BUYING March 25, 2010 Camilla Dell MANAGING PARTNER AT BLACK BRICK Q.Dear Camilla, I am looking to sell my house in the near future and I was wondering how the property will be valued. A.The process of valuation in the current property market has become a very tricky business. Traditionally, valuers have depended, at least partially, on sale prices [...]
Care: England must find killer instinct March 25, 2010 ENGLAND scrum-half Danny Care insists the team must become more ruthless if they are to turn encouraging performances into titles. Martin Johnson’s side ended the Six Nations a disappointing third after a gallant 12-10 defeat to Grand Slam-winners France in Paris on Saturday. Their other defeat, to Ireland, was also by a fine margin and [...]
Mowbray’s Celtic reign ended by humiliating defeat to St Mirren March 25, 2010 TONY MOWBRAY last night paid the price for a disastrous first season in charge of Celtic when he parted company with the club after just nine months. Mowbray met with chief executive Peter Lawwell at the Hoops’ Lennoxtown training ground yesterday to discuss Wednesday night’s 4-0 thrashing by St Mirren – the 13th defeat since [...]
Refuelling ban won’t make Formula 1 dull, says track legend Schumacher March 25, 2010 SEVEN-TIME world champion Michael Schumacher has hit back at claims that the ban on refuelling has made Formula 1 boring. The season-opening race in Bahrain a fortnight ago was criticised for a lack of overtaking, with the new rule changes shouldering much of the blame. But Mercedes driver Schumacher, who has returned to the track [...]
Add some verve and value to your home March 25, 2010 WE all know that moving house at the moment is tricky, but for those who are bored of their home, there is another option apart from upping sticks. Instead of moving, many people are opting to improve their homes this year to add a bit of pizazz. However, that is easier said than done in [...]
Murray hits back at Lloyd March 25, 2010 TENNIS: British No1 Andy Murray has hit back at former Davis Cup captain John Lloyd following criticism of his self-imposed absence from the team. Lloyd resigned as captain following the embarrassing defeat by Lithuania, without Murray, and then turned on the world No3, insisting he should not pick and choose when he plays for his [...]
Lawrie’s back with a bang March 25, 2010 GOLF: Former Open champion Paul Lawrie returned from a six-week playing break to fire a five-under-par 65 to lead the Open de Andalucia in Malaga. The Scot is tied with Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen, one shot clear of a cluster of players on four under par.
Bulgaria first up for England March 25, 2010 FOOTBALL: England will open their Euro 2012 qualifiers with a trip to Bulgaria on 3 September 2010 – four days before they host Montenegro at Wembley. In the same group, Fabio Capello’s men travel to Wales in Cardiff on 26 March, with the return game at Wembley on 6 September. The fixtures were decided by [...]
Hoy claims 10th world title March 25, 2010 CYCLING: Sir Chris Hoy won Britain’s first gold of the Track Cycling World Championships with victory in the men’s keirin. Olympic champion Hoy hit the front with a lap to go and held off Malaysia’s Azizulhasni Awang to clinch his 10th world title.
Darling stamps on City workers March 24, 2010 ALISTAIR Darling stepped up his war on banks and the wealthy yesterday, but he refused to announce a raft of gimmicky pre-election giveaways. Delivering what is likely to be his last Budget, he continued to clobber the better-off by unveiling a new top rate of stamp duty. Amid cheers from the Labour backbenches, Darling said [...]