company felt it had been unfairly refused [...]
Ageing population adds to UK’s woes March 25, 2010 OUR panel of City and business professionals’ verdict on the Budget makes grim reading for Alistair Darling: the average grade given was 3.8 out of 10, as we report on pages 1 and 19. Members of the City A.M./PHI panel, produced with PoliticsHome.com, rubbished Darling’s growth forecasts for 2011-12 and slammed his new 50p tax [...]
Tory lead back at four March 25, 2010 The Conservative lead has returned to a four-point margin, according to the latest YouGov/Sun Poll. The Tories gained one point to 37 points, Labour dropped one point to 33, while the Lib Dems increased one point to 18. This lead will come as a relief to the Conservatives who were yesterday seen to be struggling [...]
US plans securities sale March 25, 2010 The US central bank is a step further towards gradually selling some of its $1.25 trillion portfolio of mortgage securities. Ben Bernanke at a House hearing yesterday said: “I anticipate that at some point we will, in fact, have a gradual sales process.” Bernanke’s stand on the issue is important to millions of US homeowners [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING March 25, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES CHINESE COMPANIES DEBATE LINKS WITH GOOGLE A wave of Chinese businesses are reconsidering their ties with Google in the wake of the US internet company’s move to confront their government over internet censorship. The decision for companies like Sina, the web portal, or China Mobile, the telecoms operator, on whether to stay with [...]
